Seebenstein is a town in the district of Neunkirchen 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 ...

. It is often called the "Pearl of the Pitten valley" ("Perle des Pittentals") due to its preserved nature.

Geography

Seebenstein is in the industrial quarter of Lower Austria. The town covers 9.09 square kilometers and is 62.71 percent forested. The town includes the Seebenstein nature park and it borders the historic ruin of the Türkensturz. The town is overlooked by the

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castle

Burg Seebenstein Burg Seebenstein is a castle in Seebenstein, Lower Austria, Austria. Burg Seebenstein is above sea level. See also *List of castles in Austria This page is a list of castles and castle ruins in Austria, arranged by state. A ''Burgruine'' is a r ...

History

In ancient times, Seebenstein was part of the Celtic kingdom of

Noricum Noricum () is the Latin name for the Celts, Celtic kingdom or federation of tribes that included most of modern Austria and part of Slovenia. In the first century AD, it became a Roman province, province of the Roman Empire. Its borders were th ...

. On April 16th 1972, Seebenstein was the center of a magnitude 5.3 earthquake

Historical population

Demographics

In the 2001 census the population was described as 84.4% Roman Catholic, 3.8% evangelical, 0.5% Muslim, 0.3% Orthodox Christian, and 9.4% with no religion. Additional to the current population of 1470, around 500 people have a

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in Seebenstein.

References

Cities and towns in Neunkirchen District, Austria Bucklige Welt {{LowerAustria-geo-stub