Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt

Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt
Municipality
Coat of arms
Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°30′00″N16°17′00″E / 47.50000°N 16.28333°E / 47.50000; 16.28333
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Wiener Neustadt-Land
Government
•  Mayor	Franz Pichler-Holzer (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	57.97 km2 (22.38 sq mi)
Elevation	417 m (1,368 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01) [2]
• Total	2,889
• Density	49.84/km2 (129.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2860
Area code	02646
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	www.kirchschlag.at

Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt is a municipality in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,779	—
1880	2,840	+2.2%
1890	2,705	−4.8%
1900	2,800	+3.5%
1910	2,661	−5.0%
1923	2,625	−1.4%
1934	2,632	+0.3%
1939	2,513	−4.5%
1951	2,649	+5.4%
1961	2,740	+3.4%
1971	2,928	+6.9%
1981	2,974	+1.6%
1991	3,014	+1.3%
2001	2,960	−1.8%
2011	2,919	−1.4%

Culture

Kirchschlag is one of 12 locations (Passionsspielorte) in Austria performing Passion Plays. A Passion Play is performed every five years and the next will be 2020. This is marked by increased beard growth in the male population starting the year prior to the play.

References

1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018" (in German). Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018" (in German). Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.