Rachau
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Rachau is a municipality in the district of Knittelfeld
in Styria, Austria
with a population of 626 inhabitants. It is divided into three districts: Mitterbach, Glein Rachau and the village of Rachau itself. Neighbouring settlements include; Apfelberg, St. Margarethen, St. Lorenzen, Kleinlobming, St. Stefan ob Leoben, Salla, Übelbach, Kainach bei Voitsberg und Gallmannsegg.
The Mayor of Rachau is Hirtler Karl of the ÖVP
, Hartleb Bernadette (OVP) is vice mayor. There is a primary school and two volunteer firefighters in the village.
event. This had the objective that riders on motorbikes and also quadbikes and even the occasional car or converted jetski / snowmobile attempted to ride up as far up the hillside as possible without falling off the bike (with the rider reaching the farthest distance winning the event). This was televised across Europe
on Eurosport
and attracted a trackside audience of 10,000 to 30,000 people. It also had sponsorship from the energy drink Red Bull
.
Knittelfeld (district)
Bezirk Knittelfeld is a district of the state ofStyria in Austria.-Municipalities:Towns are indicated in boldface; market towns in italics; suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in small characters.* Apfelberg**Landschach* Feistritz bei Knittelfeld**Altendorf,...
in Styria, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
with a population of 626 inhabitants. It is divided into three districts: Mitterbach, Glein Rachau and the village of Rachau itself. Neighbouring settlements include; Apfelberg, St. Margarethen, St. Lorenzen, Kleinlobming, St. Stefan ob Leoben, Salla, Übelbach, Kainach bei Voitsberg und Gallmannsegg.
The Mayor of Rachau is Hirtler Karl of the ÖVP
OVP
OVP is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:*The Office of the Vice President of the United States*The Office of the Vice President of the Philippines*OVP , a light sub-machine gun developed in Italy...
, Hartleb Bernadette (OVP) is vice mayor. There is a primary school and two volunteer firefighters in the village.
Rachau Hillclimb
From 1995 to 2004 Rachau hosted a hillclimbingHillclimbing
Hillclimbing is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course....
event. This had the objective that riders on motorbikes and also quadbikes and even the occasional car or converted jetski / snowmobile attempted to ride up as far up the hillside as possible without falling off the bike (with the rider reaching the farthest distance winning the event). This was televised across Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
on Eurosport
Eurosport
Eurosport is a pan-European television sport network operated by French broadcaster TF1 Group. The network of channels are available in 59 countries, in 20 different languages providing viewers with European and international sporting events...
and attracted a trackside audience of 10,000 to 30,000 people. It also had sponsorship from the energy drink Red Bull
Red Bull
Red Bull is an energy drink sold by the Austrian Red Bull GmbH, created in 1987 by the Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz. In terms of market share, Red Bull is the most popular energy drink in the world, with 3 billion cans sold each year. Dietrich Mateschitz was inspired by an already...
.