Aggsbach

Place in Lower Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

48°17′N 15°24′E / 48.283°N 15.400°E / 48.283; 15.400CountryAustriaStateLower AustriaDistrictKrems-LandGovernment

• MayorJosef Kremser (ÖVP)Area

^[1]

• Total13.72 km² (5.30 sq mi)Elevation

214 m (702 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total643 • Density47/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

3641, 3643

Area code02712

Aggsbach is a small wine-growing town in the Krems-Land district of Lower Austria, Austria. As of 2001, it has a population of 714 and an area of 13.72 km.² Aggsbach was first mentioned in an 1148 document calling it "Accusabah".

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1971	710	—
1981	711	+0.1%
1991	735	+3.4%
2001	719	−2.2%
2011	689	−4.2%
2021	643	−6.7%

Venus von Willendorf

Today Aggsbach is most famous for being the place where the Venus of Willendorf was found, in the Willendorf hamlet. The actual female fertility figure is located in the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna, while a life size reproduction is located in a field in Willendorf. The other hamlets are Aggsbach Markt (the main town), Groisbach, and Köfering.

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.