Pöchlarn
Municipality in Lower Austria, Austria
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Pöchlarn (Bavarian: Böchlarn) is a town on the Danube River in the district of Melk in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The painter and writer Oskar Kokoschka was born here in 1886.
Pöchlarn | |
|---|---|
 Pöchlarn | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Pöchlarn Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 48°12′N 15°12′E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Melk |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Franz Heisler (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.92 km2 (6.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 216 m (709 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 3,912 |
| • Density | 218.3/km2 (565.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3380 |
| Area code | 02757 |
| Website | www.poechlarn.at |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,756 | — |
| 1880 | 1,904 | +8.4% |
| 1890 | 2,192 | +15.1% |
| 1900 | 2,675 | +22.0% |
| 1910 | 2,919 | +9.1% |
| 1923 | 2,870 | −1.7% |
| 1934 | 3,137 | +9.3% |
| 1939 | 3,116 | −0.7% |
| 1951 | 3,136 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 3,222 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 3,521 | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 3,626 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 3,523 | −2.8% |
| 2001 | 3,473 | −1.4% |
| 2011 | 3,935 | +13.3% |
Personalities
- Rüdiger von Bechelaren
- Oskar Kokoschka, painter
- Johann Rasch
- Ursula Strauss, actress
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