Editing Sankt Pölten (section)

== Public facilities ==

=== Educational facilities ===
* ''Bundesgymnasium'' and ''Bundesrealgymnasium'' St. Pölten<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bgstpoelten.ac.at/ |title=Home |website=bgstpoelten.ac.at}}</ref> (public [[gymnasium (school)|gymnasium]])
* Public educational facility for kindergarten pedagogy and social pedagogy
* Public economics school and economics academy
* ''[[Realschule|Bundesreal]]- and Bundesoberstufenrealgymnasium'' (BORG) Schulring (public high-level gymnasium)
* [[St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences]] (fields: computer simulation, media management, social work, telecommunication and media)
* Public higher educational facility for professions in economics and school for social professions
* Public higher technical educational facility and laboratory (fields: EDP and organisation, electronics, electrical engineering, machine engineering, economic engineering) with [[Fachhochschule|university of applied sciences]] for machine construction
* New Design University (interior architecture and graphics design)
* Lower Austrian state academy
* Philosophical-theological university
* [[Folk high school]]
* Lower Austrian institute for promotion of economy development (''WIFI'')

=== Leisure and sports sites ===
[[File:St. Pölten Luftbild.jpg|thumb|Aerial photo]]
[[File:St. Pölten - Fußballstation.JPG|thumb|NV Arena]]
Swimming is available at Aquacity (indoor [[swimming pool]]), the St. Pölten outdoor swimming pool and Ratzersdorf Lake (a bathing pond where a [[nudism|nudist]] beach, [[beach volleyball]], and [[miniature golf]] are available). For fitness training there is the ''City-Treff - Pueblo'', the ''Lifeline'', the ''Reebok'' and the ''Seepark''. In addition, the city has:
* [[American Football]] Club - St. Pölten Invaders
* [[Badminton]] Club
* [[Country club|Golf club]] St. Pölten
* [[Skittles (sport)|Skittles]] at the leisure park Megafun
* [[Miniature golf]] at the Tennis-Allround Center
* [[Model aircraft]] airport of the ''BSV VOITH''
* [[Equestrianism|Riding club]] St. Pölten-Wagram
* [[Shooting range]] of the private ''Schützenkompagnie''
* [[Skatepark]]
* [[Gliding]] club St. Pölten

St Pölten hosts a primary base of the Lower Austrian state sports school.

==== Tennis ====
Every year in the third week of May an [[ATP 250]] tournament takes place in St Pölten. There are multiple local tennis stadiums, including the Arena im Aufeld, the tennis centre Allround, the tennis courts by the local ice sport association 1872, the courts in St. Georgen, the courts at the Ratzersdorfer Pond, the courts in the Lower Austrian state sports school and the courts of the leisure park Megafun.