Annaberg, Lower Austria

Place in Lower Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

47°52′N 15°23′E / 47.867°N 15.383°E / 47.867; 15.383CountryAustriaStateLower AustriaDistrictLilienfeldGovernment

• MayorClaudia Kubelka (ÖVP)Area

^[1]

• Total63.51 km² (24.52 sq mi)Elevation

976 m (3,202 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total533 • Density8.4/km² (22/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

3222

Area code02728Websitewww.annaberg.gv.at

Annaberg is a town in the district of Lilienfeld in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

History

In September 2013 the village was the location of a shooting in which three police officers and an ambulance driver died after a poacher opened fire.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1971	1,040	—
1981	1,031	−0.9%
1991	891	−13.6%
2001	687	−22.9%
2014	537	−21.8%

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.
^ "Austria police storm house after gunman shoots four dead". BBC News. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.