Kitzeck im Sausal

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Kitzeck im Sausal
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Leibnitz
Mayor	Karl Schauer (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area	16.29 km² (6.3 sq mi)
Elevation	564 m (1850 ft)
Population	1,214 (31/12/2005)
- Density	75 /km² (193 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	A-8442, A-8441, A-8451
Area codes	+43 3456
Website	www.kitzeck-sausal.at Coordinates: 46°47′10″N 15°27′″E / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for 46.78611 Expression error: Unexpected / operator">46.78611, Expression error: Unexpected / operator

Kitzeck is the central settlement in the Sausal mountain range in Southern Styria, Austria. It is the highest-altitude wine-growing community in Central Europe. Kitzeck is home to the first wine museum that was established in Styria (1979). Besides wine culture, tourism has become a pillar of the local economy and obviously both are pursued on close combination.

The local church, dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, was built between 1640 and 1644. The funds were donated by a citizen of the nearby city, Leibnitz.

Between 1862 and 1952, the community was named Steinriegl.