Brunn am Gebirge

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Brunn am Gebirge

Coat of arms
Brunn am Gebirge
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°6′N 16°17′E / 48.100°N 16.283°E / 48.100; 16.283Coordinates: 48°6′N 16°17′E / 48.100°N 16.283°E / 48.100; 16.283
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Mödling
Government
  Mayor Andreas Linhart
Area
  Total 7.26 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Elevation 295 m (968 ft)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
  Total 11,366
  Density 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 2345
Area code 02236
Website www.brunnamgebirge.at

Brunn am Gebirge is a town in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

History

Excavations from the Neolithic period show that the area was already inhabited 6000 BC and Brunn making it the earliest known farming settlement in Austria. Also Awarengräber that were found in Mödling, suggest that inhabited the area at that time already. Because of excavations, it is believed that the Roman settlement here was for veterans.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1971 7,080    
1981 7,975+12.6%
1991 8,573+7.5%
2001 9,422+9.9%
2011 11,196+18.8%

References

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