Kirchstetten Explained

Kirchstetten
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:48.1833°N 64°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Lower Austria
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sankt Pölten-Land
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Johann Dill
Elevation M:270
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:3062
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:02743
Website:http://www.kirchstetten.at

Kirchstetten is a town in district of Sankt Pölten-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Population

Personalities

It was the home during part of their lives to the Austrian poet Josef Weinheber and the English poet W. H. Auden. Auden is buried in a Kirchstetten churchyard[1] and his home, at Hinterholz 6, houses a small writer's home museum to the poet in his loft study.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: W H Auden Kirchstetten.
  2. Web site: Museumssuche.