Weiz

Municipality in Styria, Austria

Weiz

Municipality

Weiz seen from southwest

Coat of arms

Location within Weiz district

Weiz

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°13′01″N 15°37′59″E﻿ / ﻿47.21694°N 15.63306°E﻿ / 47.21694; 15.63306
Country| Austria
State| Styria
District| Weiz
Government

• Mayor| Ingo Reisinger (SPÖ)
Area

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• Total

| 17.51 km2 (6.76 sq mi)
Elevation

| 479 m (1,572 ft)
Population

(2018-01-01)[2]

• Total

| 11,627
• Density| 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

8160

Area code| 03172
Vehicle registration| WZ
Website| www.weiz.at

Weiz (German pronunciation: [vaɪts] ⓘ) is a town in the eastern part of the Austrian state of Styria.

## Population

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1869| 1,446| —
1880| 1,646| +13.8%
1890| 1,793| +8.9%
1900| 2,256| +25.8%
1910| 2,949| +30.7%
1923| 3,882| +31.6%
1934| 4,322| +11.3%
1939| 4,748| +9.9%
1951| 6,547| +37.9%
1961| 8,134| +24.2%
1971| 8,427| +3.6%
1981| 8,402| −0.3%
1991| 8,462| +0.7%
2001| 8,926| +5.5%
2011| 8,897| −0.3%

## International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Austria

### Twin towns – Sister cities

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Weiz is twinned with:

* Ajka, Hungary
* Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland
* Offenburg, Germany

## References

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1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

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Municipalities in the district of Weiz

* Albersdorf-Prebuch
* Anger
* Birkfeld
* Fischbach
* Fladnitz an der Teichalm
* Floing
* Gasen
* Gersdorf an der Feistritz
* Gleisdorf
* Gutenberg
* Hofstätten an der Raab
* Ilztal
* Ludersdorf-Wilfersdorf
* Markt Hartmannsdorf
* Miesenbach bei Birkfeld
* Mitterdorf an der Raab
* Mortantsch
* Naas
* Passail
* Pischelsdorf am Kulm
* Puch bei Weiz
* Ratten
* Rettenegg
* Sankt Kathrein am Hauenstein
* Sankt Kathrein am Offenegg
* Sankt Margarethen an der Raab
* Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab
* Sinabelkirchen
* Strallegg
* Thannhausen
* Weiz

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Israel

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

Other|

* Yale LUX

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