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Municipality in Lower Austria, Austria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kirchstetten is a town in district of Sankt Pölten-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.
Kirchstetten | |
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Coordinates: 48°11′N 15°49′E | |
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 (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 2,189 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 3062 |
Area code | 02743 |
Website | http://www.kirchstetten.at |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1971 | 1,358 | — |
1981 | 1,451 | +6.8% |
1991 | 1,617 | +11.4% |
2001 | 1,814 | +12.2% |
2001 | 1,814 | +0.0% |
2019 | 2,183 | +20.3% |
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[3] and his home, at Hinterholz 6, houses a small writer's home museum to the poet in his loft study.[4]
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