Horn, Austria

Horn
Municipality
Town hall
Coat of arms
Horn Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°40′N 15°39′E
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Horn
Government
• Mayor	Jürgen Maier (ÖVP)
Area
• Total	39.25 km2 (15.15 sq mi)
Elevation	311 m (1,020 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	6,520
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3580
Area code	02982
Website	horn.gv.at

Horn (German pronunciation: [hɔʁn] ) is a small town in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria, Austria and the capital of the district of the same name.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1860	2,975	—
1880	3,259	+9.5%
1890	3,669	+12.6%
1900	3,761	+2.5%
1910	4,189	+11.4%
1923	4,293	+2.5%
1934	4,503	+4.9%
1939	5,612	+24.6%
1951	5,340	−4.8%
1961	5,674	+6.3%
1971	6,265	+10.4%
1981	6,322	+0.9%
1991	6,364	+0.7%
2001	6,411	+0.7%
2011	6,535	+1.9%

Notable people

• Marie Andree-Eysn (1847-1929), an Austrian botanist and folklorist.
• Moriz Winternitz (1863–1937), scholar, Orientalist and Indologist
• Stefan Michael Newerkla (born 1972), an Austrian linguist, Slavist and philologist.
• Nikolaus Newerkla (born 1974) an harpsichordist, arranger and conductor.
• Dominik Baumgartner (born 1996), an Austrian footballer who has played over 200 games
• Christoph Baumgartner (born 1999), an Austrian footballer who has played over 160 games and 36 for Austria

Sport

2008 Austrian Cup winner SV Horn is the local football club.