Liezen
Municipality in Styria, Austria
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Liezen (German: [ˈliːt͡sn̩]; Central Bavarian: Liezn; local dialect pronunciation [-ɪə-]) is a municipality in the Austrian state of Styria, district capital of the district of the same name and economic center on the River Enns.
Liezen
Liezn | |
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 View of Liezen | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Liezen Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°34′00″N 14°14′00″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Liezen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrea Heinrich (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 92.11 km2 (35.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 664 m (2,178 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 8,191 |
| • Density | 88.93/km2 (230.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8940 |
| Area code | 03612 |
| Vehicle registration | LI |
| Website | www.liezen.at |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,944 | — |
| 1880 | 2,260 | +16.3% |
| 1890 | 2,220 | −1.8% |
| 1900 | 2,143 | −3.5% |
| 1910 | 2,224 | +3.8% |
| 1923 | 2,218 | −0.3% |
| 1934 | 2,417 | +9.0% |
| 1939 | 2,868 | +18.7% |
| 1951 | 4,802 | +67.4% |
| 1961 | 5,444 | +13.4% |
| 1971 | 6,402 | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 7,034 | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 7,051 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 6,908 | −2.0% |
| 2011 | 6,839 | −1.0% |
Politics
Economy
A large mechanical engineering plant, Maschinenfabrik Liezen und Gießerei, is located in the east of the town; it was connected to the "Noricum scandal" in the 1980s due to the illegal export of armaments. As of 2012, the company remained a large employer.
Popular culture
In the adventure novel series by Gérard de Villiers, Schloss Liezen is the home of the principal character Prince Malko Linge. However, this fictional castle is situated on the Austria-Hungary border, with most of its estates over the border in Hungary.
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