| Amstetten | |
| State: | Lower Austria |
| District: | Amstetten |
| Population: | 22595 |
| Population As Of: | 01.01.2001 |
| Pop Dens: | 440 |
| Area: | 52.22 |
| Elevation: | 275 |
| Lat Deg: | 48 |
| Lat Min: | 07 |
| Lat Hem: | N |
| Lon Deg: | 14 |
| Lon Min: | 52 |
| Lon Hem: | E |
| Postal Code: | 3300 |
| Area Code: | 07472 |
| Licence: | AM |
| Mayor: | Herbert Katzengruber (SPÖ) |
| Website: | www.amstetten.noe.gv.at |
Amstetten () is a town in Lower Austria. It is the capital of the Amstetten District.
There are traces of human settlements from the Stone Age and the Bronze Age in the area. The first permanent settlement in the area to be mentioned in written sources was Ulmerfeld, mentioned in 995. The first mention of Amstetten itself is dated to 1111. In 1858, the town was linked to the rest of Austria-Hungary by railroad. Since 1868, it has also been the seat of the local district administration. During World War II, there were two subcamps of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in Amstetten.[1]
Amstetten found itself at the heart of an international news story in April 2008 due to the Fritzl incest case.
The Doka Group, a major international producer/supplier of formwork has their company headquarters in Amstetten.
Amstetten is twinned with:
Ruelle-sur-Touvre, Charente since 1972