Gleisdorf

Gleisdorf
Municipality
Coat of arms
Gleisdorf Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°06′14″N15°42′30″E / 47.10389°N 15.70833°E / 47.10389; 15.70833
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Weiz
Government
•  Mayor	Christoph Stark (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Elevation	365 m (1,198 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	11,200
• Density	290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	A-8200
Area code	+43 3112
Website	www.gleisdorf.at

Gleisdorf is a town in the district of Weiz in the Austrian state of Styria. As of 2023, the town had a population of 11,362.

Geography

Gleisdorf lies about 25 km (16 mi) east of Graz in the valley of the Raab. There is a train station in the south west of the town, with trains running towards Graz and Feldbach.

Sister cities

• Winterbach im Remstal (near Stuttgart, since 1961)
• Nagykanizsa (Hungary)

Notable people

• Karl Taus (1893-1977), an Austrian Nazi and SS Brigadeführer
• Harald Ettl (born 1947), politician (SPÖ) and an MEP from 1996 to 2009.

Sport

• Richard Niederbacher (born 1961), Austrian former footballer, played over 370 games
• Paul Gartler (born 1997), football goalkeeper, has played over 100 games
• Philipp Seidl (born 1997), an Austrian footballer who has played over 120 games

References

1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

External links

• Gleisdorf Cityportal

Solar tree in the main square