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| St. Polten | ||
| federal state | Lower Austria | |
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| Residents | 55.514 (2020) | |
| height | 267 m | |
| Tourist info | 43 2742 333 5000 St.Pölten tourist information | |
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St. Polten has been the capital of the state since 1986 Lower Austria and thus the youngest provincial capital in Austria. The city has about 54,000 inhabitants. St. Pölten is a city with its own statute, i.e. with its own city constitution based on a state law.
background
The Roman settlement Aelium Cetium existed in the area of the city center of St. Pölten from the 2nd to the 4th century. Later the settlement was called Traisma. St. Pölten was granted town charter in 1159. St. Pölten has the oldest preserved town charter in Austria. St. Pölten is a modern industrial city with a baroque center, but offers more than baroque buildings and modern architecture. Local recreation, sport, enjoyment, art or culture - everything is possible in St. Pölten. St. Pölten has a historically grown, beautiful city center with an abundance of baroque, art nouveau and modern buildings, a year-round, varied cultural and event program with its own cultural district, a good mix of branches for shopping experiences in Austria's second oldest pedestrian zone and in the shopping centers, natural recreation areas in the middle of the city plus top sports and leisure activities as well as a wide range of dining and accommodation options.
getting there
By plane
- 1 Airport Wien-Schwechat
(IATA: VIE), Entry road, 1300 Vienna Airport. Tel.: 43 (0)1 700 70. 
Vienna International Airport is the closest airport with international connections. The airport, which is about 86 km away, can be reached free of charge by long-distance trains (Railjet and ICE) that run several times an hour (journey time approx. 45-60 minutes). - 2 Linz Airport (IATA: LNZ), Flughafenstrasse 1, A-4063 Hörsching. Tel.: 43 (0)7221 60 00, Fax: 43 (0)7221 60 01 00, Email: [email protected]. Linz Airport, about 127 km away, offers several international connections as well as charter flights. It can be reached by train via Linz Central Station.
By train
The 3 St. Pölten main station
is the stop of most international trains. Travel time from Vienna (main station) approx. 30 minutes; from Linz (main station) approx. 1 hour; there are free connections several times a day, among other things. from Munich, Innsbruck and Budapest. Coming from Vienna there are the following options, which are identical in price (see also Verkehrsverbund Ost Region (VOR)):
- International long-distance trains (Railjet, ICE) from Hauptbahnhof or Meidling; Travel time from Vienna-Meidling without stopping about 20-25 minutes
- Regional express trains (REX200) from Hauptbahnhof or Meidling; Travel time via Tullnerfeld approx. 30-40 minutes)
- Regional trains from Westbahnhof; Travel time via Hütteldorf and Rekawinkel approx. 60 minutes
- Trains of the private railway company Westbahn from Westbahnhof with stops in Hütteldorf and Tullnerfeld, travel time approx. 30 minutes, network tickets of the IN FRONT do not apply!
- S-Bahn line S60 from Vienna Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof via Klosterneuburg and Tulln, travel time over two hours.
In regional traffic there are good connections from the Waldviertel with the S60 S-Bahn and changing trains in Tulln.
St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof is the beginning of the Mariazellerbahn, a narrow-gauge railway to the famous pilgrimage site Mariazell.
By bus
- The Weasel buses (https://www.noevog.at/wieselbus) connect numerous larger towns in Lower Austria as well as Vienna directly with St. Pölten. The timetables are usually optimized for employees in the country house.
- Regional buses drive to the city from numerous surrounding villages, the most important bus hub is the station forecourt.
- Long-distance buses: The closest connection options to the Long-distance bus transport are these Vienna International Bus Terminal (VIB) in Vienna-Erdberg and that Bus terminal Vienna in Vienna-Leopoldstadt.
In the street
| Distances | |
| catfish | 143 km |
|---|---|
| Linz | 122 km |
| Wiener Neustadt | 87 km |
| Amstetten | 67 km |
| Vienna | 64 km |
| Krems | 34 km |
By car you drive on the A1 (West Highway) to the St. Pölten Süd junction. From the north you travel via the Krems expressway (
), which runs east of the city and into the 
flows into. An expressway in the western part of the city is the "Traisental Schnellstraße" (
) in planning.
Other highways that lead via St. Pöten or end there are:
- the Wiener Strasse
, - the Wiener Strasse
, St. Polten (
) –St. Pölten (), - the Mariazeller Strasse
, of Kapfenberg to St. Pöltner Europaplatz and - the Pielachtal street
, from Winterbach (
) to St. Pölten.
mobility
The city center can easily be visited on foot. Otherwise there is a urban bus transport as well as a Regional bus transport.
A free one runs every hour from Rathausplatz Capital Express along the objects of tourist interest. The train runs hourly through St. Pölten from Maundy Thursday to the end of December, Thursday to Saturday (except on public holidays) from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
If you want to explore St. Pölten by bike, you will find several stations in the city area Rental bikes.
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- 1 Cathedral of the Assumption. Baroque style from 1230-1270, 1722-1745.
- Josefskirche. (1924-1929).
- Lourdes Church. (1959-1961).
Castles, chateaux and palaces
The Pottenbrunn Renaissance castle (16th century) can be found in the Pottenbrunn district.
Buildings
- English Misses' Institute. (1706).
- town hall. (1503).
To the south-east of the city center, on the banks of the Traisen, the post-modern “government district” and the “cultural district”, including with Sound tower (Ernst Hoffmann), Festival hall and State Museum. http://www.kultur Bezirk.at
Monuments
- Trinity Column. (1767-1782).
Museums
- Museum of Lower Austria, Cultural District 5. Tel.: 43(0)2742 908090 100, Fax: 43 (0)2742 908099, Email: [email protected]. Open: Tuesday to Sunday, public holidays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed on Mondays.Price: Admission: Adults € 8, concessions € 7, families € 16, children and young people from 7 to 18 years € 4, tour fee or audio guide € 2.50.
- 2 City Museum St. Pölten, Prandtauerstrasse 2. Tel.: 43 (0)2742 333-2643, Fax: 43 (0)2742 333-2609, Email: [email protected]. Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Price: Admission: adults € 1.60, children € 0.80.
Streets and squares
Parks
- Sparkassenpark. (1884).
- Hammerpark
- Stadtwald (or also called Kaiserwald)
- South park
various
activities
shop
- Traisenpark. Sankt Pölten's largest shopping center.
- Kremser Gasse, Old town.
kitchen
Cheap
medium
- Cafe Schubert, Herrenplatz.
Upscale
nightlife
accommodation
Cheap
- 1 Youth hostel St. Pölten, Bahnhofplatz 1a / 4. Pcs., A-3100 St. Pölten. Tel.: 43(0)2742 32 196, 43(0)2742 2255 555. Price: from 18.50 €.
medium
Upscale
Learn
- The very active one 1 St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences has 33 courses, 750 lecturers and 2,560 students in 6 departments.
Work
security
St. Pölten is basically a very safe city. You have to keep in mind that due to its small size, it is less busy in the evening.
However, if you avoid the south-western station district around Brunngasse and the large Mariazellerstraße in the evening / at night, you will not have any problems. The train station should also be avoided on weekdays at around 3:30 p.m., as there are many unemployed and migrant groups there.
health
Practical advice
- 2 Tourist information, Rathausplatz 1, 3100 St. Pölten (in the city Hall). Tel.: 43 (0)2742 333 5000, Fax: 43 (0)2742 333 5009, Email: [email protected]. Open: Apr-Oct: Mon-Fri: 8: 00-17: 00, Sat: 9: 00-17: 00, Sunday and public holidays 10: 00-17: 00, Nov-March: Mon-Fri: 8: 00-17: 00.
trips
Recommended excursions: Herzogenburg Abbey, about 20 km north, Krems at the Donau, Wachau, Pen GöttweigFor railway fans, there is also a trip on the Mariazellerbahn (narrow gauge) to Styrian, about 90 km away Mariazell to recommend. (http://www.mariazellerbahn.at) Larger parts of the sandstone are accessible by train and carwienerwaldes quickly accessible for hikes (e.g. Rekawinkel, Purkersdorf).
literature
- Klaus Nüchtern: Small goulash in St. Pölten: ISBN 3-85439-306-7
- Thomas Karl: St. Pölten - A change through time: ISBN 3-89702-641-4
- Otto Kapfinger, Michaela Steiner: St. Pölten new: ISBN 3-21182-954-7
Web links
- http://www.st-poelten.gv.at - Official website of St. Pölten
