Traisen, Austria

Place in Lower Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

48°3′N 15°37′E / 48.050°N 15.617°E / 48.050; 15.617CountryAustriaStateLower AustriaDistrictLilienfeldGovernment

• MayorHerbert Thompser, Jun.Area

^[1]

• Total6.8 km² (2.6 sq mi)Elevation

356 m (1,168 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total3,453 • Density510/km² (1,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

3160

Area code02762Websitewww.traisen.gv.at

Traisen (German pronunciation: [ˈtʀaɪ̯zn̩] ^ⓘ, pronunciation in local German dialect [ˈtʀoːazn̩] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Lilienfeld in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1971	3,541	—
1981	3,573	+0.9%
1991	3,643	+2.0%
2001	3,649	+0.2%
2009	3,704	+1.5%
2014	3,513	−5.2%

Personalities

Rupert Hollaus (1931–1954) was an Austrian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed for the NSU factory racing team. He is the only Austrian to win a road racing World Championship.
Kurt Krieger (1926–1970), nicknamed "Dutch", was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from 1949 to 1951.

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.