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| Country | Austria |
| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Sankt Pölten-Land |
| Mayor | Josef Neumeyr |
| Area | 28.21 km2 (11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 375 m (1230 ft) |
| Population | 2,062 (1 January 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 73 /km2 (189 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal code | 3121 |
| Area code | 02741 |
| Website | http://www.karlstetten-dunkelsteinerwald.gv.at |
Karlstetten is a community in the district of Sankt Pölten-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It has 2.075 inhabitants.
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Karlstetten is located in the Mostviertel in Lower Austria at the south-west boarder of the Dunkelsteinerwald. Karlstetten has an overall area of 28,21 sqkm, 43,15 percent of this area is forested.
Cadastral communities are: Karlstetten, Heitzing, Hausenbach, Weyersdorf, Lauterbach, Obermamau, Untermamau, Schaubing. Further villages are Dreihöf, Rosenthal, Wieshöf, Eglsee.
In ancient geography, Karlstetten was part of the province Noricum. On 9 September 1083, the village was first mentioned in the "Göttweiger Stiftungsurkunde". From 1459 to 1831, the "Zinzendorfer" had been the ruler of the village. Their followers were Graf Baudissin and Baron Candid von Suttner. In 1925 the manor was bought by Zacharias Frank, a German industrial. In 1945 it was seized by the Russian occupants as "german estate". 1965 it was given into the hands of the community.
After the population census in 2001, there lived 1.999 inhabitants in Karlstetten. In 1991 it had been 1787, in 1981 it had been 1.723 and in 1971, 1.578.
Major of the community is Josef Neumeyr, his substitute is Josef Hofbauer. In the council the seats are distributed as follows: ÖVP 10, SPÖ8, FPÖ 1. (March 2005)
The soccer team "SV Karlstetten/Neidling" plays in the "Gebietsliga West".
In 2001 there were 73 workplaces which were not agricultural. There were 75 agricultural ones. 974 people are employed in the village.
Karlstetten has the following institutions: kindergarten, elementary school, secondary modern school, general practitioner, dentist, musical school, musical society, gymnastics club.
The market town Karlstetten has 3 volunteer fire brigades available: FF Karlstetten, FF Weyersdorf and FF Hausenbach. There is also a fire brigade youth group in Karlstetten.