Styria

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Styria

Federal State

Styria | Austria

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Geographical

Basic information

Population

1.240.214
Area

16.401,03 km²
Population Density

75,61 people/km²
(Austria)

105,17 people/km²
Area proportion

19%
Pop. proportion

14%
Regions

4
Districts

13
Municipalities

287

Surface use

Wood

56.64%
Alps

5.61%
Rocks

3.21%
Fields, pastures

21.87%
Permanent crops

0.54%
Viniculture

0.29
Operational areas

0.60%
Leisure areas

0.19%
Gardens

1.96%

Styria: Description

Styria is the second largest province of the Republic of Austria in terms of area. The provincial capital is Graz. Styria borders Carinthia to the south, Tyrol and Salzburg to the west, Upper and Lower Austria to the north and Burgenland to the east. Slovenia is a neighbouring country of Styria. The name of the federal state has its origin in the town of Steyr in Upper Austria. Culinary Styria is especially known for the Styrian pumpkin seed oil.

Styria: Landscapes

Panorama of the Styrian capital Graz — Panorama of the Styrian capital Graz.

The Mur in Leoben — The Mur in Leoben.

Mountain panorama in the Styrian municipality Ramsau am Dachstein — Mountain panorama in the Styrian municipality Ramsau am Dachstein.

Hochlantsch summit in brilliant weather — Hochlantsch summit in brilliant weather.
© Jennifer Schoberer

Chapel in Puch bei Weiz — Chapel in Puch bei Weiz.

Above the roofs of Murau — Above the roofs of Murau.

Panorama of Zeltweg — Panorama of Zeltweg.

Similio Haus Panorama1 — Haus Panorama1

Similio Graz — Graz

Magnificent view of the Teichalm — Magnificent view of the Teichalm.
© Jennifer Schoberer

Lake Altaussee shore — Lake Altaussee shore.
© Philipp Nöbauer

Similio Kainach-bei-Voitsberg — Kainach-bei-Voitsberg

Similio Altaussee See — Altaussee See

Tower of the Old Town Hall in Leoben — Tower of the Old Town Hall in Leoben.

Overview of Voitsberg — Overview of Voitsberg.

The Marian or plague column in Seckau in Styria — The Marian or plague column in Seckau in Styria.

Autumn view in Klöch — Autumn view in Klöch.

Similio Aflenz1 — Aflenz1

Similio Judenburg — Judenburg

Foggy landscape — Foggy landscape.
© Christian Kremser

Similio Altaussee Kirche — Altaussee Kirche

Similio Bad-Blumau — Bad-Blumau

Puch near Weiz in Eastern Styria — Puch near Weiz in Eastern Styria.

Panorama road in Altaussee — Panorama road in Altaussee.
© Marco Gruber

Similio Grundlsee Panorama — Grundlsee Panorama

Similio Bruck-an-der-Mur Gruner-See1 — Bruck-an-der-Mur Gruner-See1

Similio Admont Admonter Munster — Admont Admonter Munster

Similio Bad-Aussee Fluss1 — Bad-Aussee Fluss1

Towers of the Seckau Basilica in Styria — Towers of the Seckau Basilica in Styria.

View of Mariazell in Upper Styria — View of Mariazell in Upper Styria.

Mountain panorama: Hoher Dachstein — Mountain panorama: Hoher Dachstein.
© Koki Liu

Similio Hartberg Kirche2 — Hartberg Kirche2

Similio Admont Stift Ausblick — Admont Stift Ausblick

Winter landscape in Schladming (Styria) — Winter landscape in Schladming (Styria).

Perspective of the castle ruins and the castle church Frauenburg — Perspective of the castle ruins and the castle church Frauenburg.

Stucco decoration and ceiling frescoes of the Mariazell Basilica — Stucco decoration and ceiling frescoes of the Mariazell Basilica.

Similio Judenburg2 — Judenburg2

Similio Bruck-an-der-Mur Kornmesser — Bruck-an-der-Mur Kornmesser

Casemate stage on the Schlossberg — Casemate stage on the Schlossberg.
© Markus Fröschl

Similio Frohnleiten — Frohnleiten

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