Trofaiach
Trofaiach is a municipality in the Leoben district of the state of Styria in Austria, the site of a post World War II British sector displaced persons camp.
Trofaiach | |
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 Trofaiach | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Trofaiach Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°25′33.69″N 15°00′24.12″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Leoben |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Abl (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 143.63 km2 (55.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 658 m (2,159 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,125 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8793 |
| Area code | +43 3847 |
| Vehicle registration | LN |
| Website | trofaiach.steiermark.at |
Sons and daughters of the town
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Josef Forster
- Josef Forster (1838-1917), composer, he wrote several, at that time successful, but now forgotten operas
- Hellmuth Stachel (born 1942), grew up in Trofaiach, Austrian mathematician and professor of geometry at the Vienna University of Technology.
- Hannes Arch (1967-2016), aerobatics pilot, first Austrian participant in the Red Bull Air Race Series
- Monika Maierhofer (born 1967), former ski racer
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.
Places adjacent to Trofaiach | |
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