Mönichkirchen
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Andreas Graf
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| postal_code = 2872
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| area_code = 02649
| website = [http://www.moenichkirchen.at www.moenichkirchen.at]
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Mönichkirchen is a market town in the district of Neunkirchen in the south of the Austrian state of Lower Austria with a population of 607 inhabitants (1.1.2013).
Geography
Mönichkirchen is situated on the east side of the Wechsel mountain (1,743 m) in the south-east Industrieviertel near the border with Styria. The size of the village is 16.27 km². 68.34% of the area is forested.
Population
{{Historical populations
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|1869|479
|1880|546
|1890|540
|1900|526
|1910|615
|1923|579
|1934|662
|1939|646
|1951|669
|1961|752
|1971|782
|1981|741
|1991|721
|2001|623
|2011|597
}}
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Sports
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There are two sports clubs in Mönichkirchen:
- Winter sports club Mönichkirchen
- Soccer club FC Mönichkirchen
Around the village of Mönichkirchen there is a skiing resort that is joined by several lifts to the adjacent skiing resort of Mariensee (village of Aspangberg-Sankt Peter). The total length of ski-slopes of both resorts is about 13 km. Both villages operate three chair lifts and one drag lift.
During summer the region is commonly used for hiking and climbing.
References
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{{Cities and towns in Neunkirchen (Austrian district)}}
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Category:Cities and towns in Neunkirchen District, Austria
Category:Prealps East of the Mur
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