Sonntagberg
| Sonntagberg | ||
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  Sonntagberg Location within Austria | ||
| Coordinates: 48°00′N 14°46′E / 48.000°N 14.767°ECoordinates: 48°00′N 14°46′E / 48.000°N 14.767°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Lower Austria | |
| District | Amstetten | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Johann Eblinger | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 18.41 km2 (7.11 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2016)[1] | ||
| • Total | 3,824 | |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 3333 | |
| Area code | 07448 | |
| Website | www.sonntagberg.gv.at | |
Sonntagberg is a town in the district of Amstetten in Lower Austria in Austria. It is an important Catholic pilgrimage center.
Geography
Sonntagberg lies in the Mostviertel in Lower Austria. About 29 percent of the municipality is forested.
Sights
It has a baroque church that was, in its current form, built in 1706–1732 by Jakob Prandtauer and Joseph Munggenast. The ceilings were painted by Daniel Gran (1738–43). In 1964, Pope Paul VI gave it the title Basilica minor.
For a short while, Sonntagberg was the location of what would then become Summerhill School.[2]
References
- ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Sonntagberg.
- ↑ "Summerhill - Early days". Summerhill. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
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