Stattegg

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.

Stattegg
Coat of arms of Stattegg
Coat of arms
Location within Graz-Umgebung district
Location within Graz-Umgebung district
Stattegg is located in Austria
Stattegg
Stattegg
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°08′14″N 15°25′12″E
CountryAustria
StateStyria
DistrictGraz-Umgebung
Government
 • MayorAndreas Kahr-Walzl (ÖVP)
Area
[1]
 • 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 code0316
Vehicle registrationGU
Websitewww.stattegg.
steiermark.at

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
old limekiln
  • 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

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

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


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