Liezen

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Liezen
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Liezen (Austria)
Liezen
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Styria
District Liezen
Mayor Rudolf Hakel (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area 56.36 km² (21.8 sq mi)
Elevation 664 m  (2179 ft)
Population 6,990  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 124 /km² (321 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LI
Postal code 8940
Area code 03612
Website www.liezen.at

Coordinates: 47°34′00″N 14°14′00″E / 47.566667, 14.233333

Liezen is a municipality in the Austrian Land of the Federal Republic Styria, district capital of the district of the same name and economic center on the River Enns.

Liezen covers a surface of 56.36 km2 and has a population of 6,991 people, as of the 2001 census. The town is located at 664 meters above sea level.

Its mayor, Rudolf Hakel, is a member of the regionally prominent political party SPÖ, which also holds an absolute majority in the local council with 17 members out of 25.