Mauerbach

Mauerbach
Mauerbach
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Wien-Umgebung
Mayor Gottfried Jelinek (L. Jelinek)
Area 20.31 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation 282 m  (925 ft)
Population 3,658 (1 January 2011)[1]
 - Density 180 /km2 (466 /sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WU
Postal code 3001
Area codes 01/97
Website www.mauerbach.gv.at

Mauerbach is a village on the western boundary of Vienna, Austria. Its number of inhabitants lies between 3000 and 4000; an exact figure is difficult to determine due to the high number of secondary residences in Mauerbach. According to the as of 2001 census, it has a population of 3,415. It hosts the summer houses of many rich Viennese families as well as Mauerbach Charterhouse (Kartause Mauerbach), a Carthusian monastery founded in 1313, closed in 1782. The village is also home to association football team SC Mauerbach, who play in Austria's lower leagues.

References

  1. ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2011-01-01.
Municipalities in the district of Wien-Umgebung