Mönichkirchen is a market town in the district of Neunkirchen in the south of the Austrian state of Lower Austria with a population of 607 inhabitants (1.1.2013).
Mönichkirchen | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
  Mönichkirchen Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°30′N 16°2′E / 47.500°N 16.033°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Neunkirchen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andreas Graf |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.31 km2 (6.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 967 m (3,173 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 606 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2872 |
| Area code | 02649 |
| Website | www.moenichkirchen.at |
Geography
editMönichkirchen is situated on the east side of the Wechsel mountain (1,743 m) in the south-east Industrieviertel near the border with Styria. The size of the village is 16.27 km². 68.34% of the area is forested.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 479 | — |
| 1880 | 546 | +14.0% |
| 1890 | 540 | −1.1% |
| 1900 | 526 | −2.6% |
| 1910 | 615 | +16.9% |
| 1923 | 579 | −5.9% |
| 1934 | 662 | +14.3% |
| 1939 | 646 | −2.4% |
| 1951 | 669 | +3.6% |
| 1961 | 752 | +12.4% |
| 1971 | 782 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 741 | −5.2% |
| 1991 | 721 | −2.7% |
| 2001 | 623 | −13.6% |
| 2011 | 597 | −4.2% |
Sports
editThere are two sports clubs in Mönichkirchen:
- Winter sports club Mönichkirchen
- Soccer club FC Mönichkirchen
Around the village of Mönichkirchen there is a skiing resort that is joined by several lifts to the adjacent skiing resort of Mariensee (village of Aspangberg-Sankt Peter). The total length of ski-slopes of both resorts is about 13 km. Both villages operate three chair lifts and one drag lift.
During summer the region is commonly used for hiking and climbing.
References
edit- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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