Straßgang
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Straßgang is the 16th city district of Graz
, in the Austria
n province of Styria. It is located in the south-west of Graz at the bottom of the hills Buchkogel and Florianiberg.
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The village Straßgang together with the village Puntigam became the 16th city district of Graz in 1938. In 1988 Puntigam became the new 17th city district of Graz.
The prominent Castle St. Martin is owned by the province of Styria since 1938.
Church St. Florian erected in 1597. Church Rupertikirche first mentioned in 1354 but perhaps even erected in the 9th centura and therefore could be the oldest church in the area of Graz.
(LSF) which was erected in 1872.
There is also the agricultural and forestry school Alt Grottenhof and a natural open air pool
with a water surface of 11.000 m², natural gravel floor and big green areas.
As an important southwestern thoroughfare of the whole city there is the Kärntnerstraße, which along with the city highway, a part of the Pyhrn Autobahn (A9) motorway, are big traffic burdens of the district.
As part of this the south portal of Plabutsch tunnel of the Pyhrn Autobahn was opened in 1987.
Today the Graz-Köflacher Railway is a fast means of transport to the city center of Graz as well as to western Styria. It was originally build for coal transport from the Köflach
mining area.
The city busses number 31, 32, 62 and 64 are also connecting the district and the rest 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...
, in the 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...
n province of Styria. It is located in the south-west of Graz at the bottom of the hills Buchkogel and Florianiberg.
History
The locality Straßgang is situated along an old traffic route that is used since the Roman timesAncient Rome
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The village Straßgang together with the village Puntigam became the 16th city district of Graz in 1938. In 1988 Puntigam became the new 17th city district of Graz.
Historic buildings
Church Maria im Elend zu Straßgang is situated about 50 m above the center of the district.The prominent Castle St. Martin is owned by the province of Styria since 1938.
Church St. Florian erected in 1597. Church Rupertikirche first mentioned in 1354 but perhaps even erected in the 9th centura and therefore could be the oldest church in the area of Graz.
Economy, schools and traffic
The district has several small industrial and commercial facilities e.g. a printing press. It has also some malls and psychiatric and neuropathic clinic Landesnervenklinik Sigmund FreudSigmund Freud
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(LSF) which was erected in 1872.
There is also the agricultural and forestry school Alt Grottenhof and a natural open air pool
Lido
The Lido is an 11 km long sandbar located in Venice, northern Italy, home to about 20,000 residents. The Venice Film Festival takes place at the Lido every September.-Geography:...
with a water surface of 11.000 m², natural gravel floor and big green areas.
As an important southwestern thoroughfare of the whole city there is the Kärntnerstraße, which along with the city highway, a part of the Pyhrn Autobahn (A9) motorway, are big traffic burdens of the district.
As part of this the south portal of Plabutsch tunnel of the Pyhrn Autobahn was opened in 1987.
Today the Graz-Köflacher Railway is a fast means of transport to the city center of Graz as well as to western Styria. It was originally build for coal transport from the Köflach
Köflach
Köflach is a small city in the district of Voitsberg in Styria, Austria, at the foot of the Stubalpe mountain. The town has a population of roughly 10,000 and contains a federal stud in the village of Piber that supplies the Lipizzaner horses to the famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna...
mining area.
The city busses number 31, 32, 62 and 64 are also connecting the district and the rest of Graz.