Dobl

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Dobl
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Dobl
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°56′48″N15°22′35″E / 46.94667°N 15.37639°E / 46.94667; 15.37639
Country Austria
State Styria
District Graz-Umgebung
Area
  Total13.76 km2 (5.31 sq mi)
Elevation
362 m (1,188 ft)
Population
 (2014-01-01)
  Total1,805
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8143
Area code 03136
Vehicle registration GU
Website www.dobl.at

Dobl was a municipality in Austria which merged in January 2015 into Dobl-Zwaring in the Graz-Umgebung District of Styria, Austria. [1]

Geography

Dobl is located in the Kaiser forest in the valley of the Kainach River, about 14 km (8.7 mi) southwest of Graz.

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References

  1. Steiermärkisches Gemeindestrukturreformgesetz – StGsrG, Landesgesetzblatt des Landes Steiermark. Nr. 31/2014 (Styria State Official Gazette, in German).