Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt is a municipality in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.
Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°30′00″N 16°17′00″E / 47.50000°N 16.28333°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Lower Austria |
| District | Wiener Neustadt-Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Franz Pichler-Holzer (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.97 km2 (22.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 417 m (1,368 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,889 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2860 |
| Area code | 02646 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | www.kirchschlag.at |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1869 | 2,779 | — |
| 1880 | 2,840 | +2.2% |
| 1890 | 2,705 | −4.8% |
| 1900 | 2,800 | +3.5% |
| 1910 | 2,661 | −5.0% |
| 1923 | 2,625 | −1.4% |
| 1934 | 2,632 | +0.3% |
| 1939 | 2,513 | −4.5% |
| 1951 | 2,649 | +5.4% |
| 1961 | 2,740 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 2,928 | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 2,974 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 3,014 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 2,960 | −1.8% |
| 2011 | 2,919 | −1.4% |
Culture
Kirchschlag is one of 12 locations (Passionsspielorte) in Austria performing passion play .Passion play is performed every 5 years and next will be 2020. This can be noticed by increased beard growth in the male population starting the year prior to the Passion play.