Raaba
Appearance
Raaba | |
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![]() Location within Graz-Umgebung district | |
Coordinates: 47°01′40″N 15°29′48″E / 47.02778°N 15.49667°E | |
Country | Austria |
State | Styria |
District | Graz-Umgebung |
Government | |
• Mayor | Josef Gangl (SPÖ) |
Area | |
• Total | 7.71 km2 (2.98 sq mi) |
Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
Population (2014-01-01) | |
• Total | 2,268 |
• Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 8074 |
Area code | 0316 |
Vehicle registration | GU |
Website | www.raaba.at |
Raaba, also known as Raaba bei Graz, was a village, merged into Raaba-Grambach in 2015, in the province of the Austrian state of Styria and a suburb of Graz.
Due to its proximity to Graz an area with medium-rise office blocks has developed on the edge of Raaba.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 625 | — |
1880 | 653 | +4.5% |
1890 | 681 | +4.3% |
1900 | 697 | +2.3% |
1910 | 755 | +8.3% |
1923 | 834 | +10.5% |
1934 | 848 | +1.7% |
1939 | 802 | −5.4% |
1951 | 893 | +11.3% |
1961 | 1,057 | +18.4% |
1971 | 1,211 | +14.6% |
1981 | 1,447 | +19.5% |
1991 | 1,720 | +18.9% |
2001 | 1,927 | +12.0% |
2014 | 2,268 | +17.7% |
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