Stattegg
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Location within Graz-Umgebung district
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| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Graz-Umgebung |
| Mayor | Karl Zimmermann (ÖVP) |
| Area | 25.88 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 432 m (1417 ft) |
| Population | 2,761 (1 January 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 107 /km2 (276 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | GU |
| Postal code | 8046 |
| Area code | 0316 |
| Website | www.stattegg. steiermark.at |
Stattegg is a village and a suburb of Graz, the capital of the Austrian state of Styria. It lies at the bottom of the Schoeckl, a mountain of the European Alps. Stattegg has 2580 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2005) and consists of 13 Katastralgemeinden: Buch, Eichberg, Hochgreit, Hohenberg, Hub, Kalkleiten, Krail, Leber, Mühl, Neudorf, Rannach, Steingraben, Ursprung.
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[edit] History
In medieval times the Stadecker were a dynasty of ministeriales in the service of the sovereign of Styria. Their seat was the castle of Stadeck located in Hub, a part of Stattegg. Ulrich I von Stadeck was 26th arch bishop of Salzburg (1256–1265), Rudolf von Stadegge was a minstrel, several were Landeshauptmann of Styria. 1400 the dynasty ended with Hans and Leuthold of Stadeck[2].
[edit] Objects of Interest
- Church Maria Schutz in Kalkleiten
- Old limekiln (founded 1890, stopped 1966, classified as a historical monument since 1981)
- Well of Andritz-Ursprung ( Jakob- Lorber Begegnungsstätte )
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[edit] References
- ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2011-01-01.
- ^ Friedrich Stehlik: "Stattegg", Eigenverlag der Gemeinde Stattegg, 1984
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