Spielberg, Styria
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Spielberg | |
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  Spielberg Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°13′00″N 14°47′00″E / 47.21667°N 14.78333°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Murtal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manfred Lenger (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.69 km2 (11.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,383 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8724 |
| Area code | 03512, 03577 |
| Vehicle registration | MT |
| Website | www.spielberg.at |
Spielberg (formerly: Spielberg bei Knittelfeld)[3] is a city located in the Bezirk Murtal in Styria, Austria.
General
The city of Spielberg, with a population of about 5,000 inhabitants, is located north of the Mur in the east of Aichfeld, between the cities of Zeltweg and Knittelfeld. The municipal area of Knittelfeld has grown together with a part of the township. From 1986 to 2009 Spielberg was a Marktgemeinde. On October 1, 2009 it became a “Stadtgemeinde”. Within the district you can find both municipal and countrified mintages.
Structure
The township is made up of 9 Katastralgemeinden. Pausendorf is the biggest Katastralgemeinde of 1500 inhabitants. The Katastralgemeinde Spielberg is only a small part of the township, but it gives its title to the whole municipality.
- Einhörn
- Laing
- Lind
- Maßweg
- Pausendorf
- Sachendorf
- Schönberg
- Spielberg
- Weyern
Politics
The SPÖ has been the dominant position of the township since 1960, when the countrified township became a municipality. This was triggered when a number of industrial firms moved to the township, above all the Austria Antriebstechnik AG (ATB).
Economy
Spielberg is home to the Red Bull Ring (formerly known as A1-Ring and Österreichring). From 1970 until 1987 and from 1997 until 2003 the Grand Prix of Austria took place there. In 2014, it returned to the Formula 1 calendar. In 2020 the first 2 races of the delayed F1 season took place there: the Austrian GP and the Styrian GP. In 2021, following the postponement of the Turkish GP, a second race, the Styrian GP, was held one week before the Austrian GP.
References
- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "RIS Dokument". 8 July 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
External links
- Official website
- ATB (Spielberg's most important employer)
- Regionalbus Aichfeld (public transportation in Spielberg)
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