Spital am Semmering

Municipality in Styria, Austria

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47°36′58″N 15°45′14″E / 47.61611°N 15.75389°E / 47.61611; 15.75389CountryAustriaStateStyriaDistrictBruck-MürzzuschlagGovernment

• MayorReinhard Reisinger (SPÖ)Area

^[1]

• Total72.73 km² (28.08 sq mi)Elevation

800 m (2,600 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total1,595 • Density22/km² (57/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

8684

Area code03853Vehicle registrationMZWebsitewww.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.^[3]

References

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ Arnold, Benjamin. German Knighthood 1050–1300 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1985) p. 153