Hofamt Priel

Hofamt Priel
Aerial view of Hofamt Priel
Aerial view of Hofamt Priel
Coat of arms of Hofamt Priel
Hofamt Priel is located in Austria
Hofamt Priel
Hofamt Priel
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°11′44″N 15°4′44″E / 48.19556°N 15.07889°E / 48.19556; 15.07889
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictMelk
Government
 • MayorFriedrich Buchberger
Area
 • Total
39.63 km2 (15.30 sq mi)
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total
1,675
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3681
Area code+43 7412
Websitewww.hofamtpriel.at

Hofamt Priel is a municipality in the district of Melk in the Austrian state of Lower Austria north of the river Danube. On the night of 2 May 1945, the SS marched more than 200 refugees a short way inland and murdered them.[3]

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ Hoad, Phil (2023-04-24). "Endphase review – searing testimony to one of the last Nazi war crimes". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-05.