Wieselburg

Place in Lower Austria, Austria

Wieselburg Wieslbuag
Town hall
Coat of arms
48°08′00″N 15°08′20″E / 48.13333°N 15.13889°E / 48.13333; 15.13889
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Scheibbs
Government
• Mayor	Josef Leitner (SPÖ)
Area ^[1]
• Total	5.43 km² (2.10 sq mi)
Elevation	269 m (883 ft)
Population (2018-01-01)^[2]
• Total	4,143
• Density	760/km² (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3250
Area code	07416
Vehicle registration	SB
Website	www.wieselburg.at

Wieselburg (Central Bavarian: Wieslbuag) is a town in Lower Austria, Austria, located near the River Erlauf. Its name roughly translates to castle where two rivers meet, as there are two rivers that run together to create the Erlauf. Its population is approximately 4,200 (including surrounding villages).

A brewery, an agricultural college and research institute (HBLFA Francisco Josephinum), a college of higher education (Fachhochschule), and one of the oldest churches north of the Alps dating from AD 976 are located in the town. Wieselburg was made a town 1000 years later, in 1976. Annually in the ending of June beginning of July an agricultural fair, Wieselburger Messe, takes place.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	951	—
1880	1,011	+6.3%
1890	1,152	+13.9%
1900	1,613	+40.0%
1910	1,874	+16.2%
1923	2,094	+11.7%
1934	2,128	+1.6%
1939	2,076	−2.4%
1951	2,292	+10.4%
1961	2,555	+11.5%
1971	2,853	+11.7%
1981	3,042	+6.6%
1991	3,095	+1.7%
2001	3,498	+13.0%
2011	3,708	+6.0%

People

Karl Bienenstein (de)
Alfred Gusenbauer, educated here
Paul Hörbiger (de)
Eugen Wüster (de)

References

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.