Stattegg


Stattegg is a Village and a suburb of Graz, the capital of the Austrian state of Styria. It lies at the bottom of the Schoeckl, a mountain of the European Alps.
Stattegg has 2982 inhabitants 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 Salzburg, Rudolf von Stadegge was a minstrel, several were Landeshauptmann of Styria. 1400 the dynasty ended with Hans and Leuthold of Stadeck. 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
  • Well of Andritz-Ursprung

    Citizens of honor

Citizens of honor

  • 1952 Josef Krainer, Landeshauptmann
  • 1952 Ulrich Lässer, Gemeinderat
  • 1954 Heribert Ringer, Bürgermeister 1951–1965
  • 1965 Alexander Mayer
  • 1978 Friedrich Niederl, Landeshauptmann
  • 1978 Eduard Matzenauer, Bürgermeister 1965–1988
  • 1984 Josef Krainer Jr., Landeshauptmann
  • 2006 Helmut Möstl, Bürgermeister 1988–2006

    Relevant people, related to Stattegg

  • Franz Feiertag, European Champion in TREC 2010
  • Florian Kainz, Austrian soccer player