Stattegg

Infobox Ort in Österreich
Art = Gemeinde
Name = Stattegg
Wappen = WappenStattegg.pnglat_deg = 47 | lat_min = 08 | lat_sec = 14
lon_deg = 15 | lon_min = 25 | lon_sec = 12
Lageplan = Stattegg in GU.pngBundesland = Steiermark
Bezirk = Graz-Umgebung
Höhe = 432
Fläche = 25.88
Einwohner = 2580
Stand = 2005-12-31
PLZ = 8046
Vorwahl = 0316
Kfz = GU
Gemeindekennziffer = 6 06 46
NUTS = AT221
Straße = Am Ursprung 3
Website = [http://www.stattegg.steiermark.at/ www.stattegg.
steiermark.at]
Bürgermeister = Karl Zimmermann
Partei = ÖVP
Gemeinderatanzahl = 15
Wahljahr = 2005
Gemeinderat = 10 ÖVP, 5 SPÖ
image_photo = Stattegg vonRannach.jpg
Bildbeschreibung1 = Das Statteggertal gesehen von der Rannach, im Hintergrund der Grazer Schlossberg

Stattegg is a village and a suburb of Graz, the capital of the Austrian state of Styria. It lies at the bottom of the Schoeckl, a mountain of the European Alps. Stattegg has 2580 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2005) and consists of 13 Katastralgemeinden: Buch, Eichberg, Hochgreit, Hohenberg, Hub, Kalkleiten, Krail, Leber, Mühl, Neudorf, Rannach, Steingraben, Ursprung.

History

In medieval times the Stadecker were a dynasty serving the sovereign of Styria. Their seat was the castle of Stadeck located in Hub, a part of Stattegg. Ulrich I von Stadeck was 26^th arch bishop of Salzburg (1256-1265), Rudolf von Stadegge was a minstrel, several were Landeshauptmann of Styria. 1400 the dynasty ended with Hans and Leuthold of Stadeck [Friedrich Stehlik: "Stattegg", Eigenverlag der Gemeinde Stattegg, 1984] .

Objects of Interest

* Church Maria Schutz in Kalkleiten
* Old limekiln (founded 1890, stopped 1966, classified as a historical monument since 1981)
* Well of Andritz-Ursprung ( Jakob- Lorber Begegnungsstätte )

Links

* [http://stattegg.info private weatherstation (german)]

References