Hitzendorf

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Hitzendorf

Coat of arms
Hitzendorf
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°02′07″N 15°18′03″E / 47.03528°N 15.30083°E / 47.03528; 15.30083Coordinates: 47°02′07″N 15°18′03″E / 47.03528°N 15.30083°E / 47.03528; 15.30083
Country Austria
State Styria
District Graz-Umgebung
Government
  Mayor Franz Höfer (ÖVP)
Area
  Total 24.77 km2 (9.56 sq mi)
Elevation 383 m (1,257 ft)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
  Total 3,632
  Density 150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 8151
Area code 03137
Vehicle registration GU
Website www.hitzendorf.at

Hitzendorf is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria.

Subdivisions

It comprises Altenberg, Altreiteregg, Berndorf, Doblegg, Hitzendorf, Höllberg, Holzberg, Mayersdorf, Michlbach, Neureiteregg, Niederberg, Oberberg und Pirka.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1869 2,279    
1880 2,332+2.3%
1890 2,252−3.4%
1900 2,261+0.4%
1910 2,264+0.1%
1923 2,230−1.5%
1934 2,300+3.1%
1939 2,169−5.7%
1951 2,293+5.7%
1961 2,378+3.7%
1971 2,703+13.7%
1981 2,823+4.4%
1991 3,051+8.1%
2001 3,412+11.8%

Personalities

Fritz Zweigelt, breeder of the Zweigelt red wine grape variety, was born here in 1888.

References

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