Proleb
rɔˈle:pis a municipality in the district of
Leoben
Leoben () is a Styrian city in central Austria, located on the Mur river. With a population of about 25,000 it is a local industrial centre and hosts the University of Leoben, which specialises in mining. The Peace of Leoben, an armistice betwe ...
in
Styria
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,
Austria
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. The municipal area comprises the northern Upper Mur-valley between
Leoben
Leoben () is a Styrian city in central Austria, located on the Mur river. With a population of about 25,000 it is a local industrial centre and hosts the University of Leoben, which specialises in mining. The Peace of Leoben, an armistice betwe ...
and Sankt Dionysen, with the valleys of the streams Prentgrabenbach, Prolebbach and Kletschbach. The river
Mur
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Places:
* Mur (river) (or Mura), a river in central Europe
* Mur, Switzerland, a commune in Vaud and Avenches
* Mur (Novi Pazar), a large village in Serbia
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is the southern border of the municipal territory. The village valley is at 500 meters above sea level. The municipal area is mostly wooded and reaches up to over 1400 meters above sea level at the Klatschbachkogel.
The area covers 25 square kilometers, with three quarters being wooded and 17 percent used for agriculture.
The village includes the following four cadastral communities (in brackets population as per January 2022):
* Kletschach (74)
* Köllach (382)
* Prentgraben (38)
* Proleb (1098)
Proleb is a LEADER-Region of the ''
Steirische Eisenstraße'' and belongs to the
Regionext-Kleinregion ''Murtal'', which comprises the neighbouring municipal areas
Leoben
Leoben () is a Styrian city in central Austria, located on the Mur river. With a population of about 25,000 it is a local industrial centre and hosts the University of Leoben, which specialises in mining. The Peace of Leoben, an armistice betwe ...
, Niklasdorf, Proleb, Sankt Michael in der Obsteiermark and Sankt Stefan ob Leoben.
Although during the Styrian municipal structural reform between 2010 and 2015 Proleb was in discussion with
Niklasdorf
Niklasdorf is a municipality in the district of Leoben in the Austrian state of Styria
Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , S ...
regarding a potential merger, the village has maintained its independence.
References
Cities and towns in Leoben District
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