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Spielberg | |
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  Spielberg Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates:47°13′00″N14°47′00″E / 47.21667°N 14.78333°E /47.21667; 14.78333 | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Murtal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manfred Lenger (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.69 km2 (11.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 5,383 |
| • Density | 181.3/km2 (469.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8724 |
| Area code | 03512, 03577 |
| Vehicle registration | MT |
| Website | www.spielberg.at |
Spielberg (formerly:Spielberg bei Knittelfeld)[3] is a city located in theBezirkMurtal inStyria,Austria.
The city of Spielberg, with a population of about 5,000 inhabitants, is located north of theMur in the east ofAichfeld, between the cities ofZeltweg andKnittelfeld. From 1986 to 2009 Spielberg was aMarktgemeinde (market town). On 1 October 2009 it became a "Stadtgemeinde" (city).[4]
The city is made up of 9Katastralgemeinden (cadastral communities).[5] Pausendorf is the biggest Katastralgemeinde in Spielberg.[6] The first documented mentions of Lind date to between 860 and 890, making it among the oldest settled areas in Upper Styria.[4]
The2024 Styrian state election saw theFPÖ win as part of their second state election win.[7][8]
Spielberg is home to theRed Bull Ring (formerly known as A1-Ring and Österreichring). From 1970 until 1987 and again from 1997 until 2003, theGrand Prix of Austria took place there.[9] The track was rebuilt and modernized between 2008 and 2011.[4] The newly rebuilt track hosted a round in the2011 DTM season.[10] In 2014, it returned to the Formula 1 calendar with the2014 Austrian Grand Prix. In 2020 the first 2 races of the delayed F1 season took place there: theAustrian GP and theStyrian GP.[11] In 2021, following the postponement of theTurkish GP, a second race, theStyrian GP, was held one week before theAustrian GP.[12]
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