Pöchlarn

Pöchlarn (Bavarian: Böchlarn) is a town on the Danube River in the district of Melk in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The painter and writer Oskar Kokoschka was born here in 1886.

Pöchlarn
Municipality
Pöchlarn
Coat of arms
Pöchlarn Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°12′N 15°12′E
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Melk
Government
• Mayor	Franz Heisler (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	17.92 km2 (6.92 sq mi)
Elevation	216 m (709 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	3,912
• Density	218.3/km2 (565.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3380
Area code	02757
Website	www.poechlarn.at

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,756	—
1880	1,904	+8.4%
1890	2,192	+15.1%
1900	2,675	+22.0%
1910	2,919	+9.1%
1923	2,870	−1.7%
1934	3,137	+9.3%
1939	3,116	−0.7%
1951	3,136	+0.6%
1961	3,222	+2.7%
1971	3,521	+9.3%
1981	3,626	+3.0%
1991	3,523	−2.8%
2001	3,473	−1.4%
2011	3,935	+13.3%

Personalities

See also: Category:People from Melk District

• Rüdiger von Bechelaren
• Oskar Kokoschka, painter
• Johann Rasch
• Ursula Strauss, actress