Hartberg
Hartberg | |
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Hartberg Location within Austria | |
Coordinates: 47°16′50″N 15°58′12″E / 47.28056°N 15.97000°ECoordinates: 47°16′50″N 15°58′12″E / 47.28056°N 15.97000°E | |
Country | Austria |
State | Styria |
District | Hartberg-Fürstenfeld |
Government | |
• Mayor | Karl Pack (ÖVP) |
Area | |
• Total | 21.58 km2 (8.33 sq mi) |
Elevation | 359 m (1,178 ft) |
Population (1 January 2016)[1] | |
• Total | 6,534 |
• Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 8230 |
Area codes | +43 3332 |
Vehicle registration | HF |
Website | www.hartberg.at |
Hartberg is a city in Styria, Austria, the capital of the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld (district). As of 2014, it has a population of 6,449 in an area of 21.58 km². About 68 km up the A2 is the large city of Graz.
This town has a long and rich history. A settlement was located here in the Neolithic ages. One of the most important, prehistoric settlements of Styria developed on "Ringkogel" in the 3rd century BC. A massive protective wall surrounded it. Only two towers remain of the 7-8 metre high and 1500 metre long wall. (Schölbinger Tower and Reck Tower). The first mention of Hartberg as a city was in a 1286 document. During the 15th century it was conquered by King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary. A huge fire destroyed the town up to a few houses, but the population has been continually on the rise since then.
A massive protective wall surrounded it. In 1122 margrave Leopold I of Styria founded "Hartberg". Hartberg was even a central village in Styria for a certain time. The first written reference to Hartberg as "civitas" was in 1286.
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