Pyhra

Pyhra is a town with 3286 inhabitants in the district of Sankt Pölten-Land in Lower Austria, Austria.

Pyhra
Coat of arms
Pyhra Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°9′N 15°41′E
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Sankt Pölten-Land
Government
• Mayor	Günter Schaubach
Area [1]
• Total	66.77 km^2 (25.78 sq mi)
Elevation	298 m (978 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	3,553
• Density	53/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3143
Area code	02745
Website	http://www.pyhra.gv.at

Geography

Pyhra is located in the hill country of the Mostviertel in Lower Austria, near the city St. Pölten. The biggest mountain is the Amerlingkogel (628 m).

The area is 66.73 square kilometers big. 40.04 per cent of the area is wooded.

Districts

Districts are Adeldorf, Aigen, Atzling, Auern, Baumgarten, Blindorf, Brunn, Ebersreith, Egelsee, Fahra, Gattring-Raking, Getzersdorf, Heuberg, Hinterholz, Hummelberg bei Hinterholz, Kirchweg, Nützling, Oberburbach, Obergrub, Oberloitzenberg, Obertiefenbach, Perersdorf, Perschenegg, Pyhra, Reichenhag, Reichgrüben, Schauching, Schnabling, Steinbach, Unterburbach, Unterloitzenberg, Wald, Weinzettl, Wieden, Windhag, Zell and Zuleithen.

Neighbour municipalities

At the area of Pyhra border Böheimkirchen in the northeast, Kasten by Böheimkirchen and Michelbach in the east, St. Veit at the Gölsen in the south, Wilhelmsburg in the southwest and St. Pölten in the west and northwest.

Schools

NÖ Landeskindergarten, Volksschule Pyhra, Europa-Hauptschule Pyhra, Landwirtschaftliche Fachschule Pyhra and the musicschool of the Perschlingtal.

References

1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.