Rohrbach an der Lafnitz
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Rohrbach an der Lafnitz | |
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Location within Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district | |
| Coordinates: 47°23′26″N 15°59′44″E / 47.39056°N 15.99556°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Hartberg-Fürstenfeld |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Günter Putz (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.37 km2 (10.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 455 m (1,493 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 2,634 |
| • Density | 99.89/km2 (258.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8234, 8250 |
| Area code | +43 3338 |
| Vehicle registration | HF |
| Website | www.rohrbach-lafnitz. steiermark.at |
Transport
Rohrbach an der Lafnitz has good transportation connections. The Wechsel Straße (B 54) between Wiener Neustadt and Hartberg passes through it, and the Süd Autobahn between Vienna and Graz passes approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away.
The Rohrbach-Vorau station on the Thermenbahn provides a rail connection to Vienna and Hartberg.
The Graz and Vienna airports are both approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) away.
Education
The municipality has a kindergarten, a Volksschule and a Neue Mittelschule.
Registered landmarks
- The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Joseph the Worker, built overlooking the town in 1959–1961, was designed by Eberhardt Jäger and contains a triptych stained glass window by Margret Bilger.
- The so-called Zeilbrücke is a lenticular truss bridge carrying the Thermenbahn across the Lafnitz valley. The bridge is shared between Eichberg, Rohrbach and Schlag bei Thalberg; the centre of the river constitutes the border between the latter two.