Stattegg

Place in Styria, Austria

Coat of arms

Location within Graz-Umgebung district

47°08′14″N 15°25′12″E / 47.13722°N 15.42000°E / 47.13722; 15.42000CountryAustriaStateStyriaDistrictGraz-UmgebungGovernment

• MayorAndreas Kahr-Walzl (ÖVP)Area

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• Total25.85 km² (9.98 sq mi)Elevation

432 m (1,417 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total2,927 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

8046

Area code0316Vehicle registrationGUWebsitewww.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.

History

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)

Citizens of honor

1952 Josef Krainer (1903–1971), Landeshauptmann
1952 Ulrich Lässer, Gemeinderat
1954 Heribert Ringer, Bürgermeister 1951–1965
1965 Alexander Mayer
1978 Friedrich Niederl (1920–2012), Landeshauptmann
1978 Eduard Matzenauer, Bürgermeister 1965–1988
1984 Josef Krainer Jr. (1930–2016), Landeshauptmann
2006 Helmut Möstl, Bürgermeister 1988–2006

Relevant people, related to Stattegg

Franz Feiertag (* 5. Dezember 1955 in Graz), European Champion in TREC 2010
Florian Kainz (* 24. Oktober 1992), Austrian soccer player

External links

private weatherstation (german)

References

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ Friedrich Stehlik: "Stattegg", Eigenverlag der Gemeinde Stattegg, 1984