Straß in Steiermark is a municipality in the district of Leibnitz in the Austrian state of Styria.

Straß in Steiermark is situated in the south of Styria, on the border with Slovenia.

The municipality comprises the communities of:

• Gersdorf an der Mur (393)
• Grassnitzberg (177)
• Lichendorf (506)
• Obegg (37)
• Oberschwarza (156)
• Obervogau (893)
• Spielfeld (683)
• Straß in Steiermark (1571)
• Unterschwarza (214)
• Vogau (1164)
• Weitersfeld an der Mur (555)

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 4,820 —     1880 4,936 +2.4% 1890 5,031 +1.9% 1900 5,064 +0.7% 1910 5,237 +3.4% 1923 5,622 +7.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1934 5,924 +5.4% 1939 5,276 −10.9% 1951 5,724 +8.5% 1961 5,471 −4.4% 1971 5,762 +5.3% 1981 5,550 −3.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1991 5,681 +2.4% 2001 6,090 +7.2% 2011 6,106 +0.3% 2020 6,349 +4.0%