Spital am Semmering

Spital am Semmering
Spital am Semmering

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°36′58″N 15°45′14″E / 47.61611°N 15.75389°E / 47.61611; 15.75389Coordinates: 47°36′58″N 15°45′14″E / 47.61611°N 15.75389°E / 47.61611; 15.75389
Country Austria
State Styria
District Bruck-Mürzzuschlag
Government
  Mayor Reinhard Reisinger (SPÖ)
Area
  Total 72.59 km2 (28.03 sq mi)
Elevation 800 m (2,600 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 1,718
  Density 24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 8684
Area code 03853
Vehicle registration MZ
Website www.spitalamsemmering.com

Spital am Semmering, in the Semmering Pass, is a municipality in the district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in Styria, Austria. It is home to the Stuhleck ski hill. Spital was largely endowed in 1160 by seven of the Margrave of Styria's ministeriales. The endowment included income from wide estates, vineyards and a town.[2]

References

  1. Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Spital am Semmering.
  2. Arnold, Benjamin. German Knighthood 1050–1300 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1985) p. 153
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