Böheimkirchen

Place in Lower Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

48°12′N 15°56′E / 48.200°N 15.933°E / 48.200; 15.933CountryAustriaStateLower AustriaDistrictSankt Pölten-LandGovernment

• MayorJohann Hell (SPÖ)Area

^[1]

• Total45.55 km² (17.59 sq mi)Elevation

247 m (810 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total5,087 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

3071

Area code02743Websitewww.boeheimkirchen.noe.gv.at

Böheimkirchen is a town in the district of Sankt Pölten-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

History

2016 Böheimkirchen massacre

On 1 December 2016, police discovered the bodies of six people, including three children, at a house in the town after the three children who lived at the house failed to attend school for three days, according to ORF. The bodies of those found dead were all related to each other, while a female relative is suspected of having carried out the murder–suicide. The family, who a neighbour described as "behaving in a very withdrawn way", moved into the house in June 2015.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1971	3,828	—
1981	3,946	+3.1%
1991	4,145	+5.0%
2001	4,506	+8.7%
2015	4,946	+9.8%

References

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ Six family members killed in Austrian house near St Poelten