Mauerbach

Mauerbach is a town on the western boundary of Vienna, Austria.

Mauerbach
Municipality
Monastery church and prelate court
Coat of arms
Mauerbach Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°14′30″N 16°10′35″E
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Sankt Pölten-Land
Government
• Mayor	Peter Buchner (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	20.32 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Elevation	282 m (925 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	3,661
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1140, 3001, 3400
Area code	01/979, 01/577
Vehicle registration	PL
Website	www.mauerbach.gv.at

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1971	1,576	—
1981	2,227	+41.3%
1991	3,222	+44.7%
2001	3,415	+6.0%

Sights

It hosts the summer houses of many rich Viennese families as well as Mauerbach Charterhouse (Kartause Mauerbach), a Carthusian monastery founded in 1313, closed in 1782.

Sport

The village is also home to association football team SC Mauerbach, who play in Austria's lower leagues.

Recent times

Since 2017 the town belongs to the district of St. Pölten. It was formerly in Wien-Umgebung which was dissolved in 2016.^[3][4]

Nazi looted art depot

In 1985, 496 paintings, 146 drawings, watercolors, prints and sculptures and thousands of books and other items that the Allies had recovered after World War II and turned over to the Austrian authorities so that they could return them to their rightful owners were found to be still stored in Mauerbach.^[5] Visits had not been allowed and the list had not been published.^[6] Investigative news articles revealed the cache of artworks and caused a scandal.^[7]