Maria Lankowitz is a small market township near Köflach in the district of Voitsberg in the Austrian state of Styria, at the foot of the Stubalpe mountain.

Maria Lankowitz
Street in Maria Lankowitz
Street in Maria Lankowitz
Coat of arms of Maria Lankowitz
Maria Lankowitz is located in Austria
Maria Lankowitz
Maria Lankowitz
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°3′45″N 15°3′45″E / 47.06250°N 15.06250°E / 47.06250; 15.06250
CountryAustria
StateStyria
DistrictVoitsberg
Government
 • MayorJosef Riemer (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total104.29 km2 (40.27 sq mi)
Elevation
515 m (1,690 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total2,858
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
A-8591
Area code6 16 13
Websitewww.maria-lankowitz.at

History edit

Maria Lankowitz was first mentioned in records in 1415. The 15th-century church is the most important Styrian place of pilgrimage after Mariazell.

Economy edit

On the mountain pastures, where the Lipizzaner horses to the Spanish Riding School in Vienna graze in summer, there are ski pistes and cross-country ski runs. The former coal mines have been turned into a lake and a golf course.

References edit

  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.