Spital am Semmering

Coordinates: 47°36′58″N 15°45′14″E / 47.61611°N 15.75389°E / 47.61611; 15.75389
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Spital am Semmering
Spital am Semmering parish church
Spital am Semmering parish church
Coat of arms of Spital am Semmering
Spital am Semmering is located in Austria
Spital am Semmering
Spital am Semmering
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°36′58″N 15°45′14″E / 47.61611°N 15.75389°E / 47.61611; 15.75389
CountryAustria
StateStyria
DistrictBruck-Mürzzuschlag
Government
 • MayorReinhard Reisinger (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total72.73 km2 (28.08 sq mi)
Elevation
800 m (2,600 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,595
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8684
Area code03853
Vehicle registrationMZ
Websitewww.spitalamsemmering.com

Spital am Semmering, in the Semmering Pass, is a municipality in the district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in Styria, Austria. It is home to the Stuhleck ski hill. Spital was largely endowed in 1160 by seven of the Margrave of Styria's ministeriales. The endowment included income from wide estates, vineyards and a town.[3]

References[edit]

  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. ^ Arnold, Benjamin. German Knighthood 1050–1300 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1985) p. 153