Purkersdorf
Purkersdorf | ||
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 Town center with the Church of Saint James | ||
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Postal code 1140, 3002, 3011, 3012 | ||
| Area code | 02231 | |
| Vehicle registration | PL | |
| Website | www.purkersdorf.at | |
Purkersdorf is a municipality in the district of Sankt Pölten-Land District, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The Sandstein-Wienerwald natural park, a part of the Vienna Woods, is situated on its territory. The municipality belonged to Wien-Umgebung District which was dissolved at the end of 2016.[3][4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1869 | 1,423 | — |
| 1880 | 1,860 | +30.7% |
| 1890 | 2,102 | +13.0% |
| 1900 | 2,829 | +34.6% |
| 1910 | 3,733 | +32.0% |
| 1923 | 4,556 | +22.0% |
| 1934 | 5,032 | +10.4% |
| 1939 | 4,724 | −6.1% |
| 1951 | 5,262 | +11.4% |
| 1961 | 4,912 | −6.7% |
| 1971 | 5,036 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 5,147 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 6,413 | +24.6% |
| 2001 | 7,762 | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 9,185 | +18.3% |
Twin towns
Purkersdorf is
twinned
with:
Bad Säckingen, Germany
Sanary-sur-Mer, France
Göstling an der Ybbs, Austria
Personalities
It is the birthplace of economist Gottfried Haberler. Eric Burdon gave a free concert there on 12 June 2010.
References
- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Bezirk Wien Umgebung wird aufgelöst". 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Wien-Umgebung: Aufteilung geändert", artikel in Niederösterreichische Nachrichten (NÖN.at), 24-9-2015
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