Gleisdorf
Appearance
Gleisdorf | |
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Coordinates: 47°06′14″N 15°42′30″E / 47.10389°N 15.70833°E | |
Country | Austria |
State | Styria |
District | Weiz |
Government | |
• Mayor | Christoph Stark (ÖVP) |
Area | |
• Total | 38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 11,200 |
• Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | A-8200 |
Area code | +43 3112 |
Website | www.gleisdorf.at |
Gleisdorf is a town in the district of Weiz in the Austrian state of Styria. As of 2022, the town had a population of 11,200.
Geography
Gleisdorf lies about 25 km east of Graz in the valley of the Raab. There is a train station in the south west of the town, with trains running towards Graz and Feldbach.
Sister cities
- Winterbach im Remstal (near Stuttgart, since 1961)
- Nagykanizsa (Hungary)
Notable people
- Karl Taus (1893-1977), SS Brigadeführer
- Harald Ettl (born 1947), SPÖ politician
- Richard Niederbacher (born 1961), former Austrian football player
- Wilhelm Krautwaschl (born 1963), bishop
- Paul Gartler (born 1997), footballer
References
- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
External links
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