Gleisdorf

Municipality in Styria, Austria

Gleisdorf
Municipality

Coat of arms of Gleisdorf Coat of arms
Gleisdorf is located in Austria Gleisdorf Gleisdorf Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°06′14′′N 15°42′30′′E / 47.10389°N 15.70833°E / 47.10389; 15.70833
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Weiz
Government
• Mayor	Christoph Stark (ÖVP)
Area ^[1]
• Total	38.8 km² (15.0 sq mi)
Elevation	365 m (1,198 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	11,200
• Density	290/km² (750/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	A-8200
Area code	+43 3112
Website	www.gleisdorf.at

Gleisdorf is a town in the district of Weiz in the Austrian state of Styria. As of 2023, the town had a population of 11,362.

Geography

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Gleisdorf lies about 25 km (16 mi) east of Graz in the valley of the Raab. There is a train station in the south west of the town, with trains running towards Graz and Feldbach.

Sister cities

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Winterbach im Remstal (near Stuttgart, since 1961)
Nagykanizsa (Hungary)

Notable people

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Karl Taus (1893-1977), an Austrian Nazi and SS Brigadeführer
Harald Ettl (born 1947), politician (SPÖ) and an MEP from 1996 to 2009.

Sport

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Richard Niederbacher (born 1961), Austrian former footballer, played over 370 games
Paul Gartler (born 1997), football goalkeeper, has played over 100 games
Philipp Seidl (born 1997), an Austrian footballer who has played over 120 games