Gföhl

48°31′N 15°29′E / 48.517°N 15.483°E / 48.517; 15.483CountryAustriaStateLower AustriaDistrictKrems-LandGovernment • MayorLudmilla Etzenberger, ÖVPArea • Total80.72 km² (31.17 sq mi)Elevation579 m (1,900 ft)Population • Total3,783 • Density47/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeArea code02716Websitewww.gfoehl.at

Gföhl (German pronunciation: [kføːl] ^ⓘ) is a town and municipality in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	4,077	—
1880	4,173	+2.4%
1890	4,102	−1.7%
1900	4,038	−1.6%
1910	4,258	+5.4%
1923	4,003	−6.0%
1934	3,949	−1.3%
1939	3,921	−0.7%
1951	3,900	−0.5%
1961	3,798	−2.6%
1971	4,008	+5.5%
1981	3,776	−5.8%
1991	3,715	−1.6%
2001	3,740	+0.7%
2011	3,721	−0.5%
2021	3,767	+1.2%

Karl Simlinger controversy

The acting mayor of Gföhl, Karl Simlinger, stated at city council meeting that journalists who report on asylum seekers should be hanged.^{[citation needed]}

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