Schwertberg

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Schwertberg
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°16′18″N14°35′00″E / 48.27167°N 14.58333°E / 48.27167; 14.58333 Coordinates: 48°16′18″N14°35′00″E / 48.27167°N 14.58333°E / 48.27167; 14.58333
Country Austria
State Upper Austria
District Perg
Area
[1]
  Total18.78 km2 (7.25 sq mi)
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01) [2]
  Total5,365
  Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4311
Area code 07262
Vehicle registration PE
Website www.schwertberg.at

Schwertberg is a market town in the district of Perg in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Austria Federal republic in Central Europe

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 State in Austria

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.

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Geography

Schwertberg lies in the Mühlviertel. About 32 percent of the municipality is forest, and 54 percent is farmland.

Mühlviertel geographic region

The Mühlviertel is an Austrian region belonging to the state of Upper Austria: it is one of four "quarters" of Upper Austria, the others being Hausruckviertel, Traunviertel, and Innviertel. It is named after the three rivers Große Mühl,Kleine Mühl, and Steinerne Mühl.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
20055,284    
20145,187−1.8%
20155,184−0.1%

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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.
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