S-E plains and hills

Southeastern plains and hills

Topography

Southeastern plains and hills

Basic information

Population

791.197
Area

4.965,42 km²
Population Density

159,34 people/km²
(Austria)

105,17 people/km²
Area proportion

5%
Pop. proportion

8%
Landscapes

7
Municipalities

193

Surface use

Wood

37.92%
Alps

0.01%
Rocks

0.01%
Fields, pastures

45.75%
Permanent crops

1.56%
Gardens

4.27%
Rivers, brooks

0.92%
Lakes, ponds

0.38%

Southeastern plains and hills: Description

The southeastern flat and hilly country is the second smallest topography in Austria after the Carinthian Basin and lies in the southeast of Austria. The topography extends over the south of Styria and Burgenland. Due to the climatic conditions, the southeastern flat and hilly country is particularly characterised by viticulture and borders Slovenia to the south and Hungary to the east.

Southeastern plains and hills: Landscapes

Similio Bad-Radkersburg Sudostliches Flach-und-Hugelland — Bad-Radkersburg Sudostliches Flach-und-Hugelland

Similio Kukmirn Sudostliches-Flach-und-Hugelland — Kukmirn Sudostliches-Flach-und-Hugelland

Similio Sudoststeiermark Sudostliches-Flach-und-Hugelland — Sudoststeiermark Sudostliches-Flach-und-Hugelland

The Graz Mur island respectively 'The island in the Mur' — The Graz Mur island respectively 'The island in the Mur'.
© Markus Fröschl

Clock tower on the Schlossberg at night — Clock tower on the Schlossberg at night.
© Markus Fröschl

Similio Gamlitz Wein — Gamlitz Wein

Similio Bad-Radkersburg3 — Bad-Radkersburg3

Similio Hartberg Kirche2 — Hartberg Kirche2

Panorama at sunset — Panorama at sunset.
© Christian Kremser

A thermal spa in Stegersbach with a view — A thermal spa in Stegersbach with a view.

View of the Graz Schlossberg at night — View of the Graz Schlossberg at night.
© Markus Fröschl

The centre of Straden with the church in the foreground — The centre of Straden with the church in the foreground.

Flowers in the Graz castle park — Flowers in the Graz castle park.
© Angelika Komposch

Older photograph of Seggau Castle — Older photograph of Seggau Castle.

View from the Schlosspark Graz — View from the Schlosspark Graz.
© Angelika Komposch

Similio Gamlitz Sonnenuntergang — Gamlitz Sonnenuntergang

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

Similio Heiligenbrunn2 — Heiligenbrunn2

Kukmirn in the Southeastern Plain and Hill Country — Kukmirn in the Southeastern Plain and Hill Country.

Franciscan monastery at night — Franciscan monastery at night.
© Markus Fröschl

Overview of Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab — Overview of Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab.

Similio Graz — Graz

Church tower in Oberwart — Church tower in Oberwart.

Mausoleum of Emperor Ferdinand II. — Mausoleum of Emperor Ferdinand II.
© Markus Fröschl

Similio Graz2 — Graz2

Similio Bad-Blumau — Bad-Blumau

Panorama of Sankt Anna am Aigen — Panorama of Sankt Anna am Aigen.

View of Riegersburg with the castle on the hill in south-eastern Styria — View of Riegersburg with the castle on the hill in south-eastern Styria.

Autumn view in Klöch — Autumn view in Klöch.

Similio Bad-Radkersburg1 — Bad-Radkersburg1

Similio Hartberg Kirche — Hartberg Kirche

View of the Graz Castle Hill — View of the Graz Castle Hill.
© Angelika Komposch

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

Similio Gussing — Gussing

Similio Gussing2 — Gussing2

Similio Gnas — Gnas

Similio Kapfenstein — Kapfenstein

Similio Heiligenbrunn — Heiligenbrunn

Similio Bad-Waltersdorf — Bad-Waltersdorf

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