Veitsch

Veitsch
Veitsch Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°34′46″N 15°29′34″E / 47.57944°N 15.49278°E / 47.57944; 15.49278Coordinates: 47°34′46″N 15°29′34″E / 47.57944°N 15.49278°E / 47.57944; 15.49278
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Bruck-Mürzzuschlag
Government
• Mayor	Erwin Dissauer (SPÖ)
Area
• Total	77.71 km2 (30.00 sq mi)
Elevation	664 m (2,178 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)
• Total	2,417
• Density	31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal codes	8663, 8664
Vehicle registration	MZ
Website	www.veitsch.at

Veitsch is a former municipality in the district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in Styria, Austria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Sankt Barbara im Mürztal.

Starting from the local church in Veitsch, a forest trail leads up the mountain to the Veitsch Pilgrims Cross on the Mount of Olives. The cross was built in 2004 and it is the largest of its kind in the world.

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