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St. Pölten

city in Austria, capital of Lower Austria
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Summary

St. Pölten is a municipality of Austria[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of municipality of austria entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,330 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: The Europe Prize[3]
  • Member of: Climate Alliance[4]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lower Austria[5]
  • Country: Austria[6]
  • Head of government: Matthias Stadler[7]
  • Instance of: place with town rights and privileges[8], statutory city of Austria[9], city[10], district of Austria[11]
  • Shares border with: Karlstetten[12], Obritzberg-Rust[13], Herzogenburg[14], Kapelln[15], Böheimkirchen[16], Pyhra[17], Wilhelmsburg[18], Ober-Grafendorf[19], Gerersdorf[20], Neidling[21], St. Pölten District[22]
  • Named after: Hippolytus[23]
  • Twinned administrative body: Brno[24], Clichy[25], Heidenheim an der Brenz[26], Kurashiki[27], Wuhan[28], Aksaray[29], Altoona[30], Székesfehérvár[31]
  • Postal code: 3100[32]
  • Commons category: St. Pölten[33]
  • Licence plate code: P[34]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[35], UTC+02:00[36]
  • Local dialing code: 2742[37]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Mostviertel[38]
  • Official website: http://www.st-poelten.gv.at[39], https://www.st-poelten.gv.at[40]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Sankt Pölten[41]
  • Commons gallery: St. Pölten[42]
  • Email address: mailto:tourismus@st-poelten.gv.at[43]
  • Population: 52,145[44], 53,445[45], 54,649[46], 55,514[47]
  • Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[48], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[49], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[50], Topographia Provinciarum Austriacarum[51], Great dictionary of geographical names[52], Q120475222[53], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[54]
  • Capital of: Lower Austria[55]
  • Official name: Sankt Pölten[56]
  • List of monuments: Liste der denkmalgeschützten Objekte in St. Pölten-Ratzersdorf[57], Liste der denkmalgeschützten Objekte in St. Pölten-Stattersdorf[58], Liste der denkmalgeschützten Objekte in St. Pölten-Ochsenburg[59], list of cultural heritage monuments in St. Pölten-Pottenbrunn[60], Liste der denkmalgeschützten Objekte in St. Pölten-Spratzern[61], Liste der denkmalgeschützten Objekte in St. Pölten-Wagram[62]

Why It Matters

St. Pölten has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

FAQs

What awards did St. Pölten receive?

Honors received include The Europe Prize[3].

Related Entities

Aksaray Alfred Gusenbauer Austria Bernhard Wicki city Clichy Franz König Govdirectory Hippolytus Institute for Jewish History in Austria Institute of Creative\Media/Technologies Julius Raab Karl Mack von Leiberich New Design University St. Pölten

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Class ancestry

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  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0270764-Sankt-Polten-Rakousko
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  2. 19w ago · Herzi Pinki · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.st-poelten.gv.at, https://www.st-poelten.gv.at
    P14408 → ['Q97262216', 'Q110647983', 'Q134704428', 'Q21865352']
    Associated cadastral district → Altmannsdorf, Dörfl, Eggendorf +39
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  3. 21w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Pauly–Wissowa, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890) +5
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