Graz

Graz
Flag of Graz
Coat of arms of Graz
Graz is located in Styria
Graz
Graz
Location within Styria#Location within Austria
Graz is located in Austria
Graz
Graz
Graz (Austria)
Coordinates: 47°04′15″N 15°26′19″E / 47.07083°N 15.43861°E / 47.07083; 15.43861
Country Austria
Federal state Styria
DistrictStatutory city
Government
 • MayorElke Kahr (KPÖ)[1]
Area
 • Total
127.57 km2 (49.26 sq mi)
Elevation
353 m (1,158 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2024)[3]
 • Total
303,270
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Grazer (en)
Grazer (m.)
Grazerin (f.) (de)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
A-801x, A-802x, A-803x, A-804x, A-805x
Area code+43 316
Vehicle registrationG
Websitewww.graz.at
Official nameCity of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
CriteriaCultural: ii, iv
Reference931
Inscription1999 (23rd Session)
Extensions2010

Graz (German: [ɡʁaːts] ) is the capital of the Austrian federal state of Styria and the second-largest city in Austria, after Vienna. As of 1 January 2024, Graz had a population of 303,270.[4] In 2023, the population of the Graz larger urban zone (LUZ) stood at 660,238.[5] Graz is known as a college and university city, with four colleges and four universities. Combined, the city is home to more than 60,000 students.[6] Its historic centre (Altstadt) is one of the best-preserved city centres in Central Europe.[7]

In 1999, the city's historic centre was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites and in 2010 the designation was expanded to include Eggenberg Palace (German: Schloss Eggenberg) on the western edge of the city. Graz was designated the Cultural Capital of Europe in 2003 and became a City of Culinary Delights in 2008.

  1. ^ Arora, Steffen (13 November 2021). "KPÖ-geführte Linkskoalition stellt ihr "Programm für Graz" vor". Der Standard (in Austrian German). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Zahlen + Fakten: Bevölkerung, Bezirke, Wirtschaft, Geografie". Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Zahlen + Fakten: Bevölkerung, Bezirke, Wirtschaft, Geografie - Stadtportal der Landeshauptstadt Graz".
  5. ^ "Population on 1 January by five year age group, sex and metropolitan regions". Eurostat. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Numbers and facts: population, districts, economy, geography (Zahlen + Fakten: Bevölkerung, Bezirke, Wirtschaft, Geografie)" (in German). Graz municipality. 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  7. ^ "City of Graz/Stadt Graz". Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2017.

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