Mönichkirchen
| Mönichkirchen | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
  Mönichkirchen Location within Austria | ||
| Coordinates: 47°30′N 16°2′E / 47.500°N 16.033°ECoordinates: 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 | 16.29 km2 (6.29 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 967 m (3,173 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2016)[1] | ||
| • Total | 615 | |
| • Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 2872 | |
| Area code | 02649 | |
| Website | www.moenichkirchen.at | |
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).
Geography
Mönichkirchen is situated on the east side of the Wechsel mountain 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
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 Activities
There are two sports clubs at 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 skislopes 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.