Spital am Semmering

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Spital am Semmering
Spital am Semmering
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°36′58″N 15°45′14″E / 47.61611°N 15.75389°E / 47.61611; 15.75389Coordinates: 47°36′58″N 15°45′14″E / 47.61611°N 15.75389°E / 47.61611; 15.75389
Country Austria
State Styria
District Mürzzuschlag
Government
  Mayor Reinhard Reisinger (SPÖ)
Area
  Total 72.59 km2 (28.03 sq mi)
Elevation 800 m (2,600 ft)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
  Total 1,581
  Density 22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 8684
Area code 03853
Vehicle registration MZ
Website www.spitalamsemmering.com

Spital am Semmering, in the Semmering Pass, is a municipality in the district of Mürzzuschlag in Styria, Austria. It is home to the Stuhleck ski hill. Spital was largely endowed in 1160 by seven of the Margrave of Styria's ministeriales. The endowment included income from wide estates, vineyards and a town.[2]

References

  1. Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2013-01-01.
  2. Arnold, Benjamin. German Knighthood 1050–1300 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1985) p. 153
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