Seckau | |
|---|---|
  Seckau Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°16′30″N14°47′6″E / 47.27500°N 14.78500°E Coordinates: 47°16′30″N14°47′6″E / 47.27500°N 14.78500°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Murtal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Simon Pletz (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.26 km2 (17.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 843 m (2,766 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01) [2] | |
| • Total | 1,281 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8732 |
| Area code | 03514 |
| Vehicle registration | KF |
| Website | www.seckau.at |
Seckau (Slovene : Sekava) is a Marktgemeinde in the state of Styria, Austria. It is situated near Knittelfeld. It is known for the Benedictine Seckau Abbey, once the seat of the bishopric Graz-Seckau.
Slovene or Slovenian belongs to the group of South Slavic languages. It is spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia. It is the first language of about 2.1 million Slovenian people and is one of the 24 official and working languages of the European Union.
Styria is a state, or Bundesland, located in the southeast of Austria. In area it is the second largest of the nine Austrian federated states, covering 16,401 km2 (6,332 sq mi). It borders Slovenia and the Austrian states of Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Burgenland, and Carinthia. The capital city is Graz which had 276,526 inhabitants at the beginning of 2015.
Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in Central Europe comprising 9 federated states. Its capital, largest city and one of nine states is Vienna. Austria has an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi), a population of nearly 9 million people and a nominal GDP of $477 billion. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The terrain is highly mountainous, lying within the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 m (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 m (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speaks local Bavarian dialects as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other regional languages are Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene.
