Waidhofen an der Ybbs

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Waidhofen an der Ybbs
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Waidhofen an der Ybbs (Austria)
Waidhofen an der Ybbs
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Lower Austria
District Statutory city
Mayor Wolfgang Mair (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area 131.52 km² (50.8 sq mi)
Elevation 356 m  (1168 ft)
Population 11,817  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 90 /km² (233 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WY
Postal code 3340
Area code 07442
Website www.waidhofen.at

Coordinates: 47°58′00″N 14°46′00″E / 47.966667, 14.766667

Waidhofen an der Ybbs is an independent city (Statutarstadt) in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The city had a population of 11,662 (in 131,52 km²) as of the 2001 census. It was first mentioned in 1186 and has been the ecomomical centre of the Ybbstal valley since the 14th century.

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