Berg, Lower Austria

Berg
Coat of arms
Berg Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°6′N 17°2′E / 48.100°N 17.033°ECoordinates: 48°6′N 17°2′E / 48.100°N 17.033°E
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Bruck an der Leitha
Government
• Mayor	Georg Hartl
Area
• Total	9.47 km^2 (3.66 sq mi)
Elevation	154 m (505 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)[1]
• Total	757
• Density	80/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	2413
Area code	02143
Website	www.gemeindeberg.at

Passport stamp from the border before Slovakia joined the Schengen Area

Berg is a town in the district of Bruck an der Leitha in Lower Austria in Austria. It, along with neighboring Wolfsthal were part of the municipality of Wolfsthal-Berg until 1996.

There is a border crossing into Slovakia, with the Bratislava suburb of Petržalka across the border. Since December 21, 2007, no more checks are conducted at the crossing with Slovakia joining the Schengen Area.

Geography

Berg lies in the foothills of the Hundsheimer mountains, at the foot of the Königswarte (344 m).

References

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