Lilienfeld | |
Pushpin Map: | Austria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 270 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Austria |
Coordinates: | 48.0133°N 15.5981°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Austria |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Lower Austria |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Lilienfeld |
Parts Style: | para |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Manuel Aichberger |
Elevation M: | 383 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Registration Plate: | LF |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 3180 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 02762 |
Website: | www.lilienfeld.at |
Lilienfeld (pronounced as /de/) is a city in Lower Austria (Niederösterreich), Austria, south of St. Pölten, noted as the site of Lilienfeld Abbey. It is also the site of a regional hospital Landesklinikum Voralpen Lilienfeld.The city is located in the valley of the Traisen River. Lilienfeld is in the province which the Ancient Romans called Noricum. Just a short distance past Lilienfeld Abbey, one can find the chair lift station that brings travelers to the top of Muckenkogel, a mountain in the Gutenstein Alps, at the height of 4095abbr=offNaNabbr=off. On March 19, 1905, Muckenkogel was the site of the first official Alpine Ski Race, which was won by ski pioneer, Czech-born Mathias Zdarsky.