Pettenbach | |
|---|---|
 Church of Saint Benedict | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Pettenbach Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°57′42″N14°01′00″E / 47.96167°N 14.01667°E Coordinates: 47°57′42″N14°01′00″E / 47.96167°N 14.01667°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Upper Austria |
| District | Kirchdorf an der Krems |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Leopold Bimminger (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.69 km2 (21.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 486 m (1,594 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01) [2] | |
| • Total | 5,272 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4643 |
| Area code | 07586 |
| Vehicle registration | KI |
| Website | www.pettenbach.at |
Pettenbach is a municipality in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.
Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in Central Europe comprising nine federated states. Its capital, largest city and one of nine states is Vienna. Austria has an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi), a population of nearly nine million people and a nominal GDP of $477 billion. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The terrain is landlocked and highly mountainous, lying within the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 m (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 m (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speaks local Bavarian dialects as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other regional languages are Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene.
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg. With an area of 11,982 km2 (4,626 sq mi) and 1.437 million inhabitants, Upper Austria is the fourth-largest Austrian state by land area and the third-largest by population.
