Weiz district

location
Basic data
state	Styria
NUTS III region	AT-224
Administrative headquarters	Wheat
surface	1098 km²
Residents	90,654 (January 1, 2020)
Population density	83 inhabitants / km²
License Plate	WZ
District Commission
District Captain	Rüdiger Taus
website	www.bh-weiz. ; steiermark.at
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The district of Weiz is a political district of the state of Styria with an area of 1,097.86 km².

It borders on the following neighboring districts:

in the south to the district of Südoststeiermark
in the west to the Graz-Umgebung district ,
in the north to the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district ,
in the east to the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district

and in the northeast forms the Styrian border against the Lower Austrian district of Neunkirchen .

history

The Weiz district was divided into 54 municipalities up to 2014 , including two towns and eight market communities.

As part of the municipal structural reform in 2014/15 , the number of municipalities was reduced to 31 from 2015. The municipal areas of Tyrnau and Tulwitz have been reclassified from the Graz-Umgebung district to the Weiz district through the amalgamation of communities across district borders . The boundaries of the districts have been changed so that the new municipalities are completely in one district.

Since January 2015 the district consists of 31 municipalities:

Albersdorf-Prebuch, Anger, Birkfeld, Fischbach, Fladnitz an der Teichalm, Floing, Gasen, Gersdorf an der Feistritz, Gleisdorf, Gutenberg-Stenzengreith, Hofstätten an der Raab, Ilztal, Ludersdorf-Wilfersdorf, Markt Hartmannsdorf, Miesenbach near Birkfeld, Mitterdorf the Raab, Mortantsch, Naas, Passail, Pischelsdorf am Kulm, Puch bei Weiz, Ratten, Rettenegg, Sankt Kathrein am Hauenstein, Sankt Kathrein am Offenegg, Sankt Margarethen an der Raab, Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab, Sinabelkirchen, Strallegg, Thannhausen, Weiz .

Administrative division

The population in the table is from January 1st, 2020. Regions are small regions of Styria .

local community	Ew	km²	Ew / km²	Judicial district	region	Type	photo	Metadata
Albersdorf-Prebuch	2,206	14.15	156	Wheat	069 Gleisdorf	local community	Yes	According to code: 61701
Anger	3,995	53.84	74	Wheat	059 Anger (Anger-Puch)	market community	Yes	Acc. To code: 61756
Birkfeld	4,958	89.78	55	Wheat	033 Birkfeld	market community	Yes	According to code: 61757
Fischbach	1,524	61.57	25th	Wheat	025 Fischbach Alps	local community	Yes	Acc. To code: 61708
Fladnitz at the Teichalm	1,790	66.51	27	Wheat	020 Almenland Nature Park	local community	Yes	Acc. To code: 61758
Floing	1,204	13.28	91	Wheat	059 Anger (Anger-Puch)	local community	Yes	Acc. To code: 61710
Gases	891	33.92	26th	Wheat	020 Almenland Nature Park	local community	Yes	Acc. To code: 61711
Gersdorf an der Feistritz	1,699	30.07	57	Wheat	065 Kulmland (Kulmland region)	local community	Yes	Acc. To code: 61759
Gleisdorf	10,926	38.67	283	Wheat	069 Gleisdorf	urban community	Yes	According to code: 61760
Gutenberg-Stenzengreith	1,623	22.92	71	Wheat	109 wheat	local community	Yes	According to code: 61761
Hofstätten on the Raab	2,310	15.25	151	Wheat	069 Gleisdorf	local community	Yes	According to code: 61719
Ilztal	2,180	22.48	97	Wheat	065 Kulmland (Kulmland region)	local community	Yes	According to code: 61762
Ludersdorf-Wilfersdorf	2,463	12.81	192	Wheat	069 Gleisdorf	local community	Yes	Acc. To code: 61727
Hartmannsdorf market	2,946	29.2	101	Wheat	-	market community	Yes	According to code: 61716
Miesenbach near Birkfeld	678	14.72	46	Wheat	033 Birkfeld	local community	Yes	Acc. To code: 61728
Mitterdorf on the Raab	2,101	21.02	100	Wheat	109 wheat	local community	Yes	Acc. To code: 61729
Mortantsch	2.184	17.47	125	Wheat	109 wheat	local community	Yes	According to code: 61730
Naas	1,351	20.78	65	Wheat	109 wheat	local community	Yes	According to code: 61731
Passail	4,414	84.91	52	Wheat	020 Almenland Nature Park	market community	Yes	According to code: 61763
Pischelsdorf am Kulm	3,679	28.14	131	Wheat	065 Kulmland (Kulmland region)	market community	Yes	Acc. To code: 61764
Puch near Weiz	2,042	24.76	82	Wheat	059 Anger (Anger-Puch)	local community	Yes	Acc. To code: 61740
Rats	1.103	28.8	38	Wheat	025 Fischbach Alps	local community	Yes	Acc. To code: 61741
Rettenegg	712	78.53	9.1	Wheat	025 Fischbach Alps	local community	Yes	Acc. To code: 61743
St. Kathrein am Hauenstein	633	19.3	33	025 Fischbach Alps	-	local community	Yes	Acc. To code: 61744
Sankt Kathrein am Offenegg	1,073	40.41	27	Wheat	020 Almenland Nature Park	local community	Yes	According to code: 61745
St. Margarethen on the Raab	4.110	43.02	96	Wheat	-	market community	Yes	Acc. To code: 61746
Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab	5,419	41.08	132	Wheat	109 wheat	market community	Yes	According to code: 61765
Sinabelkirchen	4,279	37.19	115	Wheat	-	market community	Yes	Acc. To code: 61748
Strallegg	1.917	42.23	45	Wheat	033 Birkfeld	local community	Yes	Acc. To code: 61750
Thannhausen	2,447	33.43	73	Wheat	109 wheat	local community	Yes	Acc. To code: 61751
Wheat	11,797	17.49	674	Wheat	109 wheat	urban community	Yes	Acc. To code: 61766