Stattegg

Stattegg
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location within Graz-Umgebung district
Stattegg Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°08′14″N15°25′12″E / 47.13722°N 15.42000°E / 47.13722; 15.42000
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Graz-Umgebung
Government
•  Mayor	Andreas Kahr-Walzl (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	25.85 km2 (9.98 sq mi)
Elevation	432 m (1,417 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01) [2]
• Total	2,927
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8046
Area code	0316
Vehicle registration	GU
Website	www.stattegg. steiermark.at

Stattegg is a Village and a suburb of Graz, the capital of the Austrian state of Styria. It lies at the bottom of the Schoeckl, a mountain of the European Alps. Stattegg has 2982 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2021) and consists of 13 Katastralgemeinden: Buch, Eichberg, Hochgreit, Hohenberg, Hub, Kalkleiten, Krail, Leber, Mühl, Neudorf, Rannach, Steingraben, Ursprung.

History

In medieval times the Stadecker were a dynasty of ministeriales in the service of the sovereign of Styria. Their seat was the castle of Stadeck located in Hub, a part of Stattegg. Ulrich I von Stadeck was 26th arch bishop of Salzburg (1256–1265), Rudolf von Stadegge was a minstrel, several were Landeshauptmann of Styria. 1400 the dynasty ended with Hans and Leuthold of Stadeck. ^[3] Since 1951, the castle hill has been used by the Stattegg Volunteer Fire Fighters as a training ground.

Objects of Interest

old limekiln

• Church Maria Schutz in Kalkleiten
• Old lime kiln (founded 1890, stopped 1966, classified as a historical monument since 1981)
• Well of Andritz-Ursprung (Jakob-Lorber Begegnungsstätte)

Citizens of honor

Citizens of honor

• 1952 Josef Krainer (1903–1971), Landeshauptmann
• 1952 Ulrich Lässer, Gemeinderat
• 1954 Heribert Ringer, Bürgermeister 1951–1965
• 1965 Alexander Mayer
• 1978 Friedrich Niederl (1920–2012), Landeshauptmann
• 1978 Eduard Matzenauer, Bürgermeister 1965–1988
• 1984 Josef Krainer Jr. (1930–2016), Landeshauptmann
• 2006 Helmut Möstl, Bürgermeister 1988–2006

Relevant people, related to Stattegg

• Franz Feiertag (* 5. Dezember 1955 in Graz), European Champion in TREC 2010
• Florian Kainz (* 24. Oktober 1992), Austrian soccer player

External links

• private weatherstation (german)

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. Friedrich Stehlik: "Stattegg", Eigenverlag der Gemeinde Stattegg, 1984