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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 2580 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2005) and consists of 13 Katastralgemeinden: Buch, Eichberg, Hochgreit, Hohenberg, Hub, Kalkleiten, Krail, Leber, Mühl, Neudorf, Rannach, Steingraben, Ursprung.
[edit] History
In medieval times the Stadecker were a dynasty serving 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 (1256-1265), Rudolf von Stadegge was a minstrel, several were Landeshauptmann of Styria. 1400 the dynasty ended with Hans and Leuthold of Stadeck [1].
[edit] Objects of Interest
- Church Maria Schutz in Kalkleiten
- Old limekiln (founded 1890, stopped 1966, classified as a historical monument since 1981)
- Well of Andritz-Ursprung ( Jakob- Lorber Begegnungsstätte )
[edit] References
- ^ Friedrich Stehlik: "Stattegg", Eigenverlag der Gemeinde Stattegg, 1984
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