Aggsbach
Municipality in Lower Austria, Austria
Aggsbach (in 1961-1972 Aggsbach Markt) is a small wine-growing town in the Krems-Land district of Lower Austria, Austria. As of 2001, it has a population of 714 and an area of 13.72 square kilometres (5.30 sq mi). Aggsbach was first mentioned in an 1148 document calling it "Accusabah".
01Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 710 | , |
| 1981 | 711 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 735 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 719 | −2.2% |
| 2011 | 689 | −4.2% |
| 2021 | 643 | −6.7% |
02Venus von Willendorf
Today Aggsbach is most famous for being the place where the Venus of Willendorf was found, in the Willendorf hamlet. The actual female fertility figure is located in the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna, while a life size reproduction is located in a field in Willendorf. The other hamlets are Aggsbach Markt (the main town), Groisbach, and Köfering.
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- Aggsbach Markt 4048 462 Panini 3.jpg by Henry Kellner, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Venus von Willendorf 01.jpg by User:MatthiasKabel, CC BY 2.5
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