Voitsberg

Voitsberg
Coat of arms
Voitsberg Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°02′N 15°09′E / 47.033°N 15.150°E / 47.033; 15.150Coordinates: 47°02′N 15°09′E / 47.033°N 15.150°E / 47.033; 15.150
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Voitsberg
Government
• Mayor	Ernst Meixner (SPÖ)
Area
• Total	28.53 km2 (11.02 sq mi)
Elevation	394 m (1,293 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)
• Total	9,474
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal codes	A-8570
Area code	61625
Website	www.voitsberg.at

Voitsberg is a small city in the district of Voitsberg in Styria, Austria, with a population of c. 9,700 as of 2009^[update]. It grew upon the St. Margaret church at the Tregistbach river and was first mentioned in 1220 as Civitas. Remains of the Greisenegg palace and Obervoitsberg castle can be seen. Other objects of interest are its Cityhall Voitsberg, designed by architect Arik Brauer.

Voitsberg is connected by rail to Köflach and Styria's capital city Graz.

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