Aggsbach
Aggsbach Markt as seen from the opposite bank of the Danube
Aggsbach Markt as seen from the opposite bank of the Danube
Coat of arms of Aggsbach
Aggsbach is located in Austria
Aggsbach
Aggsbach
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°17′N 15°24′E / 48.283°N 15.400°E / 48.283; 15.400
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictKrems-Land
Government
  MayorJosef Kremser (ÖVP)
Area
  Total13.72 km2 (5.30 sq mi)
Elevation
214 m (702 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
  Total643
  Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3641, 3643
Area code02712

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%
2011 689−4.2%
2021 643−6.7%

Venus von Willendorf

Today Aggsbach is most famous for being the place where the Venus of Willendorf was found, in the Willendorf hamlet.

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.

References

  1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.



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