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Kirchstetten

Place in Lower Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

48°11′N 15°49′E / 48.183°N 15.817°E / 48.183; 15.817CountryAustriaStateLower AustriaDistrictSankt Pölten-LandGovernment

• MayorJohann DillArea

^[1]

• Total17.76 km² (6.86 sq mi)Elevation

270 m (890 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total2,189 • Density120/km² (320/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

3062

Area code02743Websitehttp://www.kirchstetten.at

Kirchstetten is a town in district of Sankt Pölten-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1971	1,358	—
1981	1,451	+6.8%
1991	1,617	+11.4%
2001	1,814	+12.2%
2001	1,814	+0.0%
2019	2,183	+20.3%

Personalities

It was the home during part of their lives to the Austrian poet Josef Weinheber and the English poet W. H. Auden. Auden is buried in a Kirchstetten churchyard^[3] and his home, at Hinterholz 6, houses a small writer's home museum to the poet in his loft study.^[4]

References

^ "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.
^ "W H Auden Kirchstetten".
^ "Museumssuche".