Seebenstein

Seebenstein
Coat of arms
Seebenstein Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°42′N 16°9′E
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Neunkirchen
Government
• Mayor	Walter Endl
Area
• Total	9.09 km2 (3.51 sq mi)
Elevation	348 m (1,142 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	1,401
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2824
Area code	02627
Website	www.seebenstein.at

Seebenstein is a town in the district of Neunkirchen in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Geography

Seebenstein is in the industrial quarter of Lower Austria. The town covers 9.09 square kilometers and is 62.71 percent forested. The town includes the Seebenstein nature park and historic ruin of the Turkensturz. The town is overlooked by Burg Seebenstein.

History

In ancient times, Seebenstein was part of the Celtic kingdom of Noricum.

On april 16th 1972, Seebenstein was the center of a magnitude 5.3 earthquake

Historical population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	587	—
1880	700	+19.3%
1890	768	+9.7%
1900	872	+13.5%
1910	979	+12.3%
1923	1,049	+7.2%
1934	952	−9.2%
1939	967	+1.6%
1951	1,075	+11.2%
1961	1,033	−3.9%
1971	1,088	+5.3%
1981	1,040	−4.4%
1991	1,139	+9.5%
2001	1,196	+5.0%
2011	1,326	+10.9%

Building from carpark

Demographics

In the 2001 census the population was described as 84.4% Roman Catholic, 3.8% evangelical, 0.5% Muslim, 0.3% Orthodox Christian, and 9.4% with no religion.