Gföhl

Gföhl
Municipality
Gföhl town center
Coat of arms
Gföhl Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°31′N 15°29′E
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Krems-Land
Government
• Mayor	Ludmilla Etzenberger, ÖVP
Area [1]
• Total	80.72 km^2 (31.17 sq mi)
Elevation	579 m (1,900 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	3,783
• Density	47/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3542
Area code	02716
Website	www.gfoehl.at

Gföhl (German pronunciation: [kføːl] ^ⓘ) is a town and municipality in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	4,077	—
1880	4,173	+2.4%
1890	4,102	−1.7%
1900	4,038	−1.6%
1910	4,258	+5.4%
1923	4,003	−6.0%
1934	3,949	−1.3%
1939	3,921	−0.7%
1951	3,900	−0.5%
1961	3,798	−2.6%
1971	4,008	+5.5%
1981	3,776	−5.8%
1991	3,715	−1.6%
2001	3,740	+0.7%
2011	3,721	−0.5%
2021	3,767	+1.2%

Karl Simlinger controversy

The acting mayor of Gföhl, Karl Simlinger, stated at city council meeting that journalists who report on asylum seekers should be hanged.^[citation needed]

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.