Deutschfeistritz

Deutschfeistritz
Municipality
Deutschfeistritz
Coat of arms
Location within Graz-Umgebung district
Deutschfeistritz Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°11′55″N 15°20′10″E
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Graz-Umgebung
Government
• Mayor	Michael Viertler (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	56.98 km^2 (22.00 sq mi)
Elevation	414 m (1,358 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	4,311
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8121
Area code	03127
Vehicle registration	GU
Website	www.deutschfeistritz.at

Deutschfeistritz (German: [dɔʏtʃˈfaɪstrɪts]) is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria. It is the site of Schloss Waldstein [de], one of the homes of the Princes of Liechtenstein.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,335	—
1880	2,420	+3.6%
1890	2,888	+19.3%
1900	2,676	−7.3%
1910	2,736	+2.2%
1923	3,033	+10.9%
1934	3,224	+6.3%
1939	3,163	−1.9%
1951	3,527	+11.5%
1961	3,427	−2.8%
1971	3,822	+11.5%
1981	3,718	−2.7%
1991	3,745	+0.7%
2001	3,843	+2.6%

Personalities

• Vincenz Liechtenstein, Austrian politician, died unexpectedly on 14 January 2008 at his house in Deutschfeistritz.^[3]

References

1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
3. "'Vincenz Liechtenstein ist tot' at orf.at". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-01-28.