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