Brunn am Gebirge

Brunn am Gebirge Brunn aum Gebiage
Municipality
Street in Brunn
Coat of arms
Brunn am Gebirge Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°6′N 16°17′E
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Mödling
Government
• Mayor	Andreas Linhart (Social Democratic Party of Austria)
Area [1]
• Total	7.26 km^2 (2.80 sq mi)
Elevation	295 m (968 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	11,864
• Density	1,600/km^2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2345
Area code	02236
Website	Brunnamgebirge.at

Brunn am Gebirge (Central Bavarian: Brunn aum Gebiage) is a town in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. As of the end of 2022, the population was recorded at 12,218.[3]

History

Excavations from the Neolithic period show that the area was already inhabited 6000 BC and Brunn making it the earliest known farming settlement in Austria. Also Awarengräber that were found in Mödling, suggest that inhabited the area at that time already. Because of excavations, it is believed that the Roman settlement here was for veterans.

In modern times, it was the birthplace (1890) of the composer Hans Gál.

Culture

Since 2007 Brunn am Gebirge is organizer of the International Piano Blues and Boogie Woogie Festival where Little Willie Littlefield, Carl Sonny Leyland, Axel Zwingenberger, Dana Gillespie, Sonny and his Wild Cows, Michael Pewny, Stella Jones, Kim Cooper from The Rounder Girls, Lila Ammons, Vince Weber, Silvan Zingg, Axel Ramerseder, Mojo Blues Band, Jan Preston, Martin Pyrker, Al Cook, The Untuchables, The Hot Shakers, Ed Philips, Meena Cryle, The Boogie Boys, Dan Popek, Wendy De Witt, Angela Brown, Janice Harrington and many more performed.[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1971	7,080	—
1981	7,975	+12.6%
1991	8,573	+7.5%
2001	9,422	+9.9%
2011	11,196	+18.8%
2021	12,045	+7.6%

[3]

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.
3. "Aktuelle Bevölkerung und Bevölkerungsentwicklung mit Stichtag 1.1" (PDF). www.statistik.at (in German). Statistik Austria. 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
4. "Int. Brunner Boogie & Blues Festival". Boogieblues.at. 2015-06-20. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-07-22.