Graz

This article is about the city in Austria. For other uses, see Graz (disambiguation).

Graz
Statutory city
Graz View from Schlossberg
Graz City Hall
Kunsthaus Graz
Murinsel
Graz University
Flag of Graz
Flag
Coat of arms of Graz
Coat of arms
Graz is located in Styria
Graz
Graz
Location within Styria#Location within Austria
Graz is located in Austria
Graz
Graz
Graz (Austria)
Coordinates: 47°04′15″N 15°26′19″E / 47.07083°N 15.43861°E / 47.07083; 15.43861
Country Austria
Federal state Styria
DistrictStatutory city
Government
 • MayorElke Kahr (KPÖ)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
127.57 km2 (49.26 sq mi)
Elevation
353 m (1,158 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2024)[3]
 • Total
303,270
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Grazer (en)
Grazer (m.)
Grazerin (f.) (de)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
A-801x, A-802x, A-803x, A-804x, A-805x
Area code+43 316
Vehicle registrationG
Websitewww.graz.at
Official nameCity of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
CriteriaCultural: ii, iv
Reference931
Inscription1999 (23rd Session)
Extensions2010

Graz (German: [ɡʁaːts] ⓘ) is the capital of the Austrian federal state of Styria and the second-largest city in Austria, after Vienna. As of 1 January 2024, Graz had a population of 303,270.[4] In 2023, the population of the Graz larger urban zone (LUZ) stood at 660,238.[5] Graz is known as a college and university city, with four colleges and four universities. Combined, the city is home to more than 60,000 students.[6] Its historic centre (Altstadt) is one of the best-preserved city centres in Central Europe.[7]

In 1999, the city's historic centre was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites and in 2010 the designation was expanded to include Eggenberg Palace (German: Schloss Eggenberg) on the western edge of the city. Graz was designated the Cultural Capital of Europe in 2003 and became a City of Culinary Delights in 2008.

  1. ^ Arora, Steffen (13 November 2021). "KPÖ-geführte Linkskoalition stellt ihr "Programm für Graz" vor". Der Standard (in Austrian German). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Zahlen + Fakten: Bevölkerung, Bezirke, Wirtschaft, Geografie". Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Zahlen + Fakten: Bevölkerung, Bezirke, Wirtschaft, Geografie - Stadtportal der Landeshauptstadt Graz".
  5. ^ "Population on 1 January by five year age group, sex and metropolitan regions". Eurostat. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Numbers and facts: population, districts, economy, geography (Zahlen + Fakten: Bevölkerung, Bezirke, Wirtschaft, Geografie)" (in German). Graz municipality. 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  7. ^ "City of Graz/Stadt Graz". Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2017.