Andritz (Graz)
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Andritz is the 12th District of Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...

. It is located in the extreme north of the city.

History

The name Andritz was first mentioned in 1265.

Andritz's most important industry, the technology company Andritz AG, was established by Josef Körösi in 1852. The largest of its endeavors, a pulp mill, was bought by them in 1913 but which had been in existence since 1790. The company as of 2009 has 13,176 employees.

Andritz was a separate municipality until 1938, when it merged with the southern part of Weinitzen
Weinitzen
Weinitzen is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in Styria, Austria....

and joined Graz. The current district boundaries were set in 1946.

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