Stattegg is a Village and a suburb of Graz, the capital of the Austrian state of Styria. It lies at the bottom of the Schoeckl, a mountain of the European Alps.
Stattegg has 2982 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2021) and consists of 13 Katastralgemeinden: Buch, Eichberg, Hochgreit, Hohenberg, Hub, Kalkleiten, Krail, Leber, Mühl, Neudorf, Rannach, Steingraben, Ursprung.
History
In medieval times the Stadecker were a dynasty of ministeriales in the service of the sovereign of Styria. Their seat was the castle of Stadeck located in Hub, a part of Stattegg. Ulrich I von Stadeck was 26th arch bishop of Salzburg (1256–1265), Rudolf von Stadegge was a minstrel, several were Landeshauptmann of Styria. 1400 the dynasty ended with Hans and Leuthold of Stadeck. Since 1951, the castle hill has been used by the Stattegg Volunteer Fire Fighters as a training ground.
Objects of Interest
old limekiln
Church Maria Schutz in Kalkleiten
Old lime kiln (founded 1890, stopped 1966, classified as a historical monument since 1981)
Well of Andritz-Ursprung (Jakob-Lorber Begegnungsstätte)
Citizens of honor
Citizens of honor
1952 Josef Krainer (1903–1971), Landeshauptmann
1952 Ulrich Lässer, Gemeinderat
1954 Heribert Ringer, Bürgermeister 1951–1965
1965 Alexander Mayer
1978 Friedrich Niederl (1920–2012), Landeshauptmann
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