Kaltenleutgeben

Kaltenleutgeben (Central Bavarian: Koidnleitgebn) is a town with a population of 3302 in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Kaltenleutgeben

Koidnleitgebn
Town hall
Coat of arms
Kaltenleutgeben
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°7′N 16°11′E
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictMödling
Government
 • MayorJosef Graf (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total17.51 km2 (6.76 sq mi)
Elevation
356 m (1,168 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total3,276
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2391
Area code02238
Websitewww.kaltenleutgeben.gv.at

Geography

Kaltenleutgeben is located in the southern Vienna Woods near the industrial district in Lower Austria. More than 73 percent of the area is forested and the town encompasses 17.5 square kilometers. The community borders on the extreme southwest of the city of Vienna and is a popular recreation area for the Viennese population.

History

The parish church of St. James in Kaltenleutgeben was built in 1728-1729 and is a major work of the baroque architect Jakob Oeckhl. He built and financed the building after the death of his second wife because of a vow he made with the birth of his son.

In the 1800s, during the height of the popular Water Cure or Hydropathy (now called hydrotherapy) movement, Kaltenleutgeben was the location of a well-known hydropathic establishment, operated by Wilhelm Winternitz.[3]

Mark Twain lived in Kaltenleutgeben for a half year in 1898. He stayed at the Villa Sonnhof.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19712,520—    
19812,552+1.3%
19912,699+5.8%
20012,998+11.1%
20113,357+12.0%

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.
  3. Price, Robin (July 1981), "Hydropathy in England 1840-70", Medical History, 25 (3): 269–280, doi:10.1017/s002572730003458x, PMC 1139039, PMID 7022064


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