Purkersdorf
Municipality in Lower Austria, Austria
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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]
Purkersdorf | |
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Town center with the Church of Saint James | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Purkersdorf Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 48°12′33″N 16°10′45″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Sankt Pölten-Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stefan Steinbichler (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.25 km2 (11.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 248 m (814 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 9,701 |
| • Density | 320.7/km2 (830.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1140, 3002, 3011, 3012 |
| Area code | 02231 |
| Vehicle registration | PL |
| Website | www.purkersdorf.at |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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.