title: Mönichkirchen
text: # Mönichkirchen
  
  Mönichkirchen is a market town in the district of Neunkirchen in the south of the Austrian state of Lower Austria with a population of 607 inhabitants (1.1.2013).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Mönichkirchen is situated on the east side of the Wechsel mountain (1,743 m) in the south-east Industrieviertel near the border with Styria. The size of the village is 16.27 km². 68.34% of the area is forested.
  
  ## Sports
  
  There are two sports clubs in Mönichkirchen:
  
  * Winter sports club Mönichkirchen
  * Soccer club FC Mönichkirchen
  
  Around the village of Mönichkirchen there is a skiing resort that is joined by several lifts to the adjacent skiing resort of Mariensee (village of Aspangberg-Sankt Peter). The total length of ski-slopes of both resorts is about 13 km. Both villages operate three chair lifts and one drag lift. During summer the region is commonly used for hiking and climbing.
  
  