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Achau
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Mödling
Mayor	Johannes Unterhalser
Basic statistics
Area	8.94 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
Elevation	185 m  (607 ft)
Population	3,340  (15 March 2010)
- Density	374 /km² (968 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	2481
Area code	02236
Website	[1] Coordinates: 48°5′0″N 16°20′0″E / 48.083333°N 16.333333°E / 48.083333; 16.333333

Achau is a town in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. After the Anschluss in 1938, Achau became a part of the greater Vienna, but returned back to Lower Austria after the war. The Achau golf course is one of the few in the area serving the local Mödling population. As of 2006, there were 1,200 people living in Achau.

From Wikitravel

Achau is off the side of the Chiloé Island. A small quaint town situated along the sea.

Get in

A bus from Castro goes there.

See

The wooden chapel in the center of town. Especially large for being made of only wood.

Buy

To the side of the church in the center of town there are vendors of hand woven crafts that sell for very cheap!

Eat

Eat out, it's very cheap.

Sleep

There are a few hostels that are very economical.

Get out

Early in the morning there is a bus that leaves from the bus station to leave.