Spielberg, Styria

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Spielberg
Municipality
2021-09-01 Spielberg Stadtplatz.jpg
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Coat of arms
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Spielberg
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°13′00″N14°47′00″E / 47.21667°N 14.78333°E / 47.21667; 14.78333
Country Austria
State Styria
District Murtal
Government
 •  Mayor Manfred Lenger (SPÖ)
Area
[1]
 • Total
29.69 km2 (11.46 sq mi)
Elevation
660 m (2,170 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01) [2]
 • Total
5,383
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8724
Area code 03512, 03577
Vehicle registration MT
Website www.spielberg.at

Spielberg (formerly: Spielberg bei Knittelfeld) [3] is a city located in the Bezirk Murtal in Styria, Austria.

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General

The city of Spielberg, with a population of about 5,000 inhabitants, is located north of the Mur in the east of Aichfeld, between the cities of Zeltweg and Knittelfeld. From 1986 to 2009 Spielberg was a Marktgemeinde (market town). On 1 October 2009 it became a "Stadtgemeinde" (city). [4]

Structure

The city is made up of 9 Katastralgemeinden (cadastral communities). [5] Pausendorf is the biggest Katastralgemeinde in Spielberg. [6] The first documented mentions of Lind date to between 860 and 890, making it among the oldest settled areas in Upper Styria. [4]

Politics

The 2024 Styrian state election saw the FPÖ win as part of their second state election win. [7] [8]

Landmarks

Spielberg is home to the Red Bull Ring (formerly known as A1-Ring and Österreichring). From 1970 until 1987 and again from 1997 until 2003, the Grand Prix of Austria took place there. [9] The track was rebuilt and modernized between 2008 and 2011. [4] The newly rebuilt track hosted a round in the 2011 DTM season. [10] In 2014, it returned to the Formula 1 calendar with the 2014 Austrian Grand Prix. In 2020 the first 2 races of the delayed F1 season took place there: the Austrian GP and the Styrian GP. [11] In 2021, following the postponement of the Turkish GP, a second race, the Styrian GP, was held one week before the Austrian GP. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "RIS Dokument". 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  4. 1 2 3 "Spielberg". www.steiermark.com. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  5. ↑ "Austrian cadastral municipalities" . Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  6. ↑ "Five Things to Know About the Austrian GP". Atlassian Williams Racing. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  7. ↑ "Landtagswahl Steiermark 2024 - news.ORF.at". orf.at (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  8. ↑ Murphy, Francois (2024-11-24). "Austrian far right shows strength with state election win in Styria". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  9. ↑ "Latest Formula 1 Breaking News - Grandprix.com". www.grandprix.com. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  10. ↑ ks design - multimedia agentur - Koeln, mail@ks-design.de. "www.dtm.com". www.dtm.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  11. ↑ "Austria set to host Formula 1 season openers in July". BBC Sport. 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  12. ↑ Richards, Giles (2021-05-14). "Turkish Grand Prix replaced by Austrian double-header after going on red list". The Guardian. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
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