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District of Graz
Steiermark - Austria

Grazer Schloßberg

The word "Schloßberg" literally means "castle mountain", which describes it exactly. It is a hill topped by a castle, in the centre of the city of Graz, Austria. Among Graz's most famous tourist attractions, the castle, never occupied until its partial demolition by Napoleonic forces under the Peace of Schönbrunn of 1809, was once a place of refuge for Graz's residents. It was turned into a public park on account of Ludwig von Welden in 1839.

Located at 47.0761, 15.4372 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Murinsel

The Murinsel (German, literally Mur island) in Graz, Austria, is actually not an island at all, but an artificial floating platform in the middle of the Mur river. This landmark of Graz was designed by New York artist Vito Acconci on the occasion of Graz becoming the 2003 European Capital of Culture. The building in the form of a giant sea shell measures 50m in length and 20m in width. Two footbridges connect it with both banks of the Mur. The center of the platform forms an amphitheatre.

Located at 47.0731, 15.4344 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Graz-Umgebung District

Bezirk Graz-Umgebung is a district of the state of Styria in Austria.

Located at 47.062, 15.415 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Kunsthaus Graz

The Kunsthaus Graz, Grazer Kunsthaus, or Graz Art Museum was built as part of the European Capital of Culture celebrations in 2003 and has since become an architectural landmark in Graz, Austria. Its exhibition program specializes in contemporary art of the last four decades.

Located at 47.0714, 15.4341 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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FH Joanneum

FH Joanneum is one of the largest Universities of Applied Sciences in Austria. It has about 3,500 students and about 530 employees (figures from 2009/10 academic year). The main campus is located in Graz, while there are two other locations in Kapfenberg and Bad Gleichenberg. All three are situated in the province of Styria, Austria.

Located at 47.0694, 15.4072 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Graz Reininghaus

The grounds of the former Reininghaus brewery, covering 50 hectares, represent the largest undeveloped area near the center of Graz, Austria’s second largest city. They are southwest of the main train station in the district called Eggenberg, 2 kilometers away from Graz’s well-known clocktower. The area includes fields, ponds and in part landmarked industrial architecture from the former brewery.

Located at 47.0647, 15.4089 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Innere Stadt (Graz)

Innere Stadt is the first district of the Austrian city of Graz, capital of the federal state of Styria. It is the part of the Old Town containing the Schloßberg and the city park (Stadtpark). The district borders are formed by the Mur river between Radetzkybrücke and Keplerbrücke, the Wickenburggasse, the Glacis, Jakominiplatz and the Radetzkystraße. The district covers an area of 1.16 km² and -as of 2011- has a population of 3,545.

Located at 47.0719, 15.4408 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Universalmuseum Joanneum

The Universalmuseum Joanneum is a multidisciplinary museum in Styria, Austria. It has galleries and collections in many subject areas including archaeology, geology, palaeontology, mineralogy, botany, zoology, history, art and folk culture. It is the oldest museum in Austria as well as the largest universal museum in central Europe with over 4.5 million objects in 13 departments and 12 locations in the Styrian cities of Graz, Stainz, Trautenfels, and Wagna.

Located at 47.0725, 15.4368 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Jakomini

Jakomini is the 6th district of Austrian city of Graz. It is named after Kaspar Andreas Ritter von Jacomini and covers an area of 4,06 square kilometers. With a population of 30.401 in 2011 it is the most populous of the districts of Graz. The postal codes of Jakomini are 8010, 8041 and 8042.

Located at 47.0556, 15.4475 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Lend (Graz)

Lend is the 4th district of the Austrian city of Graz. It is located on the west bank of the Mur and north of the district Gries and west of the district Innere Stadt and the Schloßberg. It has a population of 28,249 (in 2011) and covers an area of 3.7 square kilometres. The postal codes of Geidorf are 8020 and 8051.

Located at 47.078, 15.426 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geidorf

III. Geidorf is the 3 (indicated in Roman numerals in the official name) district of the Austrian city of Graz. It is located north of the first two districts I. Innere Stadt and II. St. Leonhard. In the east it stretches as far as the Landeskrankenhaus Universitätsklinikum (provincial university hospital) and towards the west it borders the river Mur. As the main campus of the University of Graz is located in Geidorf, many students and professors live here.

Located at 47.0822, 15.4406 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Gries (Graz)

Area 5.05 km² Population 25,273 Postal Code 8020 8053 8055 Gries is the 5th District of Graz. It is the location of Graz's red-light district.

Located at 47.0633, 15.4286 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Liebenau (Graz)

Liebenau is the 7th District of Graz in the southeast of the city. It is bordered to the north by the 6th District Jakomini and on the east by the 8th district St. Peter. In Liebenau farms still exist alongside large scale industrial holdings like the Magna car plant and shopping centres like Murpark (shopping centre east).

Located at 47.0406, 15.4511 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Landeszeughaus

The Landeszeughaus, also known as the Styrian Armory, in Graz, Austria, is the largest existing original armoury in the whole world and attracts visitors from all over the world. It holds approximately 32,000 pieces of weaponry, tools, suits of armour for battle and ones for parades.

Located at 47.07, 15.44 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Graz-Karlau Prison

Graz-Karlau Prison is located in the city of Graz in the Austrian state of Styria. With a capacity of 552 inmates, Graz-Karlau is the third largest prison in Austria.

Located at 47.0543, 15.4297 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Prisons in Austria, Buildings and structures in Graz

Eggenberg (Graz)

Eggenberg is the 14th city district of Graz in the Austrian province of Styria. It borders to the districts of Lend and Gries in the east and to the Plabutsch mountain in the west. The name originates from the Eggenberg palace and its founding family the House of Eggenberg.

Located at 47.0739, 15.3914 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Gösting

Gösting (from Slavic gostinca = hostel, or gozd = mountain forest) is the 13th city district of Graz, in the Austrian province of Styria. It is situated in the north-west of the city between the river Mur and the Plabutsch mountain and the range north of it on which the ruined Gösting Castle is located.

Located at 47.0961, 15.3947 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Eggenberg Castle, Graz

Eggenberg Palace in Graz is the most significant Baroque palace complex in Styria. With its preserved accouterments, the extensive scenic gardens as well as some additional collections from the Universalmuseum Joanneum housed in the palace and park, Schloss Eggenberg counts among the most valuable cultural assets of Austria. With its construction and accouterment history, it exhibits the vicissitude and patronage of the one-time mightiest dynasty in Styria, the House of Eggenberg.

Located at 47.0739, 15.3913 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Stadthalle Graz

Stadthalle Graz is the biggest arrangement hall in Graz, Austria. It was built between April 2000 and in the beginning of 2002. Stadthalle Graz which is pursued by fair Congress Betriebsgmbh stands on the place of the former hall 1 of the Grazer fair. Between 1998 and 1999 the architecture competition was carried out for the town hall. Architect Klaus Kada received in December 1999 the surcharge for it. On maximum 14,000 ms ² expandable hall exists of upper floor and first floor.

Located at 47.0575, 15.4472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cult Wagon of Strettweg

The Cult Wagon of Strettweg, or Strettweg Sacrificial Wagon, or Strettweg Chariot is a bronze cult wagon from ca. 600 B.O. T, which was found as part of a princely grave of the Hallstatt culture in Strettweg near Judenburg, Austria in 1851. Besides the wagon, other grave goods, like jewelry, bronze amphorae, iron weapons, and tack and harness gear were found. The wagon consists of a square-shaped, open-worked base plate with four spoked wheels. A female figure approx.

Located at 47.0761, 15.3927 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Graz Central Station

Graz Central Station (Graz Hauptbahnhof) is the largest railway station in Graz, the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria. It serves as a major node at the Southern Railway (towards Vienna and Slovenia) and as terminus for the Styrian Eastern Railway (to Hungary), the Köflacherbahn as well as the future Koralm Railway (towards Italy).

Located at 47.0722, 15.4172 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Wetzelsdorf

Wetzelsdorf is the 15th city district of Graz, Austria. It is located in the west part of the city between the districts of Eggenberg to the north and Straßgang to the south. About 14,100 people live there in an area of 5.77 km². The district which originally belonged to Eggenberg developed along the Austrian Southern Railway and the Alten Poststraße as a commercial area with working class quarters.

Located at 47.0567, 15.3953 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Straßgang

Straßgang (from Slavic straža = look-out, watchtower) is the 16th city district of Graz, in the Austrian province of Styria. It is located in the south-west of Graz at the bottom of the hills Buchkogel and Florianiberg.

Located at 47.025, 15.4078 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Puntigam

Puntigam is the 17th and newest city district of Graz, in the Austrian province of Styria. A big part of the industry of Graz is situated here. As of 2010 there are about 6,900 people living in an area of 6.18 km².

Located at 47.0289, 15.4261 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Graz Cathedral

'Graz Cathedral, locally called Grazer Dom, is a church in the Austrian city of Graz, dedicated to Saint Giles. It is the seat of the bishop of the Steiermark diocese, called the Diocese of Graz-Seckau. The church was built in 1438-62 by Friederick III in the Gothic architecture. Nearby is Mausoleum of Emperor Ferdinand II.

Located at 47.072, 15.4422 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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