SOLLENAU

Coat of Arms	Map
Statistics
State:	Lower Austria
District:	Wiener Neustadt
Area:	10.69 km²
Population:	4,562 ''(31 December 2002)''
Population density:	426.75/km²
Elevation:	277 m
Postal code:	2601
Area/distance code:	02-628/2-628
Location:	47.8833/47°50' N lat. 16.25/16°15' W long.
Municipal code:	32327
Car designation:	WB
Address of the city administration:	Marktgemeinde Sollenau 1 Hauptplatz Sollenau 2601
Website:	www.sollenau.noe.gv.at

'Sollenau' is a town in the Wiener Neustadt-Land district, Lower Austria, Austria. Sollenau is located in the Danube Valley. 4.03% of the municipality are forested, Much of the land are farmlands. Sollenau has a school, a lyceum, a high school, a post office and a square (''platz'') named Hauptplatz.

Contents

Nearest municipalities

Historical population of Sollenau

History

Other

External links

Nearest municipalities

★ Theresienfeld, NW

Historical population of Sollenau

★ 1971: 2,781

★ 1981: 3,438

★ 1991: 4,213

★ 2001: 4,562

History

In Roman times, the area used to be part of Pannonia. It lies in the Lower Austrian heartland. It divided the place in the history of Austria. Sollenau was first mentioned in 1166. The area are one of the oldest settlements in Steinfeld.

Other

There are 191 companies. 27 of them are agriculturally or forestry related. 2,055 persons are employed. The activity rate was 45,92%.

External links

★ Pfarre Sollenau - Laurentius (in German)

★ 'Map and aerial photos'

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★ Street map from Mapquest

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★ Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver