Grafenegg

Grafenegg
Municipality
Coat of arms
Grafenegg Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°26′N15°45′E / 48.433°N 15.750°E / 48.433; 15.750
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Krems-Land
Government [1]
•  Mayor	Manfred Denk (ÖVP)
Area [2]
• Total	28.53 km2 (11.02 sq mi)
Elevation	197 m (646 ft)
Population  (2024) [3]
• Total	3,216
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3492
Area code	02735

Grafenegg is a market town (Municipality) in the Krems-Land district of Lower Austria, Austria.

History

Originally called Etsdorf-Haitzendorf, it changed its name in 2003. ^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1971	2,713	—
1981	2,621	−3.4%
1991	2,687	+2.5%
2001	2,830	+5.3%
2011	2,982	+5.4%
2021	3,216	+7.8%

Sights

Grafenegg Castle

Grafenegg is renowned for Schloss Grafenegg, owned by the Duke of Ratibor, Prince of Corvey of the House of Hohenlohe. ^[5] The castle grounds are the site of the Grafenegg Music Festival and sculpture garden.

References

1. Kalchhauser, Martin (21 January 2022). "Neuer Chef muss erst überzeugen: Manfred Denk gewählt". www.noen.at (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2024.
2. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
3. "Endgültige Wohnbevölkerung und Bürger:innenzahl – Registerzählung 2021 (.ods) (German only)". www.statistik.at. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
4. "Volksabstimmung in der Marktgemeinde Etsdorf-Haitzendorf". OTS.at (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2024.
5. "Geschichte". Grafenegg (in Austrian German). Retrieved 8 May 2024.