Aggsbach | |
Pushpin Map: | Austria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 270 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Austria |
Coordinates: | 48.2833°N 39°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Austria |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Lower Austria |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Krems-Land |
Parts Style: | para |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Josef Kremser |
Leader Party: | ÖVP |
Elevation M: | 214 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 3641, 3643 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 02712 |
Aggsbach 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 km.²Aggsbach was first mentioned in an 1148 document calling it "Accusabah".
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.