Rohr im Gebirge

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Rohr im Gebirge
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Wiener Neustadt-Land
Mayor	Christian Wagner (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area	80.58 km² (31.1 sq mi)
Elevation	683 m  (2241 ft)
Population	494  (31/12/2005)
- Density	6 /km² (16 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	WB
Postal code	2663
Area code	02667
Website	www.rohrimgebirge.at Coordinates: 47°52′00″N 15°43′00″E / 47.866667, 15.716667

Rohr im Gebirge is a town in the Wiener Neustadt-Land district, Lower Austria, Austria. 29.5% of the municipality are forested, 52.1% are alpine.

[edit] Historical population of

• 1971: 591
• 1981: 556
• 1991: 546
• 2001: 517

[edit] History

In Roman times, the area used to be part of Pannonia. It lies in the heartland of Lower Austria diving the place in Austrian history.

[edit] Other

There are 42 companies of which 42 are related with forestry. 239 persons are employed. The activity rate was 46.8%.

[edit] External links

• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver