Traisen, Austria

Traisen
Municipality
South view of Traisen
Coat of arms
Traisen Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°3′N 15°37′E
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Lilienfeld
Government
• Mayor	Herbert Thompser, Jun.
Area [1]
• Total	6.8 km^2 (2.6 sq mi)
Elevation	356 m (1,168 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	3,453
• Density	510/km^2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3160
Area code	02762
Website	www.traisen.gv.at

Traisen (German pronunciation: [ˈtʀaɪ̯zn̩] ^ⓘ, pronunciation in local German dialect [ˈtʀoːazn̩] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Lilienfeld in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1971	3,541	—
1981	3,573	+0.9%
1991	3,643	+2.0%
2001	3,649	+0.2%
2009	3,704	+1.5%
2014	3,513	−5.2%

Personalities

• Rupert Hollaus (1931–1954) was an Austrian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed for the NSU factory racing team. He is the only Austrian to win a road racing World Championship.
• Kurt Krieger (1926–1970), nicknamed "Dutch", was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from 1949 to 1951.

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.