Sollenau

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Sollenau
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Wiener Neustadt-Land
Mayor	Otto König (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area	10.69 km² (4.1 sq mi)
Elevation	277 m  (909 ft)
Population	4,610  (31/12/2005)
- Density	431 /km² (1,117 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	WB
Postal code	2601
Area code	02628
Website	www.sollenau.noe.gv.at Coordinates: 47°54′00″N 16°23′00″E / 47.9, 16.383333

Sollenau is a town in the Wiener Neustadt-Land district, Lower Austria, Austria. Sollenau is located in the Danube Valley. 4.03% of the municipality are forested, Much of the land are farmlands. Sollenau has a school, a lyceum, a high school, a post office and a square (platz) named Hauptplatz.

[edit] Nearest municipalities

• Theresienfeld, NW

[edit] Historical population of Sollenau

• 1971: 2,781
• 1981: 3,438
• 1991: 4,213
• 2001: 4,562

[edit] History

In Roman times, the area used to be part of Pannonia. It lies in the Lower Austrian heartland. It divided the place in the history of Austria. Sollenau was first mentioned in 1166. The area are one of the oldest settlements in Steinfeld.

[edit] Other

There are 191 companies. 27 of them are agriculturally or forestry related. 2,055 persons are employed. The activity rate was 45,92%.

[edit] External links

• Pfarre Sollenau - Laurentius (in German)
• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver