Stattegg
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Stattegg | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Graz-Umgebung district | |
  Stattegg Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°08′14″N 15°25′12″E / 47.13722°N 15.42000°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Graz-Umgebung |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andreas Kahr-Walzl (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.85 km2 (9.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 432 m (1,417 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 2,927 |
| • Density | 113.2/km2 (293.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8046 |
| Area code | 0316 |
| Vehicle registration | GU |
| Website | www.stattegg. steiermark.at |
Stattegg is a Village and a suburb of Graz, the capital of the Austrian state of Styria. It lies at the bottom of the Schoeckl, a mountain of the European Alps. Stattegg has 2982 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2021) and consists of 13 Katastralgemeinden: Buch, Eichberg, Hochgreit, Hohenberg, Hub, Kalkleiten, Krail, Leber, Mühl, Neudorf, Rannach, Steingraben, Ursprung.
In medieval times the Stadecker were a dynasty of ministeriales in the service of the sovereign of Styria. Their seat was the castle of Stadeck located in Hub, a part of Stattegg. Ulrich I von Stadeck was 26th arch bishop of Salzburg (1256–1265), Rudolf von Stadegge was a minstrel, several were Landeshauptmann of Styria. 1400 the dynasty ended with Hans and Leuthold of Stadeck.[3] Since 1951, the castle hill has been used by the Stattegg Volunteer Fire Fighters as a training ground.
Objects of Interest
- Church Maria Schutz in Kalkleiten
- Old lime kiln (founded 1890, stopped 1966, classified as a historical monument since 1981)
- Well of Andritz-Ursprung (Jakob-Lorber Begegnungsstätte)
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