Achau

Achau
Coat of arms
Achau Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°5′N 16°20′E / 48.083°N 16.333°ECoordinates: 48°5′N 16°20′E / 48.083°N 16.333°E
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Mödling
Government
• Mayor	Josef Brunner
Area
• Total	8.94 km^2 (3.45 sq mi)
Elevation	185 m (607 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)[1]
• Total	1,295
• Density	140/km^2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	2481
Area code	02236
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Achau is a town in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

History

After the Anschluss in 1938, Achau became a part of Greater Vienna, but returned to Lower Austria after the war.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1971	1,017	—
1981	942	−7.4%
1991	1,062	+12.7%
2001	1,153	+8.6%
2011	1,239	+7.5%

Sport

The Achau golf course is one of the few in the area serving the local Mödling population.

References

1. Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2014-01-01.