Austria: Krems District
Communes
The population of the communes in Krems (Stadt and Land) District according to census results and official estimates.
Name | Status | Population Census 2001-05-15 | Population Census 2011-10-31 | Population Estimate 2022-01-01 | Population Estimate 2024-01-01 | |
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Aggsbach | Commune | 719 | 683 | 639 | 617 | → |
Albrechtsberg an der Großen Krems | Commune | 1,102 | 1,063 | 1,009 | 993 | → |
Bergern im Dunkelsteinerwald | Commune | 1,268 | 1,252 | 1,333 | 1,310 | → |
Droß | Commune | 778 | 951 | 1,032 | 1,023 | → |
Dürnstein | City | 931 | 868 | 803 | 807 | → |
Furth bei Göttweig | Commune | 2,725 | 2,911 | 2,954 | 3,023 | → |
Gedersdorf | Commune | 2,055 | 2,172 | 2,136 | 2,165 | → |
Gföhl | City | 3,740 | 3,702 | 3,824 | 3,814 | → |
Grafenegg | Commune | 2,830 | 2,991 | 3,203 | 3,315 | → |
Hadersdorf-Kammern | Commune | 1,976 | 1,980 | 1,959 | 1,995 | → |
Jaidhof | Commune | 1,119 | 1,169 | 1,218 | 1,245 | → |
Krems an der Donau | District-level City | 23,713 | 24,032 | 24,921 | 25,363 | → |
Krumau am Kamp | Commune | 806 | 785 | 748 | 732 | → |
Langenlois | City | 6,875 | 7,392 | 7,499 | 7,490 | → |
Lengenfeld | Commune | 1,373 | 1,435 | 1,425 | 1,413 | → |
Lichtenau im Waldviertel | Commune | 2,068 | 2,043 | 2,067 | 2,031 | → |
Maria Laach am Jauerling | Commune | 963 | 947 | 918 | 897 | → |
Mautern an der Donau | City | 3,074 | 3,465 | 3,452 | 3,413 | → |
Mühldorf | Commune | 1,443 | 1,393 | 1,273 | 1,238 | → |
Paudorf | Commune | 2,389 | 2,454 | 2,642 | 2,701 | → |
Rastenfeld | Commune | 1,366 | 1,396 | 1,618 | 1,581 | → |
Rohrendorf bei Krems | Commune | 1,697 | 2,028 | 2,090 | 2,117 | → |
Rossatz-Arnsdorf | Commune | 1,197 | 1,098 | 1,063 | 1,040 | → |
Sankt Leonhard am Hornerwald | Commune | 1,241 | 1,154 | 1,094 | 1,118 | → |
Schönberg am Kamp | Commune | 1,821 | 1,896 | 1,843 | 1,857 | → |
Senftenberg | Commune | 1,971 | 1,888 | 1,927 | 1,896 | → |
Spitz | Commune | 1,770 | 1,680 | 1,534 | 1,545 | → |
Straß im Straßertale | Commune | 1,465 | 1,557 | 1,770 | 1,784 | → |
Stratzing | Commune | 797 | 808 | 908 | 885 | → |
Weinzierl am Walde | Commune | 1,356 | 1,281 | 1,235 | 1,201 | → |
Weißenkirchen in der Wachau | Commune | 1,494 | 1,432 | 1,396 | 1,379 | → |
Contents: Localities
All localities with a population of at least 20 according to census results and latest official estimates.
Name | Status | Commune | Population Census 2001-05-15 | Population Census 2011-10-31 | Population Estimate 2022-01-01 | Population Estimate 2024-01-01 | |
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Aggsbach Markt | Locality | Aggsbach | 423 | 409 | 395 | 377 | → |
Aigen | Locality | Furth bei Göttweig | 143 | 127 | 123 | 124 | → |
Albrechtsberg an der Großen Krems | Locality | Albrechtsberg | 259 | 295 | 290 | 294 | → |
Allentsgschwendt | Locality | Lichtenau im Waldviertel | 169 | 166 | 154 | 145 | → |
Altenhof | Locality | Schönberg am Kamp | 72 | 69 | 59 | 60 | → |
Altweidling | Locality | Gedersdorf | 84 | 81 | 90 | 80 | → |
Amstall | Locality | Mühldorf | 45 | 38 | 36 | 35 | → |
Angern | Locality | Krems | 164 | 176 | 169 | 179 | → |
Arzwiesen | Locality | Albrechtsberg | 35 | 43 | 42 | 43 | → |
Attenreith | Locality | Albrechtsberg | 100 | 100 | 91 | 85 | → |
Bacharnsdorf | Locality | Rossatz-Arnsdorf | 41 | 37 | 33 | 29 | → |
Baumgarten | Locality | Mautern an der Donau | 155 | 162 | 170 | 170 | → |
Benking | Locality | Maria Laach am Jauerling | 38 | 33 | 30 | 28 | → |
Brunn am Wald | Locality | Lichtenau im Waldviertel | 158 | 132 | 116 | 122 | → |
Brunn im Felde | Locality | Gedersdorf | 583 | 681 | 705 | 732 | → |
Brunnkirchen | Locality | Krems | 204 | 233 | 232 | 217 | → |
Buchberger Waldhütten | Locality | Schönberg am Kamp | 39 | 37 | 34 | 35 | → |
Diendorf am Kamp | Locality | Grafenegg | 43 | 46 | 48 | 50 | → |
Donaudorf | Locality | Gedersdorf | 58 | 47 | 41 | 40 | → |
Droß | Locality | Droß | 753 | 921 | 1,005 | 996 | → |
Droßeramt | Locality | Droß | 25 | 30 | 27 | 27 | → |
Dürnstein | Locality | Dürnstein | 346 | 340 | 296 | 294 | → |
Dürnsteiner Waldhütten | Locality | Dürnstein | 57 | 54 | 43 | 47 | → |
Ebergersch | Locality | Lichtenau im Waldviertel | 56 | 50 | 64 | 62 | → |
Egelsee | Locality | Krems | 1,014 | 1,000 | 960 | 965 | → |
Eggendorf | Locality | Paudorf | 112 | 104 | 115 | 107 | → |
Eisenberg | Locality | Krumau am Kamp | 110 | 95 | 92 | 86 | → |
Eisenbergeramt | Locality | Jaidhof | 324 | 273 | 249 | 246 | → |
Eisengraben | Locality | Jaidhof | 159 | 201 | 276 | 280 | → |
Eisengraberamt | Locality | Jaidhof | 267 | 233 | 226 | 228 | → |
Els | Locality | Albrechtsberg | 164 | 154 | 166 | 159 | → |
Elsarn am Jauerling | Locality | Mühldorf | 191 | 183 | 146 | 137 | → |
Elsarn im Straßertal | Locality | Straß im Straßertale | 212 | 197 | 191 | 205 | → |
Engabrunn | Locality | Grafenegg | 453 | 456 | 580 | 584 | → |
Engelschalks | Locality | Lichtenau im Waldviertel | 42 | 33 | 27 | 27 | → |
Eppenberg | Locality | Albrechtsberg | 115 | 83 | 77 | 84 | → |
Erdweis | Locality | Lichtenau im Waldviertel | 66 | 73 | 69 | 62 | → |
Etsdorf am Kamp | Locality | Grafenegg | 927 | 990 | 1,106 | 1,165 | → |
Felbring | Locality | Maria Laach am Jauerling | 36 | 37 | 30 | 26 | → |
Felling | Locality | Gföhl | 120 | 116 | 109 | 108 | → |
Fernitz | Locality | Schönberg am Kamp | 43 | 44 | 41 | 42 | → |
Freischling | Locality | Schönberg am Kamp | 117 | 103 | 94 | 93 | → |
Friedersdorf | Locality | Maria Laach am Jauerling | 47 | 40 | 25 | 26 | → |
Furth bei Göttweig | Locality | Furth bei Göttweig | 1,433 | 1,492 | 1,651 | 1,728 | → |
Garmanns | Locality | Gföhl | 76 | 81 | 74 | 65 | → |
Gedersdorf | Locality | Gedersdorf | 447 | 469 | 431 | 439 | → |
Geyersberg | Locality | Bergern | 29 | 26 | 20 | 20 | → |
Gföhl | Locality | Gföhl | 1,888 | 1,965 | 2,218 | 2,264 | → |
Gföhleramt | Locality | Gföhl | 342 | 324 | 282 | 269 | → |
Gillaus | Locality | Albrechtsberg | 140 | 146 | 134 | 130 | → |
Gloden | Locality | Lichtenau im Waldviertel | 84 | 86 | 85 | 85 | → |
Gneixendorf | Locality | Krems | 478 | 780 | 1,284 | 1,315 | → |
Gobelsburg | Locality | Langenlois | 756 | 784 | 816 | 793 | → |
Groisbach | Locality | Aggsbach | 82 | 75 | 73 | 67 | → |
Großheinrichschlag | Locality | Weinzierl am Walde | 156 | 148 | 147 | 141 | → |
Großmotten | Locality | Gföhl | 108 | 107 | 122 | 120 | → |
Großreinprechts | Locality | Lichtenau im Waldviertel | 207 | 186 | 176 | 163 | → |
Grottendorf | Locality | Gföhl | 74 | 54 | 50 | 46 | → |
Grunddorf | Locality | Grafenegg | 224 | 220 | 226 | 224 | → |
Gut am Steg | Locality | Spitz | 168 | 147 | 140 | 142 | → |
Habruck | Locality | Weinzierl am Walde | 91 | 74 | 69 | 66 | → |
Hadersdorf am Kamp | Locality | Hadersdorf-Kammern | 1,646 | 1,622 | 1,602 | 1,635 | → |
Haitzendorf | Locality | Grafenegg | 326 | 396 | 383 | 390 | → |
Harrau | Locality | Albrechtsberg | 47 | 43 | 35 | 33 | → |
Haslarn | Locality | Maria Laach am Jauerling | 28 | 36 | 38 | 38 | → |
Himberg | Locality | Weinzierl am Walde | 84 | 74 | 65 | 69 | → |
Höbenbach | Locality | Paudorf | 393 | 387 | 372 | 380 | → |
Hofarnsdorf | Locality | Rossatz-Arnsdorf | 90 | 93 | 82 | 83 | → |
Hohenstein | Locality | Gföhl | 76 | 73 | 64 | 64 | → |
Hollenburg | Locality | Krems | 387 | 426 | 441 | 427 | → |
Hörfarth | Locality | Paudorf | 331 | 321 | 352 | 371 | → |
Hundsheim | Locality | Mautern an der Donau | 169 | 236 | 220 | 203 | → |
Idolsberg | Locality | Krumau am Kamp | 111 | 133 | 127 | 126 | → |
Imbach | Locality | Senftenberg | 580 | 542 | 577 | 549 | → |
Jaidhof | Locality | Jaidhof | 259 | 374 | 376 | 407 | → |
Jeitendorf | Locality | Lichtenau im Waldviertel | 103 | 90 | 90 | 90 | → |
Joching | Locality | Weißenkirchen | 192 | 178 | 144 | 153 | → |
Kammern | Locality | Hadersdorf-Kammern | 330 | 358 | 357 | 360 | → |
Kamp | Locality | Grafenegg | 199 | 219 | 211 | 251 | → |
Klein-Heinrichschlag | Locality | Albrechtsberg | 110 | 94 | 78 | 81 | → |
Klein-Wien | Locality | Furth bei Göttweig | 91 | 86 | 67 | 61 | → |
Köfering | Locality | Aggsbach | 34 | 30 | 27 | 27 | → |
Kornberg | Locality | Lichtenau im Waldviertel | 42 | 29 | 26 | 23 | → |
Krems an der Donau | Locality | Krems | 12,448 | 13,982 | 14,549 | 14,943 | → |
Krumau am Kamp | Locality | Krumau am Kamp | 286 | 269 | 255 | 257 | → |
Krustetten | Locality | Paudorf | 346 | 380 | 485 | 490 | → |
Kuffarn | Locality | Maria Laach am Jauerling | 47 | 50 | 49 | 48 | → |
Ladings | Locality | Lichtenau im Waldviertel | 65 | 52 | 56 | 54 | → |
Landersdorf | Locality | Krems | 917 | 887 | 1,139 | 1,166 | → |
Langenlois | Locality | Langenlois | 4,272 | 4,640 | 4,748 | 4,777 | → |
Lengenfeld | Locality and Commune | Lengenfeld | 1,373 | 1,435 | 1,425 | 1,413 | → |
Lengenfelderamt | Locality | Gföhl | 38 | 36 | 31 | 31 | → |
Lerchenfeld | Locality | Krems | 3,830 | 2,066 | 2,012 | 1,971 | → |
Lichtenau | Locality | Lichtenau im Waldviertel | 268 | 305 | 426 | 434 | → |
Litschgraben | Locality | Gföhl | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | → |
Litzendorf | Locality | Maria Laach am Jauerling | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | → |
Lobendorf | Locality | Weinzierl am Walde | 91 | 75 | 69 | 70 | → |
Loitzendorf | Locality | Maria Laach am Jauerling | 107 | 100 | 94 | 95 | → |
Loiwein | Locality | Lichtenau im Waldviertel | 245 | 267 | 269 | 268 | → |
Maigen | Locality | Weinzierl am Walde | 72 | 70 | 66 | 69 | → |
Marbach an der Kleinen Krems | Locality | Albrechtsberg | 86 | 77 | 64 | 55 | → |
Marbach im Felde | Locality | Rastenfeld | 178 | 185 | 207 | 208 | → |
Maria Laach am Jauerling | Locality | Maria Laach am Jauerling | 196 | 226 | 276 | 276 | → |
Maria Langegg | Locality | Bergern | 68 | 40 | 34 | 29 | → |
Mautern an der Donau | Locality | Mautern an der Donau | 2,536 | 2,816 | 2,815 | 2,795 | → |
Mauternbach | Locality | Mautern an der Donau | 214 | 251 | 247 | 245 | → |
Meidling | Locality | Paudorf | 217 | 174 | 194 | 207 | → |
Meislingeramt | Locality | Senftenberg | 55 | 43 | 30 | 31 | → |
Mittelberg | Locality | Langenlois | 186 | 178 | 200 | 190 | → |
Mittelbergeramt | Locality | Gföhl | 70 | 54 | 51 | 50 | → |
Mitterarnsdorf | Locality | Rossatz-Arnsdorf | 196 | 175 | 167 | 155 | → |
Mollands | Locality | Schönberg am Kamp | 261 | 302 | 279 | 275 | → |
Moritzreith | Locality | Gföhl | 125 | 130 | 123 | 127 | → |
Mottingeramt | Locality | Rastenfeld | 185 | 164 | 139 | 130 | → |
Mühldorf | Locality | Mühldorf | 346 | 351 | 324 | 310 | → |
Nesselstauden | Locality | Bergern | 72 | 61 | 69 | 64 | → |
Neubau | Locality | Gföhl | 34 | 27 | 38 | 36 | → |
Niedergrünbach | Locality | Rastenfeld | 168 | 164 | 168 | 161 | → |
Niederranna | Locality | Mühldorf | 120 | 135 | 159 | 164 | → |
Nöhagen | Locality | Weinzierl am Walde | 249 | 232 | 210 | 197 | → |
Nonnersdorf | Locality | Maria Laach am Jauerling | 39 | 35 | 29 | 31 | → |
Oberarnsdorf | Locality | Rossatz-Arnsdorf | 205 | 187 | 183 | 171 | → |
Oberbergern | Locality | Bergern | 331 | 324 | 316 | 328 | → |
Oberfucha | Locality | Furth bei Göttweig | 177 | 150 | 147 | 149 | → |
Obergrünbach | Locality | Lichtenau im Waldviertel | 133 | 146 | 142 | 144 | → |
Oberloiben | Locality | Dürnstein | 183 | 142 | 166 | 156 | → |
Ober-Meisling | Locality | Gföhl | 90 | 86 | 90 | 81 | → |
Oberndorf | Locality | Maria Laach am Jauerling | 31 | 32 | 25 | 23 | → |
Obernholz | Locality | Straß im Straßertale | 48 | 52 | 60 | 55 | → |
Oberplank | Locality | Schönberg am Kamp | 44 | 41 | 51 | 52 | → |
Obertautendorferamt | Locality | Sankt Leonhard am Hornerwald | 139 | 126 | 115 | 109 | → |
Ostra | Locality | Weinzierl am Walde | 67 | 69 | 62 | 60 | → |
Ötz | Locality | Mühldorf | 182 | 180 | 155 | 149 | → |
Ötzbach | Locality | Mühldorf | 106 | 89 | 75 | 76 | → |
Pallweis | Locality | Lichtenau im Waldviertel | 116 | 118 | 106 | 108 | → |
Palt | Locality | Furth bei Göttweig | 617 | 793 | 739 | 738 | → |
Paltmühl | Locality | Bergern | 11 | 18 | 19 | 20 | → |
Paudorf | Locality | Paudorf | 725 | 815 | 861 | 906 | → |
Peygarten-Ottenstein | Locality | Rastenfeld | 334 | 404 | 526 | 516 | → |
Plank am Kamp | Locality | Schönberg am Kamp | 226 | 236 | 242 | 243 | → |
Povat | Locality | Mühldorf | 128 | 112 | 88 | 89 | → |
Preinreichs | Locality | Krumau am Kamp | 177 | 182 | 161 | 157 | → |
Priel | Locality | Senftenberg | 123 | 139 | 192 | 187 | → |
Purkersdorf | Locality | Albrechtsberg | 44 | 28 | 32 | 29 | → |
Raan | Locality | Schönberg am Kamp | 44 | 40 | 35 | 35 | → |
Rastbach | Locality | Gföhl | 118 | 107 | 93 | 88 | → |
Rastenfeld | Locality | Rastenfeld | 375 | 373 | 493 | 477 | → |
Rehberg | Locality | Krems | 1,560 | 1,801 | 1,819 | 1,789 | → |
Reichau | Locality | Weinzierl am Walde | 76 | 67 | 59 | 52 | → |
Reichaueramt | Locality | Senftenberg | 60 | 54 | 55 | 60 | → |
Reisling | Locality | Gföhl | 62 | 65 | 61 | 57 | → |
Reith | Locality | Langenlois | 192 | 212 | 187 | 193 | → |
Reittern | Locality | Gföhl | 125 | 108 | 96 | 92 | → |
Rohrendorf bei Krems | Locality and Commune | Rohrendorf bei Krems | 1,697 | 2,028 | 2,090 | 2,117 | → |
Rossatz | Locality | Rossatz-Arnsdorf | 427 | 368 | 340 | 353 | → |
Rossatzbach | Locality | Rossatz-Arnsdorf | 84 | 95 | 83 | 82 | → |
Rührsdorf | Locality | Rossatz-Arnsdorf | 126 | 117 | 152 | 144 | → |
Sankt Leonhard am Hornerwald | Locality | Sankt Leonhard am Hornerwald | 345 | 308 | 335 | 368 | → |
Sankt Lorenz | Locality | Rossatz-Arnsdorf | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | → |
Sankt Michael | Locality | Weißenkirchen | 19 | 25 | 23 | 22 | → |
Scheibenhof | Locality | Krems | 97 | 92 | 95 | 92 | → |
Scheiblwies | Locality | Bergern | 80 | 67 | 58 | 54 | → |
Schenkenbrunn | Locality | Bergern | 160 | 151 | 144 | 148 | → |
Scheutz | Locality | Lichtenau im Waldviertel | 74 | 77 | 57 | 52 | → |
Schiltern | Locality | Langenlois | 641 | 696 | 625 | 614 | → |
Schiltingeramt | Locality | Jaidhof | 110 | 88 | 91 | 84 | → |
Schlaubing | Locality | Maria Laach am Jauerling | 46 | 38 | 28 | 24 | → |
Schlickendorf | Locality | Gedersdorf | 127 | 125 | 153 | 146 | → |
Schönberg | Locality | Schönberg am Kamp | 491 | 526 | 579 | 574 | → |
Schönberg-Neustift | Locality | Schönberg am Kamp | 136 | 147 | 142 | 138 | → |
Schwallenbach | Locality | Spitz | 141 | 114 | 88 | 111 | → |
See | Locality | Schönberg am Kamp | 36 | 25 | 30 | 34 | → |
Seeb | Locality | Gföhl | 134 | 133 | 107 | 103 | → |
Senftenberg | Locality | Senftenberg | 1,046 | 993 | 961 | 962 | → |
Senftenbergeramt | Locality | Senftenberg | 107 | 117 | 112 | 107 | → |
Sittendorf | Locality | Grafenegg | 391 | 364 | 398 | 436 | → |
Sperkental | Locality | Rastenfeld | 69 | 59 | 63 | 64 | → |
Spitz | Locality | Spitz | 1,306 | 1,288 | 1,186 | 1,170 | → |
Stein an der Donau | Locality | Krems | 2,332 | 2,299 | 1,927 | 1,991 | → |
Steinaweg | Locality | Furth bei Göttweig | 221 | 224 | 201 | 196 | → |
Stiefern | Locality | Schönberg am Kamp | 233 | 241 | 191 | 199 | → |
Stift Göttweig | Locality | Furth bei Göttweig | 44 | 39 | 26 | 27 | → |
Stixendorf | Locality | Weinzierl am Walde | 171 | 163 | 182 | 179 | → |
Straß im Straßertale | Locality | Straß im Straßertale | 1,085 | 1,199 | 1,407 | 1,414 | → |
Stratzdorf | Locality | Gedersdorf | 180 | 176 | 148 | 150 | → |
Stratzing | Locality and Commune | Stratzing | 797 | 808 | 908 | 885 | → |
Taubitz | Locality | Lichtenau im Waldviertel | 110 | 113 | 102 | 97 | → |
Thallern | Locality | Krems | 282 | 290 | 294 | 308 | → |
Theiß | Locality | Gedersdorf | 577 | 593 | 568 | 578 | → |
Thürneustift | Locality | Schönberg am Kamp | 56 | 61 | 48 | 60 | → |
Tiefenbach | Locality | Krumau am Kamp | 89 | 84 | 91 | 83 | → |
Tiefenfucha | Locality | Paudorf | 265 | 273 | 263 | 240 | → |
Trandorf | Locality | Mühldorf | 305 | 286 | 272 | 261 | → |
Unterbergern | Locality | Bergern | 436 | 492 | 572 | 550 | → |
Unterloiben | Locality | Dürnstein | 329 | 322 | 288 | 300 | → |
Unter-Meisling | Locality | Gföhl | 211 | 190 | 175 | 169 | → |
Untertautendorferamt | Locality | Sankt Leonhard am Hornerwald | 127 | 123 | 99 | 98 | → |
Vießling | Locality | Spitz | 154 | 131 | 120 | 122 | → |
Walkersdorf am Kamp | Locality | Grafenegg | 228 | 254 | 211 | 215 | → |
Weinberg | Locality | Maria Laach am Jauerling | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | → |
Weinzierl am Walde | Locality | Weinzierl am Walde | 212 | 233 | 242 | 238 | → |
Weißenkirchen in der Wachau | Locality | Weißenkirchen | 943 | 916 | 929 | 920 | → |
Wiedendorf | Locality | Straß im Straßertale | 99 | 89 | 92 | 91 | → |
Wiesmannsreith | Locality | Maria Laach am Jauerling | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | → |
Wietzen | Locality | Lichtenau im Waldviertel | 65 | 58 | 53 | 51 | → |
Wilhalm | Locality | Sankt Leonhard am Hornerwald | 80 | 81 | 69 | 74 | → |
Willendorf in der Wachau | Locality | Aggsbach | 180 | 169 | 144 | 146 | → |
Wolfenreith | Locality | Bergern | 73 | 63 | 92 | 88 | → |
Wolfenreith | Locality | Weinzierl am Walde | 80 | 70 | 61 | 57 | → |
Wolfshoferamt | Locality | Sankt Leonhard am Hornerwald | 550 | 516 | 476 | 469 | → |
Wösendorf in der Wachau | Locality | Weißenkirchen | 340 | 313 | 300 | 284 | → |
Wurfenthalgraben | Locality | Gföhl | 24 | 22 | 19 | 23 | → |
Wurschenaigen | Locality | Lichtenau im Waldviertel | 64 | 62 | 49 | 44 | → |
Zeiselberg | Locality | Langenlois | 138 | 166 | 159 | 162 | → |
Zeißing | Locality | Maria Laach am Jauerling | 121 | 114 | 106 | 96 | → |
Zintring | Locality | Maria Laach am Jauerling | 85 | 68 | 53 | 56 | → |
Zöbing | Locality | Langenlois | 690 | 716 | 764 | 761 | → |
Source: Statistik Austria.
Explanation: Localities are defined independently of the type of settlement by municipal and state laws; they may be, e.g., closed settlements, scattered settlements or combinations thereof.