Veitsch

Veitsch
Former municipality
View of Veitsch
View of Veitsch
Coat of arms of Veitsch
Coat of arms
Veitsch is located in Austria
Veitsch
Veitsch
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°34′46″N 15°29′34″E / 47.57944°N 15.49278°E / 47.57944; 15.49278
CountryAustria
StateStyria
DistrictBruck-Mürzzuschlag
Area
 • Total
77.71 km2 (30.00 sq mi)
Elevation
664 m (2,178 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2016)[1]
 • Total
2,417
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8663, 8664
Vehicle registrationMZ
Websitewww.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.[2]

Starting from the local church in Veitsch, a forest trail leads up the mountain to the Veitsch Pilgrims Cross on the Mount of Olives.[3] The cross was built in 2004 and it is the largest of its kind in the world.

References

  1. ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Veitsch.
  2. ^ Die neue Gemeindestruktur der Steiermark
  3. ^ Pilgerkreuz am Veitscher Ölberg Pilgrim's Cross Society Website


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