Theresienfeld

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Theresienfeld
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Wiener Neustadt-Land
Mayor	Theodor Schilcher (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area	11.42 km² (4.4 sq mi)
Elevation	282 m  (925 ft)
Population	2,703  (31/12/2005)
- Density	237 /km² (613 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	WB
Postal code	2604
Area code	02622
Website	www.theresienfeld.gv.at Coordinates: 47°51′00″N 16°13′00″E / 47.85, 16.216667

Theresienfeld is a town in the Wiener Neustadt-Land district, Lower Austria, Austria. It is situated in the Danube valley. Much of the land is used for agricultural purposes and only 0.94 % of the municipality is forested. Theresienfeld has a school, a lyceum (High School) and a square.

[edit] Nearest municipalities

• Sollenau, E

[edit] Historical population of Theresienfeld

• 1971: 1,115
• 1981: 1,518
• 1991: 1,963
• 2001: 2,490

[edit] History

In Roman times, the area used to be part of Pannonia. It lies in the Lower Austrian heartland and is divided the place in the history of Austria.

[edit] Other

There are 100 companies. Of which 21 are agriculturally and forestry related. 1,189 persons are employed. The activity rate was 49.03%

[edit] External links

• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver