Voitsberg

Voitsberg
Voitsberg
Municipality
	Panorama of Voitsberg
	Coat of arms
	Voitsberg Location within Austria
	Coordinates: 47°02′N 15°09′E / 47.033°N 15.150°E
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Voitsberg
Government
• Mayor	Ernst Meixner (SPÖ)
Area
• Total	28.54 km2 (11.02 sq mi)
Elevation	394 m (1,293 ft)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	9,403
• Density	329.5/km2 (853.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	A-8570
Area code	61625
Website	www.voitsberg.at

Voitsberg (German pronunciation: [ˈfɔɪ̯t͡sbɛʁk] ^ⓘ) is a small city in the district of Voitsberg in Styria, Austria, with a population of c. 9,400 as of 2018^[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.

Transport

Voitsberg has two stations, Voitsberg and Krems in Steiermark, on the Köflach railway line, which runs between Graz Hauptbahnhof and Köflach. The Styria S-Bahn stops at both stations.^[3]

Notable people

Sport

Wilhelm Huberts (1938–2022), footballer who played over 400 games and 4 for Austria
Josef Stering (born 1949), retired footballer, played over 520 games and 26 for Austria
René Aufhauser (born 1976), football coach and a former player; played about 500 games and 58 for Austria
Markus Hiden (born 1978) footballer who has played over 220 games and 5 for Austria
Bernhard Eisel (born 1981), former professional road bicycle racer
Andreas Lasnik (born 1983), footballer, who has played about 300 games and 1 for Austria
Daniel Schütz (born 1991), footballer, played over 330 games
Florian Flecker (born 1995), footballer, played over 250 games
Albert Vallci (born 1995), footballerplayed over 230 games
Kevin Danso (born 1998), footballer who has played over 150 games and 16 for Austria