Feldkirchen bei Graz

Feldkirchen bei Graz is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria.

Feldkirchen bei Graz
Coat of arms
Location within Graz-Umgebung district
Feldkirchen bei Graz
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°00′45″N 15°26′33″E
CountryAustria
StateStyria
DistrictGraz-Umgebung
Government
 • MayorAdolf Pellischek (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total11.55 km2 (4.46 sq mi)
Elevation
352 m (1,155 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total6,622
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8073, 8401
Area code0316, 03135
Vehicle registrationGU
Websitewww.feldkirchen-graz.at

History

It is the site of the mass grave of prisoners interned, tortured and killed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the nearby Thalerhof internment camp, now the site of the Graz Airport. [3][4]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,035—    
18801,165+12.6%
18901,072−8.0%
19001,168+9.0%
19101,389+18.9%
19231,417+2.0%
19341,523+7.5%
19391,706+12.0%
19512,059+20.7%
19613,009+46.1%
19713,948+31.2%
19814,307+9.1%
19914,645+7.8%
20015,024+8.2%
20115,433+8.1%

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. "Terrorism in Bohemia.; Medill McCormick Gets Details of Austrian Cruelty There" (PDF). New York Times (December 16). 1917. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  4. Horbal, Bogdan. "Talerhof". Archived from the original (web article) on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2008-09-28.


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