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Sankt Pölten
City population
21,911
#18
in Austria
#3
in Lower Austria
#23,602
worldwide
48.208, 15.637 · 54 km from Vienna
About Sankt Pölten
Sankt Pölten is a city in Lower Austria, Austria with a population of 21,911. It is the 18th largest of the 29 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Austria, and the 23,602nd largest worldwide. It lies 54 km from Vienna.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 8
Elevation
265 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Vienna
Coordinates
48.208, 15.637
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 29 in AustriaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.