Großklein

Großklein

Coat of arms
Großklein

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 46°44′00″N 15°26′00″E / 46.73333°N 15.43333°E / 46.73333; 15.43333Coordinates: 46°44′00″N 15°26′00″E / 46.73333°N 15.43333°E / 46.73333; 15.43333
Country Austria
State Styria
District Leibnitz
Government
  Mayor Robert Dirnböck (ÖVP)
Area
  Total 27.78 km2 (10.73 sq mi)
Elevation 364 m (1,194 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 2,246
  Density 81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 8452
Area code 03456
Vehicle registration LB
Website www.grossklein-online.at

Großklein is a municipality in the district of Leibnitz in Styria, Austria. Its place name can be considered unusual as "groß" is German for "big" or "tall" while "klein" translates to "small", thus, it can be translated as "big-small".

Geography

The municipality lies on the south Styrian Weinstraße.

References

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