Hofamt Priel

Hofamt Priel
Municipality
Aerial view of Hofamt Priel
Coat of arms
Hofamt Priel Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°11′44″N15°4′44″E / 48.19556°N 15.07889°E / 48.19556; 15.07889
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Melk
Government
•  Mayor	Friedrich Buchberger
Area [1]
• Total	39.63 km2 (15.30 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01) [2]
• Total	1,675
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3681
Area code	+43 7412
Website	www.hofamtpriel.at

Hofamt Priel is a municipality in the district of Melk in the Austrian state of Lower Austria north of the river Danube. On the night of 2 May 1945, the SS marched more than 200 refugees a short way inland and murdered them. ^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1971	1,463	—
1981	1,604	+9.6%
1991	1,624	+1.2%
2001	1,648	+1.5%

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. Hoad, Phil (24 April 2023). "Endphase review – searing testimony to one of the last Nazi war crimes". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 5 May 2023.