Bad Traunstein

Place in Lower Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

48°25′00″N 15°05′00″E / 48.41667°N 15.08333°E / 48.41667; 15.08333CountryAustriaStateLower AustriaDistrictZwettlGovernment

• BurgermeisterinRoland Zimmer (ÖVP)Area

^[1]

• Total47.42 km² (18.31 sq mi)Elevation

923 m (3,028 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total1,036 • Density22/km² (57/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

3632

Area code02878Vehicle registrationZTWebsitewww.traunstein.gv.at

Bad Traunstein (formerly Traunstein) is a market town and municipality in the district of Zwettl in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. In 2010 its official name was changed into Bad Traunstein,^[3] referring to the local spa complex that had been opened a few years earlier (cf. German bad 'spa').

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1971	1,274	—
1981	1,244	−2.4%
1991	1,121	−9.9%
2001	1,089	−2.9%

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.
^ Marktgemeinde Bad Traunstein, 17 May 2010: Bad Traunstein (access on 11 March 2014)