Styria (state)
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| Bundesland | AT-6 (ISO) |
| Capital | Graz |
| Governor | Franz Voves (SPÖ) |
| Area - Total | Ranked 2nd 16,392 km² |
| Population - Total (2001) - Density | Ranked 4th 1,183,303 72/km² |
| Image:Styria-flag.PNG The flag of Steiermark | |
| Image:Karte oesterreich steiermark.png The state of Steiermark on the map of Austria | |
- "Styria" redirects here. For other uses, see Styria (disambiguation).
Styria (die Steiermark in German, Štajerska in Slovenian) is a federal state or Bundesland, located in the south east of Austria. In area, it is the second largest of the nine Austrian states, covering 16.388 km². It borders Slovenia as well as the other Austrian states of Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Burgenland, and Carinthia (state). The population (as of 2001) was 1,183,303. The capital city is Graz.
This area may also be referred to as Upper Styria, or Obersteiermark by Slovenians. The term "Upper Styria" used by an Austrian refers to the geographical area around Bruck an der Mur in the north of the federal state. Hollywood film star and current California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was born and raised in Styria. The 2004 Nobel Laureate in literature Elfriede Jelinek was born in Styria, too.
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Administrative divisions
The federal state is divided into 16 districts (Bezirke), and a Statutarstadt.
Statutarstädte
Districts
- Bruck an der Mur
- Deutschlandsberg
- Feldbach
- Fürstenfeld
- Graz-Umgebung
- Hartberg
- Judenburg
- Knittelfeld
- Leibnitz
- Leoben
- Liezen with the subdistricts
- Gröbming and
- Bad Aussee
- Mürzzuschlag
- Murau
- Radkersburg
- Voitsberg
- Weiz
Politics
The state has been a stronghold of the Austrian People's Party(ÖVP) since 1945. The governor (Austrian political term: Landeshauptmann)was usually a member of this party.
Elections 2005
In the last elections for state parliament the Social Democrats(SPÖ) under their regional chairman Franz Voves won the majority after the ÖVP had damaged its credibility by scandals and the secession of a high party member who run with an own party for 2005 election. In this election, also the Communists of the KPÖ have got many votes after they had gained much popularity for local politics in Graz during the last years. The two right wing populist parties, the FPÖ and the BZÖ both failed to win seats.
Also see
| States of Austria |
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| Burgenland | Carinthia | Lower Austria | Salzburg | Styria | Tyrol | Upper Austria | Vienna | Vorarlberg |
