Gutenstein, Austria

Gutenstein
Municipality
Coat of arms
Gutenstein Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°52′00″N15°53′00″E / 47.86667°N 15.88333°E / 47.86667; 15.88333
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Wiener Neustadt-Land
Government
•  Mayor	Michael Kreuzer (GFG)
Area [1]
• Total	104.2 km2 (40.2 sq mi)
Elevation	481 m (1,578 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01) [2]
• Total	1,268
• Density	12.17/km2 (31.52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2763, 2770
Area code	+43 2634
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	www.gutenstein.at

Gutenstein is a market town in Wiener Neustadt-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,752	—
1880	1,818	+3.8%
1890	1,803	−0.8%
1900	1,960	+8.7%
1910	1,936	−1.2%
1923	1,764	−8.9%
1934	1,834	+4.0%
1939	1,763	−3.9%
1951	1,860	+5.5%
1961	1,772	−4.7%
1971	1,714	−3.3%
1981	1,550	−9.6%
1991	1,586	+2.3%
2001	1,402	−11.6%
2011	1,324	−5.6%
2019	1,261	−4.8%

Notable People

• Ferdinand Raimund, bought a villa in Gutenstein in 1834 and is buried at the Bergfriedhof. ^[3]
• Hedy Kempny, Austrian writer, friend of Arthur Schnitzler, ^{[4] [5]} was born in Gutenstein.
• Peter Kempny, physician, entomologist ^[6] and musician, ^[7] practiced medicine in Gutenstein and had public baths ^[8] erected there in 1889.

References

1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
3. "Ferdinand Raimund in Gutenstein". Raimundspiele Gutenstein (in German). Retrieved 2025-10-02.
4. Strejcek, Gerhard (2023-07-29). "Ein Krisensommer vor hundert Jahren mit Arthur Schnitzler". Der Standard (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2025-10-02.
5. Fink, Kristina. "Arthur Schnitzler Portal :: Biographical Sketch". www.arthur-schnitzler.org. translated by Andrew Webber. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
6. The Entomologist's monthly magazine. Smithsonian Libraries. Oxford [etc.] Entomologist's Monthly Magazine Ltd. [etc.] 1906.
7. Adamek, Heinz Peter (2021-10-21). "Kempny, Peter (Pseud. Fritz Walden)". ISBN 978-3-7001-3043-7 (in German). Retrieved 2025-10-02.
8. "The Architects Deininger in Gutenstein". architekturerbe (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2025-10-02.