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

Similio Hartberg Kirche — Hartberg Kirche

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

Similio Bad-Waltersdorf — Bad-Waltersdorf

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

Similio Gnas — Gnas

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

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

Similio Bad-Blumau — Bad-Blumau

Similio Hartberg Kirche2 — Hartberg Kirche2

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

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

Panorama at sunset — Panorama at sunset.
© Christian Kremser

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

Similio Gamlitz Wein — Gamlitz Wein

Magnificent perspective of Straden — Magnificent perspective of Straden.

Similio Bad-Radkersburg3 — Bad-Radkersburg3

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

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

Similio Heiligenbrunn — Heiligenbrunn

Autumn view in Klöch — Autumn view in Klöch.

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

Similio Graz2 — Graz2

Similio Heiligenbrunn2 — Heiligenbrunn2

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

Similio Graz — Graz

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

Similio Gussing — Gussing

Similio Kapfenstein — Kapfenstein

Similio Gamlitz Sonnenuntergang — Gamlitz Sonnenuntergang

Similio Bad-Radkersburg1 — Bad-Radkersburg1

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

Similio Gussing2 — Gussing2

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.

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

Church tower in Oberwart — Church tower in Oberwart.

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

Lake Thalersee in Thal not far from Graz — Lake Thalersee in Thal not far from Graz.