St. Pölten
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Sankt Pölten in October 2005
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 Sankt Pölten
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Location of St. Pölten within Lower Austria
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| Coordinates: 48°12′00″N 15°37′00″E / 48.20000°N 15.61667°ECoordinates: 48°12′00″N 15°37′00″E / 48.20000°N 15.61667°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Lower Austria | |
| District | Statutory city | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Matthias Stadler (SPÖ) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 108.48 km2 (41.88 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 267 m (876 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2016) | ||
| • Total | 53,445 | |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal codes | 3100, 3104, 3105, 3106, 3107, 3108, 3140, 3151, 3385 | |
| Area code | 02742 | |
| Vehicle registration | P | |
| Website | www.st-poelten.gv.at | |
Sankt Pölten (German pronunciation: [zaŋkt ˈpœltn̩]), mostly abbreviated to the official name St. Pölten, is the capital and largest city of the State of Lower Austria in northeast Austria. With 52,716 inhabitants as of 1 January 2015, it is Lower Austria's largest city. St Pölten is a city with its own statute (or Statutarstadt) and therefore it is both a municipality and a district in the Mostviertel.
The city lies on the Traisen river and is located north of the Alps and south of the Wachau. It is part of the Mostviertel, the southwest region of Lower Austria.
The city's main railway station, St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof, is located directly on the West railway of the ÖBB and is also the terminus of the Leobersdorfer Railway, the Mariazellerbahn, the regional railway to Tulln and the regional railway to Krems. It is at the intersection of the Western Motorway A1 and the Kremser Speedway S33, and is traversed by the Vienna Road B1. St Pölten is a junction of the Wieselbus bus lines, which provides radial connections between the capital and the different regions of Lower Austria.
Between 1911 and 1976, a tramline operated in St Pölten. Today, a network of eleven bus lines operates at regular intervals within the city. Every summer, a free tourist train in the city centre connects the ancient parts of the city with the government district.
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