Spielfeld (
Slovene: ''Å pilje'') is a former municipality in the district of
Leibnitz
Leibnitz ( Slovenian: ''Lipnica'') is a city in the Austrian state of Styria and on 1 Jan. 2017 had a population of 12,176. It is located to the south of the city of Graz
Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Sty ...
in
Austria
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n state of
Styria
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. Since the 2015
Styria municipal structural reform
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, it is part of the municipality
Straß in Steiermark.
Die neue Gemeindestruktur der Steiermark
/ref> It was an Austria-Slovenia border crossing checkpoint until 21 December 2007, when all immigration and customs checks ended after Slovenia joined the Schengen Area
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. The Slovene town opposite Spielfeld is Å entilj.
In 2015, a new Austrian border barrier was erected at Spielfeld.
Gallery
File:Austria spielfeld.jpg, Pre- Schengen passport stamp
File:Austria spielfeld autobahn.jpg, Pre- Schengen Autobahn border passport stamp
File:Spielfeld passport stamp.jpg, Passport stamp (before Slovenia joined the Schengen Area
The Schengen Area ( , ) is an area comprising 27 European countries that have officially abolished all passport and all other types of border control at their mutual borders. Being an element within the wider area of freedom, security and ...
)
References
Austria–Slovenia border crossings
Cities and towns in Leibnitz District
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