Grein, Austria

Grein
Coat of arms
Grein Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°13′41″N 14°51′02″E
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Perg
Government
• Mayor	Mag. Rainer Barth ([ÖVP])
Area
• Total	18.41 km2 (7.11 sq mi)
Elevation	239 m (784 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	2,926
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4360
Area code	07268
Vehicle registration	PE
Website	www.grein.ooe.gv.at

Grein is a municipality in the district Perg in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. It lies on the Danube River.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,919	—
1880	1,890	−1.5%
1890	1,847	−2.3%
1900	1,953	+5.7%
1910	1,984	+1.6%
1923	1,839	−7.3%
1934	2,054	+11.7%
1939	2,005	−2.4%
1951	2,519	+25.6%
1961	2,518	−0.0%
1971	2,767	+9.9%
1981	2,817	+1.8%
1991	2,910	+3.3%
2001	3,109	+6.8%
2011	3,022	−2.8%
2015	2,973	−1.6%

Sights

One attraction in Grein is Greinburg Castle, built between 1488 and 1493. The castle was purchased by Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1823 and is now owned by a family foundation, headed by Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The ducal family is living here but the castle is also open for visitors.

Further there is the oldest theatre in all of Austria located in the city.

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  Greinburg Castle

External links

• Website of Greinburg Castle