St. Pölten
Sankt Pölten
Sankt Pödn (Bavarian) | |
|---|---|
From top down, left to right: Rathausplatz with Franciscan Church and Monastery, Sankt Pölten Cathedral, view of the city, City Hall, Lower Austrian Government Quarter | |
|
Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of St. Pölten within Lower Austria | |
Sankt Pölten Location within Lower Austria Sankt Pölten Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 48°12′00″N 15°37′00″E / 48.20000°N 15.61667°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Statutory city |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Matthias Stadler (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 108.44 km2 (41.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 267 m (876 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 59,767 |
| • Density | 551.15/km2 (1,427.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3100, 3104, 3105, 3106, 3107, 3108, 3140, 3151, 3385 |
| Area code | 02742 |
| Vehicle registration | P |
| Website | www |
Sankt Pölten (Austrian German pronunciation: [saŋkt ˈpœltn̩] ⓘ; Central Bavarian: Sankt Pödn), mostly abbreviated to the official name St. Pölten, is the capital and largest city of the State of Lower Austria in northeast Austria, with 59,767 inhabitants as of 1 January 2025. St. Pölten is a city with its own statute (or Statutarstadt) and therefore it is both a municipality and a district in the Mostviertel. Due to its cultural status, it has recently enjoyed an increase of visitors passing through Sankt Pölten on their way to Vienna.