Pöchlarn

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Place in Lower Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

48°12′N 15°12′E / 48.200°N 15.200°E / 48.200; 15.200CountryAustriaStateLower AustriaDistrictMelkGovernment

• MayorFranz Heisler (ÖVP)Area

^[1]

• Total17.92 km² (6.92 sq mi)Elevation

216 m (709 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total3,912 • Density220/km² (570/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

3380

Area code02757Websitewww.poechlarn.at

Pöchlarn (Bavarian: Böchlarn) is a town on the Danube River in the district of Melk in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The painter and writer Oskar Kokoschka was born here in 1886.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,756	—
1880	1,904	+8.4%
1890	2,192	+15.1%
1900	2,675	+22.0%
1910	2,919	+9.1%
1923	2,870	−1.7%
1934	3,137	+9.3%
1939	3,116	−0.7%
1951	3,136	+0.6%
1961	3,222	+2.7%
1971	3,521	+9.3%
1981	3,626	+3.0%
1991	3,523	−2.8%
2001	3,473	−1.4%
2011	3,935	+13.3%

Personalities

See also: Category:People from Melk District

Rüdiger von Bechelaren
Oskar Kokoschka, painter
Johann Rasch
Ursula Strauss, actress

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.