Rachau

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Rachau
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Rachau
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°13′02″N14°54′54″E / 47.21722°N 14.91500°E / 47.21722; 14.91500 Coordinates: 47°13′02″N14°54′54″E / 47.21722°N 14.91500°E / 47.21722; 14.91500
Country Austria
State Styria
District Murtal
Government
 •  Mayor Karl Hirtler (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total104.93 km2 (40.51 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2016) [1]
 • Total613
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8720
Area code 03512
Vehicle registration KF
Website Gemeinde Rachau

Rachau is a former municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria with 626 inhabitants. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld. [2] It is divided into three districts: Mitterbach, Glein Rachau and the village of Rachau itself. Neighbouring settlements include Apfelberg, St. Margarethen, St. Lorenzen, Kleinlobming, St. Stefan ob Leoben, Salla, Übelbach, Kainach bei Voitsberg und Gallmannsegg.

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The Mayor of Rachau was Karl Hirtler of the ÖVP; Bernadette Hartleb (ÖVP) was vice mayor. There is a primary school and two volunteer firefighters in the village.

Rachau hillclimb

From 1995 to 2004 Rachau hosted a hillclimbing event. Riders of motorbikes and also quadbikes and even the occasional car or converted jetski/snowmobile would attempt to ride as far up the hillside as possible without falling off [3] . Whoever attained the greatest distance won the event. This was televised across Europe on Eurosport and attracted a trackside audience of 10,000 to 30,000 people. It also had sponsorship from the drink Red Bull.

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References

  1. ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Rachau.
  2. ↑ Die neue Gemeindestruktur der Steiermark
  3. ↑ "A man as fast as a train, dogs at the baseball … and dancing Dunphy". The Guardian.


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