Pöchlarn
Pöchlarn (Bavarian: Böchlarn) is a town on the Danube River in the district of Melk in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The painter and writer Oskar Kokoschka was born here in 1886.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,756 | — |
| 1880 | 1,904 | +8.4% |
| 1890 | 2,192 | +15.1% |
| 1900 | 2,675 | +22.0% |
| 1910 | 2,919 | +9.1% |
| 1923 | 2,870 | −1.7% |
| 1934 | 3,137 | +9.3% |
| 1939 | 3,116 | −0.7% |
| 1951 | 3,136 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 3,222 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 3,521 | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 3,626 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 3,523 | −2.8% |
| 2001 | 3,473 | −1.4% |
| 2011 | 3,935 | +13.3% |
Personalities
- Rüdiger von Bechelaren
- Oskar Kokoschka, painter
- Johann Rasch
- Ursula Strauss, actress