Pöchlarn

Pöchlarn
Pöchlarn
Pöchlarn
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°12′N 15°12′E / 48.200°N 15.200°E / 48.200; 15.200
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictMelk
Government
  MayorFranz Heisler (ÖVP)
Area
  Total
17.92 km2 (6.92 sq mi)
Elevation
216 m (709 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)
  Total
3,912
  Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3380
Area code02757
Websitewww.poechlarn.at

Pöchlarn (Bavarian: Böchlarn) is a town on the Danube River in the district of Melk in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The painter and writer Oskar Kokoschka was born here in 1886.