Raaba-Grambach is a market town in the district

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at the end of 2014, dissolving the towns

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and Grambach. One complaint from both communities against merging was raised at the Constitutional Court but ended unsuccessfully.

Geography

Location

The municipality is located on the southeastern outskirts of the provincial capital of

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, in eastern Styria's hill country and is part of the

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Communities

The municipal region contains four parts (populations as of 1 Jan 2016 ): * Dürwagersbach (171) * Grambach (1,736) * Lamberg (256) *

(2,000) It contains two

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n (areas as of 2015): * Grambach - *

History

In 1265 Grambach was mentioned for the first time in the registers of the ''Grazer Marschallamt''. Until 1848, the town belonged to a number of landowners such as Herrschaft Liebenau, Messendorf-Hintenfeld, Münzgraben, Mühlegg, Schwarzenegg, Vasoldsberg, the Kommende Leech of the Kreuzerische Gült, the Dominicans of Graz, the Gut Kellerhof and the Pfarrgült Hausmannstätten and Fernitz. The two local communities Raaba and Grambach arose in 1850 as autonomous bodies. After the annexation of Austria in 1938, the municipalities came to the ''Reichsgau Styria''. Between 1945 and 1955, they were part of the British occupation zone in Austria. In the year 2000, Raaba became a market community.

Industry and infrastructure

Traffic

Due to the proximity to Graz, Raaba is very conveniently located. The

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(south motorway) A 2 runs directly through the area and can be reached from all the districts at the junction ''Puchwerk'' on motorway slip Graz-Ost. The Kirchbacher Straße B 73 can be reached after about two kilometers (1 mile) in the neighboring

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. In Raaba there is a station of the '' Steirische Ostbahn'' Styrian Eastern Railway, which offers hourly regional train connections to Graz and Gleisdorf. The ''Hauptbahnhof'' Main station in Graz is about apart. Raaba is connected to the bus line of the Graz AG Verkehrsbetriebe. The distance to the Graz Airport is approximately .

Established businesses

The following establishments are located in Raaba: * Rechenzentrum and other parts of the Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark * Raiffeisenverband Steiermark * Alpenländische Veredelungsindustrie (AVI) * Entwicklungs- und Verwertungs GmbH (EVG) * Hutter und Schranz Zauntechnik (H+S) * Andritz Energy & Environment

Politics

The 21 seats in the council are divided for 2015 as follows: * 12

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* 7

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* 1

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* 1 GRÜNE

Coat of arms

Both predecessor towns had a community crest. Because of the congregation, they lost their official validity on January 1, 2015. The new grant of the municipal coat of arms for the combined community took effect on 20 October 2016.

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(crest description): : "In the black and gold red shield a golden, black-lighted diagonal right beam, occupied by four ambitious black six-spoke wagonwheels; from the edge of the shield and the bar, upwards, three golden trees branches."German description of town crest: "Im schwarz und golden gerandeten roten Schild ein goldener, schwarz bordierter Schrägrechtsbalken, belegt mit vier allseits anstoßenden schwarzen sechsspeichigen Wagenrädern; aus dem Schildrand und dem Balken nach oben wachsend je drei goldene Reiser."

Culture and sights

Raaba-Marienkapelle 6557.jpg, Chapel St Mary in Raaba Grambach-Ortskapelle 7204.jpg, Chapel in Grambach Raaba 6664.jpg, Chapel ''Zum gegeißelten Heiland'' in Raaba * Schloss Spielerhof in Grambach * ''Böhmervilla'' in Raaba, was built in 1870 in

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as ''Gut Neuhof'' and rebuilt in 1910. * Chapel St Mary in Raaba * Chapel in Grambach * Chapel ''Zum gegeißelten Heiland'' in Raaba

Parks

The ''Lebenspark 2000'' in Raaba was created by the merger of the Bohemian parks with the garden of the ''Fleckgründe'' and has an area of about .

Sources

* Mag. Ingo Mirsch, Dr. Carol Veenstra: ''Die Geschichte einer Gemeinde'' (''Geschichte von Raaba''). Erhältlich im Gemeindeamt. * Mag. Ingo Mirsch: ''Raaba 1849 - 2000''. Herausgegeben anlässlich der Markterhebung. Erhältlich im Gemeindeamt.

References

External links

www.raaba-grambach.at
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