Raabs an der Thaya

Raabs an der Thaya
Fountain in town centre
Fountain in town centre
Coat of arms of Raabs an der Thaya
Coat of arms
Raabs an der Thaya is located in Austria
Raabs an der Thaya
Raabs an der Thaya
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°50′53″N 15°29′35″E / 48.84806°N 15.49306°E / 48.84806; 15.49306
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictWaidhofen an der Thaya
Government
 • MayorRudolf Mayer (ÖVP)
Area
[1]
 • Total
134.67 km2 (52.00 sq mi)
Elevation
410 m (1,350 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total
2,651
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3820
Area code02846
Vehicle registrationWT
Websitewww.raabs-thaya.gv.at

Raabs an der Thaya is a municipality with 3,114 inhabitants in Waidhofen an der Thaya (district) in the Waldviertel of Lower Austria, near the Austrian border with the Czech Republic. About 27.6 percent of the municipality is forested.

The German Thaya and the Moravian Thaya unite to form the Thaya at Raabs. Raabs Castle, built in the last half of the 11th century, has been exonymically called Rakous (formerly Rakús) by neighbouring Czechs, which is the origin in the Czech, in Old Polish Rakusy and Slovak name for Austria as a whole, Rakousko/Rakúsko.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18695,908—    
18805,980+1.2%
18905,796−3.1%
19006,039+4.2%
19105,729−5.1%
19235,913+3.2%
19345,845−1.2%
19395,531−5.4%
19515,386−2.6%
19614,576−15.0%
19714,194−8.3%
19813,748−10.6%
19913,295−12.1%
20013,114−5.5%
20112,778−10.8%
20212,644−4.8%

References

  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.
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