Maria Lankowitz

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Maria Lankowitz
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Voitsberg
Mayor	Josef Riemer (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area	23.92 km² (9.2 sq mi)
Elevation	515 m  (1690 ft)
Population	2,297
- Density	96 /km² (249 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	A-8591
Area codes	6 16 13
Website	www.maria-lankowitz.at Coordinates: 47°3′45″N 15°3′45″E / 47.0625, 15.0625

Maria Lankowitz is a small market township near Köflach in the district of Voitsberg in Styria, Austria, at the foot of the Stubalpe mountain. Maria Lankowitz was first mentioned in records in 1415. The 15th century church ist the most important Styrian place of pilgrimage after Mariazell. On the mountain pastures, where the famous Lipizzaner horses to the famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna graze in summer, there are ski pistes and cross-country ski runs. The former coal mining caverns have been turned into a swimming lake and a golf course.