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Fun fact 1 about Sankt Polten

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The oldest part of the city is built on the site of the ancient Roman city of Aelium Cetium.

Sankt Polten
Austria
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Sankt Polten

Austria

Country
Austria
Population
56.7K
Coordinates
48.20, 15.63
1231st most populous city in the world

Sankt Pölten, mostly abbreviated to the official name St. Pölten, is the capital and largest city of the State of Lower Austria in northeast Austria, with 59,767 inhabitants as of 1 January 2025. St. Pölten is a city with its own statute and therefore it is both a municipality and a district in the Mostviertel.

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