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Sankt Pölten (St. Pölten) is the capital city of the Austrian State of Lower Austria. With 49,121 inhabitants (counted 2001) it is Lower Austria's largest city. Sankt Pölten is a city with its own statute (or Statutarstadt) and therefore it is both a municipality and a district in the Mostviertel.

Geography

The city lies on the Traisen river and is located north of the Alps and south of the Wachau. It is part of the Mostviertel, the southwest region of Lower Austria.

Traffic
The city is located directly on the Austrian Western Railway of the ÖBB and is also the terminus of the Leobersdorfer Railway, the Mariazellerbahn, the regional railway to Tulln and the regional railway to Krems. It is at the intersection of the Western Motorway A1 and the Kremser Speedway S33, and is traversed by the Vienna Road B1. Sankt Pölten is a junction of the Wieselbus bus lines, which provides radial connections between the capital and the different regions of Lower Austria.

In the city
Between 1911 and 1976, a tramline operated in Sankt Pölten. Today, a network of eleven bus lines operates at regular intervals within the city. Every summer, a free tourist train in the city centre connects the ancient parts of the city with the government district.

City division
Sankt Pölten is divided into the following subsdistricts: Altmannsdorf, Dörfl at Ochsenburg, Eggendorf, Ganzendorf, Hafing, Harland, Hart, Kreisberg, Matzersdorf, Mühlgang, Nadelbach, Oberradlberg, Oberwagram, Oberzwischenbrunn, Ochsenburg, Pengersdorf, Pottenbrunn, Pummersdorf, Ragelsdorf, Ratzersdorf at the Traisen, Reitzersdorf, Schwadorf, Spratzern, Sankt Georgen on the Steinfelde, Sankt Pölten, Stattersdorf, Steinfeld, Teufelhof, Unterradlberg, Unterwagram, Unterzwischenbrunn, Viehofen, Völtendorf, Waitzendorf, Wasserburg, Weitern, Wetzersdorf, Windpassing, Witzendorf, Wolfenberg, Wörth and Zwerndorf.

History

The oldest part of the city is built on the site of the ancient Roman city Aelium Cetium that existed between the 2nd and the 4th century. In the year 799, it was called Treisma. Sankt Pölten became a town in 1050 and officially became a city in 1159. Until 1494 Sankt Pölten was part of the diocese Passau, and then became property of the state. A Benedictine monastery was founded in 771. In 1081 it hosted the Augustinian Chorherren and in 1784 their Kollegiatsstift closed. Since 1785, this building has hosted the cathedra of Sankt Pölten. The city became the capital of Lower Austria with a resolution by the Lower Austrian parliament on July 10, 1986. The Lower Austrian government has been hosted in Sankt Pölten since 1997.

The name Sankt Pölten is derived from Hippolytus of Rome. The city was renamed to Sankt Hippolyt, then Sankt Polyt and finally Sankt Pölten.

Politics


Municipal council
The municipal council consists of 42 members and since the municipal elections in 2001 it consists of the following parties:
  • 25 Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPĂ–) – the mayor and the first vice mayor
  • 11 Austrian People's Party (Ă–VP) – the second vice mayor
  • 3 Austrian Green Party
  • 3 Fraction 'for St. Pölten' (FSP)

  • The next municipal elections in Sankt Pölten will be held in October 2006.

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    Hotels in St. Poelten
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    Renaissancehotel Raffelsberger Hof Score 8 from 4 reviews
    Nr. 54 8/10
    Renaissancehotel Raffelsberger Hof - a gem like out of a historic film. Decorated with blooming flowers and plants, the Raffelsberger Hof, built back in 1574 as a shipmaster’s house, presents itself as an architectural highlight from the late renaissance. Antiques and numerous detailed handicrafts like old door locks or lamps give that special flair of days gone by to this house that was so carefully renovated by the Anton family, with its vaulted ceilings and arcades. A special tranquil spot for connoisseurs is the beautifully tended garden with its walnut and cherry trees. ... more
     
    Hotel Schloss DĂĽrnstein Score 9 from 9 reviews
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