Aggsbach

Aggsbach
Municipality
Aggsbach Markt as seen from the opposite bank of the Danube
Coat of arms
Aggsbach Location within Austria Aggsbach Aggsbach (Lower Austria)
Coordinates: 48°17′N 15°24′E
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Krems-Land
Government
• Mayor	Rainer Toifl (ÖVP)
Area
• Total	13.72 km2 (5.30 sq mi)
Elevation	214 m (702 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	643
• Density	46.9/km2 (121/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3641, 3643
Area code	02712
Website	https://www.aggsbach.gv.at/

Aggsbach (in 1961-1972 Aggsbach Markt) is a small wine-growing town in the Krems-Land district of Lower Austria, Austria. As of 2001, it has a population of 714 and an area of 13.72 square kilometres (5.30 sq mi). Aggsbach was first mentioned in an 1148 document calling it "Accusabah".

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1971	710	—
1981	711	+0.1%
1991	735	+3.4%
2001	719	−2.2%
2011	689	−4.2%
2021	643	−6.7%

Venus von Willendorf

Today Aggsbach is most famous for being the place where the Venus of Willendorf was found, in the Willendorf hamlet.

Today Aggsbach is most famous for being the place where the Venus of Willendorf was found, in the Willendorf hamlet. The actual female fertility figure is located in the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna, while a life size reproduction is located in a field in Willendorf. The other hamlets are Aggsbach Markt (the main town), Groisbach, and Köfering.