Mauerbach is a town on the western boundary of Vienna, Austria.
Mauerbach | |
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Monastery church and prelate court | |
![]() ![]() Mauerbach Location within Austria | |
Coordinates: 48°14′30″N 16°10′35″E | |
Country | Austria |
State | Lower Austria |
District | Sankt Pölten-Land |
Government | |
• Mayor | Peter Buchner (ÖVP) |
Area | |
• Total | 20.32 km2 (7.85 sq mi) |
Elevation | 282 m (925 ft) |
Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 3,661 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 1140, 3001, 3400 |
Area code | 01/979, 01/577 |
Vehicle registration | PL |
Website | www.mauerbach.gv.at |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1971 | 1,576 | — |
1981 | 2,227 | +41.3% |
1991 | 3,222 | +44.7% |
2001 | 3,415 | +6.0% |
It hosts the summer houses of many rich Viennese families as well as Mauerbach Charterhouse (Kartause Mauerbach), a Carthusian monastery founded in 1313, closed in 1782.
The village is also home to association football team SC Mauerbach, who play in Austria's lower leagues.
Since 2017 the town belongs to the district of St. Pölten. It was formerly in Wien-Umgebung which was dissolved in 2016.[3][4]
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