Traunstein, Austria

Traunstein

Coat of arms
Traunstein

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 48°25′00″N 15°05′00″E / 48.41667°N 15.08333°ECoordinates: 48°25′00″N 15°05′00″E / 48.41667°N 15.08333°E
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Zwettl
Government
  Mayor Angela Fichtinger (ÖVP)
Area
  Total 47.36 km2 (18.29 sq mi)
Elevation 923 m (3,028 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)[1]
  Total 1,049
  Density 22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 3632
Area code 02878
Vehicle registration ZT
Website www.traunstein.gv.at

Traunstein is a municipality in the district of Zwettl in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. In 2010 its official name was changed into Bad Traunstein,[2] referring to the local spa complex that had been opened a few years earlier (cf. German bad 'spa').

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19711,274    
19811,244−2.4%
19911,121−9.9%
20011,089−2.9%

References

  1. Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2014-01-01.
  2. Marktgemeinde Bad Traunstein, 17 May 2010: Bad Traunstein (access on 11 March 2014)