Pyhra (German pronunciation: [ˈpyːʁa] ) is a town with 3286 inhabitants in the district of Sankt Pölten-Land in Lower Austria, Austria.

Pyhra
Pyhra parish church
Pyhra parish church
Coat of arms of Pyhra
Pyhra is located in Austria
Pyhra
Pyhra
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°9′N 15°41′E / 48.150°N 15.683°E / 48.150; 15.683
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictSankt Pölten-Land
Government
 • MayorGünter Schaubach
Area
 • Total66.77 km2 (25.78 sq mi)
Elevation
298 m (978 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total3,553
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3143
Area code02745
Websitehttp://www.pyhra.gv.at

Geography

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Pyhra is located in the hill country of the Mostviertel in Lower Austria, near the city St. Pölten. The biggest mountain is the Amerlingkogel (628 m).

The area is 66.73 square kilometers big. 40.04 per cent of the area is wooded.

Districts

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Districts are Adeldorf, Aigen, Atzling, Auern, Baumgarten, Blindorf, Brunn, Ebersreith, Egelsee, Fahra, Gattring-Raking, Getzersdorf, Heuberg, Hinterholz, Hummelberg bei Hinterholz, Kirchweg, Nützling, Oberburbach, Obergrub, Oberloitzenberg, Obertiefenbach, Perersdorf, Perschenegg, Pyhra, Reichenhag, Reichgrüben, Schauching, Schnabling, Steinbach, Unterburbach, Unterloitzenberg, Wald, Weinzettl, Wieden, Windhag, Zell and Zuleithen.

Neighbour municipalities

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Pyhra borders Böheimkirchen in the northeast, Kasten by Böheimkirchen and Michelbach in the east, St. Veit on the Gölsen in the south, Wilhelmsburg in the southwest, and St. Pölten in the west and northwest.

Schools

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NÖ Landeskindergarten, Volksschule Pyhra, Europa-Hauptschule Pyhra, Landwirtschaftliche Fachschule Pyhra and the music school of the Perschlingtal.

References

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  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.