Bad Kreuzen

Bad Kreuzen is a municipality in the district Perg in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Bad Kreuzen
Bad Kreuzen
Bad Kreuzen
Coat of arms of Bad Kreuzen
Bad Kreuzen is located in Austria
Bad Kreuzen
Bad Kreuzen
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°16′00″N 14°48′23″E
CountryAustria
StateUpper Austria
DistrictPerg
Government
  MayorManfred Nenning (ÖVP)
Area
  Total39.9 km2 (15.4 sq mi)
Elevation
474 m (1,555 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
  Total2,266
  Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4362
Area code07266
Vehicle registrationPE
Websitewww.bad-kreuzen.at

History The area around Kreuzen is said to have been cleared by Slavs between the 8th and 11th centuries, and the name Kreuzen is partly interpreted in Slavic terms. In 1147 Otto von Machland donated his clearing parish - Kreuzen - to the Augustinian canons of Waldhausen, which he founded.

Geography

Bad Kreuzen lies 7 km north of the Danube near Grein. About 29 percent of the municipality is forest, and 65 percent is farmland.

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