Purkersdorf is a municipality in the district of

Sankt Pölten-Land District Bezirk St. Pölten-Land is a district of the state of Lower Austria in Austria. It completely surrounds the city of Sankt Pölten, which exists as a separate entity and borders Vienna to the west. Municipalities Suburbs, hamlets and other subdivi ...

, in the

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n state of

Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...

. The Sandstein-Wienerwald natural park, a part of the

Vienna Woods The Vienna Woods (german: Wienerwald) are forested highlands that form the northeastern foothills of the Northern Limestone Alps in the states of Lower Austria and Vienna. The and range of hills is heavily wooded and a popular recreation area ...

, is situated on its territory. The municipality belonged to Wien-Umgebung District which was dissolved at the end of 2016."Wien-Umgebung: Aufteilung geändert", artikel in Niederösterreichische Nachrichten (NÖN.at), 24-9-2015
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Population

Twin towns

Purkersdorf is twinned with: *

Bad Säckingen Bad Säckingen ( High Alemannic: ''Bad Säckinge'') is a rural town in the administrative district of Waldshut in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is famous as the "Trumpeteer's City" because of the book ''Der Trompeter von Säckin ...

, Germany *

Sanary-sur-Mer Sanary-sur-Mer (, literally ''Sanary on Sea''; oc, Sant Nari), popularly known as Sanary, is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Southeastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 16,696. Sanary-sur-Mer ...

, France *

Göstling an der Ybbs Göstling an der Ybbs is a municipality in the district of Scheibbs in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Population Twin towns Göstling an der Ybbs is twinned with: * Hüttenberg Hüttenberg is a municipality in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in ...

, Austria

Personalities

It is the birthplace of economist

Gottfried Haberler Gottfried von Haberler (; July 20, 1900 – May 6, 1995) was an Austrian-American economist. He worked in particular on international trade. One of his major contributions was reformulating the David Ricardo, Ricardian idea of comparative advant ...

Eric Burdon Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer. He was previously the lead vocalist of R&B and rock band the Animals and funk band War. He is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinctive singers with his deep, pow ...

gave a free concert there on 12 June 2010.

References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in St. Pölten-Land District Cadastral community of St. Pölten District