Sankt Pölten

Sankt Pölten
A view of Sankt Pölten in 2005
Flag Coat of arms
Location of St. Pölten within Lower Austria
Sankt Pölten Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°12′00″N 15°37′00″E / 48.20000°N 15.61667°E / 48.20000; 15.61667
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Statutory city
Government
• Mayor	Matthias Stadler (SPÖ)
Area [1]
• Total	108.44 km2 (41.87 sq mi)
Elevation	267 m (876 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	54,649
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3100, 3104, 3105, 3106, 3107, 3108, 3140, 3151, 3385
Area code	02742
Vehicle registration	P
Website	www.st-poelten.gv.at

Sankt Pölten (German pronunciation: [zaŋkt ˈpœltn̩] (listen); East Central Austro-Bavarian: St. Pödn), mostly abbreviated to the official name St. Pölten,^[3] is a city in Austria. It is a district of Lower Austria. Almost 58,000 people lived there (2023). It lies in the Mostviertel region. Since 1986, it has been the capital of Lower Austria. It is the biggest city of the Bundesland.

References

Other websites

• Official website

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