Stattegg is a Village and a suburb of

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. Stattegg has 2982 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2021) and consists of 13 Katastralgemeinden: Buch, Eichberg, Hochgreit, Hohenberg, Hub, Kalkleiten, Krail, Leber, Mühl, Neudorf, Rannach, Steingraben, Ursprung.

History

In medieval times the Stadecker were a dynasty of '' ministeriales'' in the service of the sovereign of Styria. Their seat was the castle of Stadeck located in Hub, a part of Stattegg. Ulrich I von Stadeck was 26th arch bishop of

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(1256–1265), Rudolf von Stadegge was a minstrel, several were Landeshauptmann of Styria. 1400 the dynasty ended with Hans and Leuthold of Stadeck.Friedrich Stehlik: "Stattegg", Eigenverlag der Gemeinde Stattegg, 1984 Since 1951, the castle hill has been used by the Stattegg Volunteer Fire Fighters as a training ground.

Objects of Interest

* Church Maria Schutz in Kalkleiten * Old lime kiln (founded 1890, stopped 1966, classified as a historical monument since 1981) * Well of Andritz-Ursprung (Jakob-Lorber Begegnungsstätte)

Citizens of honor

* 1952 Josef Krainer (1903–1971), Landeshauptmann * 1952 Ulrich Lässer, Gemeinderat * 1954 Heribert Ringer, Bürgermeister 1951–1965 * 1965 Alexander Mayer * 1978 Friedrich Niederl (1920–2012), Landeshauptmann * 1978 Eduard Matzenauer, Bürgermeister 1965–1988 * 1984 Josef Krainer Jr. (1930–2016), Landeshauptmann * 2006 Helmut Möstl, Bürgermeister 1988–2006

Relevant people, related to Stattegg

* Franz Feiertag (* 5. Dezember 1955 in Graz), European Champion in TREC 2010 * Florian Kainz (* 24. Oktober 1992), Austrian soccer player

External links

private weatherstation (german)

References

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