Aggsbach

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".

Aggsbach
Coat of arms
Aggsbach
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°17′N 15°24′E
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictKrems-Land
Government
  MayorHermann Gerstbauer
Area
  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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1971 710    
1981 711+0.1%
1991 735+3.4%
2001 719−2.2%
Today Aggsbach is most famous for being the place where the Venus of Willendorf was found, in the Willendorf hamlet.

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.

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