List of political districts in Styria

The location of Styria within Austria

The political structure of Styria, as of 2020

The list shows the districts of Styria , the second largest federal state in Austria .

The largest district in Austria in terms of area is Liezen , in which the political branch of Gröbming is located, which has many, but not all of the tasks of an independent district (not: social welfare, youth welfare, community auditing and disaster control).

Cities with their own statute do not belong to any district. The only statutory city in Styria is the provincial capital Graz , smaller than the smallest district, but more populous than the most populous district with over 270,000 inhabitants. Graz is also the seat of the administration of the surrounding Graz-Umgebung district .

The smallest town in Styria in terms of inhabitants is Friedberg in the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district with 2641 inhabitants (January 1, 2020).

As part of the municipal structural reform in Styria , with effect from January 1, 2015, there were some minor shifts in the district boundaries in order to assign new communities, which are composed of former communities in different districts, to only one district: This is e.g. B. the case with the new communities Schwarzautal , Fladnitz an der Teichalm or Landl . The basis is an ordinance of the state government.

District mergers

As the first district merger in the Second Republic , the political district of Murtal (area: 1,675.78 km², 71,698 inhabitants) was created from the previous political districts Judenburg and Knittelfeld .

In April 2012, the Styrian state government decided to merge further districts with effect from January 1, 2013 (status: area 2020; inhabitants January 1, 2020):

• Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district , from the previous political districts of Bruck / Mur and Mürzzuschlag (area: 2,154.8 km², 98,697 inhabitants, district chief : Gabriele Budiman [MZ])
• Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district , from the previous political districts Fürstenfeld and Hartberg (area: 1,227.59 km², 90,606 inhabitants, district captain: Max Wiesenhofer [HB])
• District of Southeast Styria , from the previous political districts of Feldbach and Radkersburg (area: 985.22 km², 84,036 inhabitants, district captain: Alexander Majcan [RA])

Furthermore, the agendas of the Political Expositur Aussee were transferred to the Liezen district administration with effect from January 1, 2012, only one branch remains in Bad Aussee (Citizens Service Office).

According to the 2011-2015 administrative reform program of the Styrian state government, the merger of the district authorities should bring about a more cost-effective state administration without restricting proximity to the citizens. According to forecasts by the provincial government, Styria will save around EUR 10 million in the long term, mainly through savings in personnel costs. The state government also announced that no further district reorganizations should take place.

Legend and list

Cities, municipalities and remarks

• District name, location and vehicle: Name of the district and on the map the location within Styria. Below the cards the license plates and their abbreviations.
• District capital, cities, market communities and municipalities: District capital or administrative seat as well as all cities , market communities and municipalities in the district.
• Comment: Information on the district.

District name, location and vehicle registration number.	District capital, cities, market towns and municipalities	comment
Bruck-Mürzzuschlag  ↓ (foreign)	District capital: Bruck an der Mur Cities : Kapfenberg • Kindberg • Mariazell • Mürzzuschlag Market communities : Aflenz  • Breitenau am Hochlantsch  • Krieglach  • Langenwang  • Neuberg an der Mürz  • Sankt Barbara im Mürz valley  • Sankt Lorenzen im Mürz valley  • Sankt Marein im Mürz valley  • Thörl  • Turnau communities : Pernegg an der Mur  • Spital am Semmering  • Stanz in Mürz Valley  • Tragöß-Sankt Katharein	Bruck-Mürzzuschlag is located in the northeast of Styria, has the second largest urban area (Mur-Mürz-Furche) and borders Lower Austria to the north and northeast . The district capital of Bruck an der Mur is a central hub for railway traffic (for example for the Graz-Vienna or Graz-Klagenfurt connections). The district is mainly characterized by the steel industry.
Deutschlandsberg  ↓	District capital: Deutschlandsberg Market communities : Bad Schwanberg • Eibiswald • Frauental • Groß St. Florian • Lannach • Pölfing-Brunn • Preding • Stainz • Wettmannstätten • Wies communities : Sankt Josef (Western Styria)  • Sankt Martin im Sulmtal  • Sankt Peter im Sulmtal  • Sankt Stefan ob Stainz	Deutschlandsberg borders the federal state of Carinthia in the west and neighboring Slovenia in the south . The Koralpe forms part of the western border of the district .
Graz  ↓	Districts : Inner City • St. Leonhard • Geidorf • Lend • Gries • Jakomini • Liebenau • St. Peter • Waltendorf • Ries • Mariatrost • Andritz • Gösting • Eggenberg • Wetzelsdorf • Straßgang • Puntigam	Graz is the provincial capital of Styria and, as a statutory city, is both a municipality and a district. It is completely enclosed by the Graz-Umgebung district . All important regional organizations and institutions have their headquarters in Graz. In 2003 Graz was the European Capital of Culture .
Graz area  ↓	Administrative headquarters: Graz City : Frohnleiten Market communities : Deutschfeistritz  • Dobl-Zwaring  • Eggersdorf near Graz  • Feldkirchen near Graz  • Gössendorf  • Gratkorn  • Gratwein-Straßengel  • Hausmannstätten  • Hitzendorf  • Kalsdorf near Graz  • Kumberg  • Laßnitzhöhe  • Lieboch  • Peggau  • Premstätten  • Raaba-Grambach  • Sankt Marein bei Graz  • Semriach  • Thal  • Übelbach  • Vasoldsberg Municipalities : Fernitz-Mellach  • Hart bei Graz  • Haselsdorf-Tobelbad  • Kainbach bei Graz  • Nestelbach bei Graz  • Sankt Bartholomä  • Sankt Oswald bei Plankenwarth  • Sankt Radegund bei Graz  • Seiersberg-Pirka  • Stattegg  • Stiwoll  • Weinitzen  • Werndorf  • Wundschuh	The Graz-Umgebung district is located in the center of Styria. It completely surrounds the state capital and does not have its own district capital. The district administration is located in Graz. The west of Graz area lies at the foothills of the Lavanttal Alps . The Mur , which forms the border between western and eastern Styria , flows through the district from north to south . The highest mountains in the district are in the northwest in the area of Gleinalpe in the municipality of Übelbach. The highest peak is the Speikkogel (1988 m).
Hartberg-Fürstenfeld  ↓ (since July 1, 2013) (foreign) (foreign)	District capital: Hartberg City : Friedberg • Fürstenfeld Market communities : Bad Waltersdorf • Burgau • Grafendorf • Ilz • Kaindorf • Neudau • Pinggau • Pöllau • Vorau Communities : Bad Blumau  • Bad Loipersdorf  • Buch-St. Magdalena  • Dechantskirchen  • Ebersdorf  • Feistritztal  • Greinbach  • Großsteinbach  • Großwilfersdorf  • Hartberg surroundings  • Hartl  • Lafnitz  • Ottendorf an der Rittschein  • Pöllauberg  • Rohr bei Hartberg  • Rohrbach an der Lafnitz  • Sankt Jakob im Walde  • Sankt Johann in der Haide  • Sankt Lorenzen am Wechsel  • Schäffern  • Söchau  • Stubenberg  • Waldbach-Mönichwald  • Wenigzell	Hartberg-Fürstenfeld is bordered to the west and northwest of the District Weiz , the south by the Südoststeiermark District , in the north and east by the Burgenland districts Oberwart , Güssing and Jennersdorf in the north of the Lower Austrian district Neunkirchen . There is a thermal bath in Bad Waltersdorf. In the west of the district there is the man-made Stubenbergsee reservoir , which is a popular swimming lake in summer, and the Herberstein animal and nature park and castle.
Leibnitz  ↓	District capital: Leibnitz Market communities : Arnfels  • Ehrenhausen an der Weinstrasse  • Gamlitz  • Gleinstätten  • Gralla  • Großklein  • Heiligenkreuz am Waasen  • Lebring-Sankt Margarethen  • Leutschach an der Weinstrasse  • Sankt Georgen an der Stiefing  • Sankt Nikolai im Sausal  • Sankt Veit in southern Styria  • Schwarzautal  • Straß in Styria  • Wagna  • Wildon municipalities : All Saints near Wildon  • Empersdorf  • Gabersdorf  • Heimschuh  • Hengsberg  • Kitzeck im Sausal  • Lang  • Oberhaag  • Ragnitz  • Sankt Andrä-Höch  • Sankt Johann im Saggautal  • Tillmitsch	The Leibnitz district with the district capital of the same name is located in the south of Styria. The district is crossed by the Pyhrn Autobahn A 9 and, with the border crossing in Spielfeld to Slovenia, formed the largest border crossing in Austria. The Erzherzog-Johann-Kaserne with the Jäger Battalion 17 of the Austrian Armed Forces is located in Straß .
Leoben  ↓ (City) (country)	District capital: Leoben Cities : Eisenerz • Trofaiach Market communities : Kalwang • Kraubath • Mautern • Niklasdorf • St. Michael • St. Peter-Freienstein • Vordernberg Municipalities : Chambers • Proleb • Radmer • St. Stefan ob Leoben • Traboch • Forest on the Schober Pass	The Leoben district is centrally located in Styria. The district capital of the same name is home to the Montan University . The traditional Gösser beer is produced in the Göss brewery in Leoben . In the north of the district there is iron ore with the ore mountain , where iron ore (mainly siderite ) has been mined since the 11th century . Ore from Erzberg owes its existence to the largest Austrian industrial group Voestalpine with its steelworks in Linz and Leoben-Donawitz . St. Michael is located in the southern part of the district and has been a barracks for the armed forces since 1980.
Liezen  ↓ (incl. Pol. Office Gröbming ) (foreign)	District capital: Liezen City : Liezen area: Bad Aussee • Rottenmann • Trieben Pol. Exp. Gröbming: Schladming market communities : Liezen area: Admont • Altenmarkt • Bad Mitterndorf • Gaishorn • Irdning-Donnersbachtal • St. Gallen • Stainach-Pürgg Pol. Exp. Gröbming: Gröbming • House • Öblarn municipalities : Liezen area: Aigen • Altaussee • Ardning • Gams • Grundlsee • Hall • Johnsbach • Landl • Lassing • Palfau • Selzthal • Weißenbach • Weng • Wildalpen • Wörschach Pol. Exp. Gröbming: Aich • Gössenberg • Sölk • Michaelerberg-Pruggern • Mitterberg-Sankt Martin • Ramsau	Liezen extends in the west and north of Styria and is the largest district in Austria in terms of area; it is even bigger than the two smallest federal states of Austria Vorarlberg and Vienna put together. The Political Expositur Gröbming in the west also belongs to the Liezen district . The Political Expositur Bad Aussee was converted into a branch of the BH Liezen on January 1st, 2012. In the west lies the Dachstein Mountains with the Hohe Dachstein , the highest mountain in Styria. In the north lies the Styrian Salzkammergut with the Ausseerland , which is a popular spa and holiday region with Bad Aussee and Bad Mitterndorf surrounded by Altausseer See , Grundlsee and Toplitzsee . To the east lies the Hochschwab massif , at the foot of which the Wildalpen community is a popular hunting region.
Murau  ↓	District capital: Murau City : Oberwölz Market communities : Mühlen • Neumarkt in Styria • St. Lambrecht • St. Peter am Kammersberg • Scheifling Communities : Krakau  • Niederwölz  • Ranten  • Sankt Georgen am Kreischberg  • Schöder  • Stadl-Predlitz  • Teufenbach-Katsch	The Murau district is located in the upper Mur Valley in western Styria. The district capital of the same name is the second smallest district capital of the state. Here also is the brewery Murau , with the Murauer beer one of the most popular beers produced in Austria. The Gurktal Alps are located in the south of the district . The Murtalbahn , which runs between the federal states of Salzburg and Styria, is operated by the Styrian state railways . The Murau region is a traditional destination for skiers.
Murtal  ↓ (since July 1, 2012) (foreign) (foreign)	District capital: Judenburg City : Knittelfeld • Spielberg • Zeltweg Market communities : Kobenz • Obdach • Pöls-Oberkurzheim • Pölstal • Seckau • Unzmarkt-Frauenburg • Weißkirchen Communities : Fohnsdorf  • Gaal  • Hohentauern  • Lobmingtal  • Pusterwald  • Sankt Georgen ob Judenburg  • Sankt Marein-Feistritz  • Sankt Margarethen near Knittelfeld  • Sankt Peter ob Judenburg	The Murtal district is located in the west of Styria. North of the city of Zeltweg is the largest military airfield in Austria, the Hinterstoisser air base , where one of the largest flight days in Europe, AirPower, takes place every two years . There are also military aerobatic teams such. B. the Italian aerobatic team Frecce Tricolori . The newly built Red Bull Ring is located northwest of the city of Spielberg . A Formula 1 race was held on the old racetrack from 1969 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2003 the Austrian Grand Prix . The southernmost federal state of Austria, Carinthia, borders in the south of the district.
Southeast Styria  ↓ (since July 1, 2013) (foreign) (foreign)	District capital: Feldbach Cities : Bad Radkersburg • Fehring • Mureck Market communities : Gnas  • Halbenrain  • Jagerberg  • Kirchbach-Zerlach  • Klöch  • Mettersdorf am Saßbach  • Paldau  • Riegersburg  • Sankt Anna am Aigen  • Sankt Peter am Ottersbach  • Sankt Stefan im Rosental  • Straden  • Tieschen communities : Bad Gleichenberg  • Deutsch Goritz  • Edelsbach near Feldbach  • Eichkögl  • Kapfenstein  • Kirchberg an der Raab  • Pirching am Traubenberg  • Unterlamm	The district of Südoststeiermark is - as the new district name suggests - in the southeast of Styria. The district capital Feldbach is a school town. Viticulture is practiced in Klöch and the surrounding area. The spas at Bad Gleichenberg and Bad Radkersburg have up to 80 ° C hot thermal springs on. The Mur , the largest river in Styria, borders the district in the south to the Slovenian Lower Styria (Spodnja Štajerska). The 365 km long Austrian part of the 475 km long Mur Cycle Path ends here at the transition from Bad Radkersburg to the Slovenian town of Gornja Radgona .
Voitsberg  ↓	District capital: Voitsberg City : Bärnbach • Köflach market communities : Edelschrott • Ligist • Maria Lankowitz • Mooskirchen • Stallhofen communities : Geistthal-Södingberg  • Hirschegg-Pack  • Kainach near Voitsberg  • Krottendorf-Gaisfeld  • Rosental an der Kainach  • Sankt Martin am Wöllmißberg  • Söding-Sankt Johann	Voitsberg is located in the south-west of Styria north of the Deutschlandsberg district. The western border forms the pack . The Koralpe with the Hebalm is a popular ski area. In the center of the district, at the end of the Köflacherbahn, is the town of Köflach with the Austrian glass manufacturer Stölzle-Oberglas and the Therme Nova, which opened in 2004 . The well-known Lipizzaner stud is located in the Piber district of Köflach , where the majority of Lipizzaner horses are bred for the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. In neighboring Bärnbach is the Barbara Church , which was designed by the Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser .
Weiz  ↓	District capital: Weiz City : Gleisdorf Market communities : Anger • Birkfeld • Markt Hartmannsdorf • Passail • Pischelsdorf am Kulm • St. Ruprecht an der Raab • Sinabelkirchen Communities : Albersdorf-Prebuch  • Fischbach  • Fladnitz an der Teichalm  • Floing  • Gasen  • Gersdorf an der Feistritz  • Gutenberg- Stenzengreith  • Hofstätten an der Raab  • Ilztal  • Ludersdorf-Wilfersdorf  • Miesenbach near Birkfeld  • Mitterdorf an der Raab  • Mortantsch  • Naas  • Puch near Weiz  • Ratten  • Rettenegg  • St. Kathrein am Hauenstein  • Sankt Kathrein am Offenegg  • St. Margarethen an der Raab  • Strallegg  • Thannhausen	The district of Weiz is located in the east of Styria and borders on the Graz area to the west and, with a small part, on Lower Austria to the northeast. The city of Gleisdorf, which is an important traffic junction, is located in the district. The region around the Kulm is for the Styrian Apple Road , as well as the old Roman wine road with many wine taverns known.

Data

• Inhabitants: Population of the district (as of January 1, 2020, area as of 2020).
• Area (km²): Area of ​​the district in square kilometers .
• Density: population density of the district (inhabitants per square kilometer).
• Municipalities (cities / market communities): total number of municipalities (including cities, market communities and municipalities). In brackets in first place is the number of cities and in second place the number of market communities (as of 2020).
• Born: The most recent birth number available (2012).
• Died: The most recent existing death toll (2007).

Surname	Residents	Area in km²	Density (Ew / km²)	Municipalities (cities / market communities) January 1, 2015	Born in 2012	Died 2007
Bruck-Mürzzuschlag  ↑	98,697	2,155	46	19 (5/10)	748	951
Deutschlandsberg  ↑	60,867	864	70	15 (1/10)	489	597
Graz  ↑	291,072	127	2,283	Statutory city	2,556	2,243
Graz area  ↑	156.070	1,086	144	36 (1/21)	1,207	1,132
Hartberg-Fürstenfeld  ↑	90.606	1,228	74	36 (3/9)	768	746
Leibnitz  ↑	84,756	751	113	29 (1/16)	678 *	713 *
Leoben  ↑	59,700	1,052	57	16 (3/8)	379	777
Liezen  ↑	79,652	3,315	24	29 (5/10)	644	828
Murau  ↑	27,543	1,384	20th	14 (2/5)	234	443
Murtal  ↑	71,698	1,676	43	20 (4/7)	555	816
Southeast Styria  ↑	84.036	985	85	25 (4/13)	714 **	863 **
Voitsberg  ↑	51,044	679	75	15 (3/5)	431	564
Weiz  ↑	90,654	1,098	83	31 (2/8)	857	722
Styria	1,246,395	16,401.04	76	(34/122)	10,260	11,395

* without Murfeld

** with Murfeld

See also

• List of municipalities in Styria
• List of market communities in the federal state of Styria

Web links

• Community server Styria
• Administration of the State of Styria

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ordinance of the Styrian Provincial Government of 10 July 2014, with which the Styrian District Authority Ordinance is changed. Provincial Law Gazette for Styria of September 10, 2014, No. 99, year 2014, ZDB -ID 705127-x .
2. ↑ ORF.at on April 19, 2012: Further district mergers: 6 become 3 , accessed on April 20, 2012.
3. ↑ Administrative reform 2011–2015. (PDF; 345 kB) Organizational reform: merging of district authorities. Office of the Styrian State Government, State Office Directorate - Administrative Reform, Innovation and Strategic Project Management Office, October 2012, archived from the original on March 12, 2013 ; accessed on March 30, 2013 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b} Statistics Austria - Population at the beginning of 2002–2020 by municipalities (area status 01/01/2020)
5. ↑ STATcube - Statistical Database of Statistics Austria.

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