Aggsbach

Aggsbach

Coat of arms
Aggsbach

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 48°17′N 15°24′E / 48.283°N 15.400°ECoordinates: 48°17′N 15°24′E / 48.283°N 15.400°E
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Krems-Land
Government
  Mayor Hermann Gerstbauer
Area
  Total 13.72 km2 (5.30 sq mi)
Elevation 214 m (702 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)[1]
  Total 668
  Density 49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal codes 3641, 3643
Area code 02712

Aggsbach is a small wine-growing town in the Krems-Land district of Lower Austria, Austria. As of 2001, it has a population of 714 and an area of 13.72 km.² Aggsbach was first mentioned in an 1148 document calling it "Accusabah".

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1971 710    
1981 711+0.1%
1991 735+3.4%
2001 719−2.2%
Today Aggsbach is most famous for being the place where the Venus of Willendorf was found, in the Willendorf hamlet.

Venus von Willendorf

Today Aggsbach is most famous for being the place where the Venus of Willendorf was found, in the Willendorf hamlet. The actual female fertility figure is located in the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna, while a life size reproduction is located in a field in Willendorf. The other hamlets are Aggsbach Markt (the main town), Groisbach, and Köfering.

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