Mönichkirchen

47°30′N 16°2′E / 47.500°N 16.033°E / 47.500; 16.033CountryAustriaStateLower AustriaDistrictNeunkirchenGovernment • MayorAndreas GrafArea • Total16.31 km² (6.30 sq mi)Elevation967 m (3,173 ft)Population • Total606 • Density37/km² (96/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeArea code02649Websitewww.moenichkirchen.at

Mönichkirchen is a market town in the district of Neunkirchen in the south of the Austrian state of Lower Austria with a population of 607 inhabitants (1.1.2013).

Geography

Mönichkirchen is situated on the east side of the Wechsel mountain (1,743 m) in the south-east Industrieviertel near the border with Styria. The size of the village is 16.27 km². 68.34% of the area is forested.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	479	—
1880	546	+14.0%
1890	540	−1.1%
1900	526	−2.6%
1910	615	+16.9%
1923	579	−5.9%
1934	662	+14.3%
1939	646	−2.4%
1951	669	+3.6%
1961	752	+12.4%
1971	782	+4.0%
1981	741	−5.2%
1991	721	−2.7%
2001	623	−13.6%
2011	597	−4.2%

Sports

There are two sports clubs in Mönichkirchen:

• Winter sports club Mönichkirchen
• Soccer club FC Mönichkirchen

Around the village of Mönichkirchen there is a skiing resort that is joined by several lifts to the adjacent skiing resort of Mariensee (village of Aspangberg-Sankt Peter). The total length of ski-slopes of both resorts is about 13 km. Both villages operate three chair lifts and one drag lift.
During summer the region is commonly used for hiking and climbing.

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