Ternitz

Ternitz
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Ternitz
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°43′N 16°2′E / 47.717°N 16.033°E / 47.717; 16.033
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictNeunkirchen
Government
  MayorRupert Dworak
Area
  Total
65.35 km2 (25.23 sq mi)
Elevation
396 m (1,299 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)
  Total
14,632
  Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2630, 2631
Area code02630
Websitehttp://www.ternitz.at/

Ternitz is a town and municipality (14,823 inhabitants end 2014) in the district of Neunkirchen in the Austrian state of Lower Austria, situated at the confluence of the Sierning stream and the River Schwarza, at the western end of the Steinfeld plain. It is divided in the following parts, called Katastralgemeinden: Dunkelstein, Flatz, Holzweg, Mahrersdorf, Pottschach, Putzmannsdorf, Raglitz, Rohrbach am Steinfelde, St. Johann am Steinfelde and Sieding.