Hartberg

Hartberg
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Hartberg
Hartberg Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°16′50″N 15°58′12″E
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Hartberg-Fürstenfeld
Government
• Mayor	Marcus Martschitsch (ÖVP)
Area
• Total	21.58 km2 (8.33 sq mi)
Elevation	359 m (1,178 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)
• Total	6,534
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8230
Area codes	+43 3332
Vehicle registration	HF
Website	www.hartberg.at

Hartberg is a city in Styria, Austria, the capital of the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld (district). As of 2014, it has a population of 6,449 in an area of 21.58 km². About 68 km up the A2 is the large city of Graz.

This town has a long and rich history. A settlement was located here in the Neolithic ages. One of the most important, prehistoric settlements of Styria developed on "Ringkogel" in the 3rd century BC. A massive protective wall surrounded it. Only two towers remain of the 7-8 metre high and 1500 metre long wall. (Schölbinger Tower and Reck Tower). The first mention of Hartberg as a city was in a 1286 document. During the 15th century it was conquered by King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary. A huge fire destroyed the town up to a few houses, but the population has been continually on the rise since then.

A massive protective wall surrounded it. In 1122 margrave Leopold I of Styria founded "Hartberg". Hartberg was even a central village in Styria for a certain time. The first written reference to Hartberg as "civitas" was in 1286.

External links

• the official site of Hartberg