Kirchstetten

Kirchstetten

Coat of arms
Kirchstetten

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 48°11′N 15°49′E / 48.183°N 15.817°E / 48.183; 15.817Coordinates: 48°11′N 15°49′E / 48.183°N 15.817°E / 48.183; 15.817
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Sankt Pölten-Land
Government
  Mayor Johann Dill
Area
  Total 17.76 km2 (6.86 sq mi)
Elevation 270 m (890 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 2,150
  Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 3062
Area code 02743
Website http://www.kirchstetten.at

Kirchstetten is a town in district of Sankt Pölten-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19711,358    
19811,451+6.8%
19911,617+11.4%
20011,814+12.2%

Personalities

It was the home during part of their lives to the Austrian poet Josef Weinheber and the English poet W. H. Auden. Auden is buried in a Kirchstetten churchyard[2] and his home, at Hinterholz 6, houses a small writer's home museum to the poet in his loft study.[3]

References


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