Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt

47°30′00″N 16°17′00″E / 47.50000°N 16.28333°E / 47.50000; 16.28333CountryAustriaStateLower AustriaDistrictWiener Neustadt-LandGovernment • MayorFranz Pichler-Holzer (ÖVP)Area • Total57.97 km² (22.38 sq mi)Elevation417 m (1,368 ft)Population • Total2,889 • Density50/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeArea code02646Vehicle registrationWBWebsitewww.kirchschlag.at

Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt is a municipality in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,779	—
1880	2,840	+2.2%
1890	2,705	−4.8%
1900	2,800	+3.5%
1910	2,661	−5.0%
1923	2,625	−1.4%
1934	2,632	+0.3%
1939	2,513	−4.5%
1951	2,649	+5.4%
1961	2,740	+3.4%
1971	2,928	+6.9%
1981	2,974	+1.6%
1991	3,014	+1.3%
2001	2,960	−1.8%
2011	2,919	−1.4%

Culture

Kirchschlag is one of 12 locations (Passionsspielorte) in Austria performing passion play . Passion play is performed every 5 years and next will be 2020. This can be noticed by increased beard growth in the male population starting the year prior to the Passion play.

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