Allentsteig

Place in Lower Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

48°41′46.54″N 15°19′38.64″E / 48.6962611°N 15.3274000°E / 48.6962611; 15.3274000CountryAustriaStateLower AustriaDistrictZwettlGovernment

• MayorAndreas Kramer (ÖVP)Area

^[1]

• Total71.65 km² (27.66 sq mi)Elevation

550 m (1,800 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total1,835 • Density26/km² (66/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

3804

Area code02824Vehicle registrationZTWebsitewww.allentsteig.gv.at

Allentsteig is a municipality in the district of Zwettl, in Lower Austria, Austria.

Just outside Allentsteig there is a German World War II cemetery with almost 3,900 graves. Mainly German soldiers who were killed in the final battles of World War II - trying to prevent the Russian advances into Austria and Germany. The cemetery is located just outside an Austrian military training facility.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	3,549	—
1880	3,618	+1.9%
1890	3,704	+2.4%
1900	4,034	+8.9%
1910	4,301	+6.6%
1923	3,907	−9.2%
1934	3,967	+1.5%
1939	3,604	−9.2%
1951	3,101	−14.0%
1961	2,765	−10.8%
1971	2,790	+0.9%
1981	2,842	+1.9%
1991	2,447	−13.9%
2001	2,163	−11.6%
2011	2,043	−5.5%

References

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.