Maria Lankowitz

Maria Lankowitz is a small market township near Köflach in the district of Voitsberg in the Austrian state of Styria, at the foot of the Stubalpe mountain.

Maria Lankowitz
Coat of arms
Maria Lankowitz
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°3′45″N 15°3′45″E
CountryAustria
StateStyria
DistrictVoitsberg
Government
  MayorJosef Riemer (SPÖ)
Area
  Total104.29 km2 (40.27 sq mi)
Elevation
515 m (1,690 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
  Total2,858
  Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
A-8591
Area code6 16 13
Websitewww.maria-lankowitz.at

History

Maria Lankowitz was first mentioned in records in 1415. The 15th-century church is the most important Styrian place of pilgrimage after Mariazell.

Economy

On the mountain pastures, where the Lipizzaner horses to the Spanish Riding School in Vienna graze in summer, there are ski pistes and cross-country ski runs. The former coal mines have been turned into a lake and a golf course.

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