Katsdorf

Katsdorf
Municipality
Breitenbruck castle courtyard
Coat of arms
Katsdorf Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°19′01″N14°28′27″E / 48.31694°N 14.47417°E / 48.31694; 14.47417
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Perg
Government
•  Mayor	Wolfgang Greil (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	14.66 km2 (5.66 sq mi)
Elevation	306 m (1,004 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01) [2]
• Total	3,086
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4223
Area code	07235
Vehicle registration	PE
Website	www.katsdorf.at

Katsdorf is a municipality in the district Perg in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

Katsdorf lies in the Mühlviertel. About 11 percent of the municipality is forest, and 76 percent is farmland.

History

World War II

On May 5, 1945, Major General Holmes Ely Dager's 11th Armored Division captured Katsdorf. On August 1, 1945, Soviet troops took over.

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.