Hartberg

Hartberg
Hartberg
Municipality
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
	Hartberg Location within Austria Hartberg Location within Styria
	Coordinates: 47°16′50″N 15°58′12″E / 47.28056°N 15.97000°E
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Hartberg-Fürstenfeld
Government
• Mayor	Marcus Martschitsch (ÖVP)
Area
• Total	21.53 km2 (8.31 sq mi)
Elevation	359 m (1,178 ft)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	6,650
• Density	310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8230
Area code	+43 3332
Vehicle registration	HF
Website	www.hartberg.at

Hartberg (Austrian German: [ˈhartbɛrɡ]) is a city in Styria, Austria and the district seat of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District. As of January 1st 2024, it has a population of 6,713 in an area of 21.58 km². About 68 km up the A2 Autobahn is the large Styrian capital of Graz.

This town has a long and rich history. A settlement was located here in the Neolithic ages. One of the most important, prehistoric settlements of Styria developed on "Ringkogel" in the 3rd century BC. A massive protective wall surrounded it. Only two towers remain of the 7-8 metre high and 1500 metre long wall. (Schölbinger Tower and Reck Tower). The first mention of Hartberg as a city was in a 1286 document. During the 15th century it was conquered by King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary. A huge fire destroyed the town up to a few houses, but the population has been continually on the rise since then.

A massive protective wall surrounded it. In 1122 margrave Leopold I of Styria founded "Hartberg". Hartberg was even a central village in Styria for a certain time. The first written reference to Hartberg as "civitas" was in 1286.

References

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

External links

the official site of Hartberg

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[wikidata-f3373d889b3e667af72d1979ec2c3615f4e35537-v18-1] "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[wikidata-e49e74cba12ebc857db3ff1e3141c6ab850aaa31-v18-2] "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

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