Bad Schwanberg
Bad Schwanberg is a market town, since 2015, in the Austrian state of Styria, in the district of Deutschlandsberg. It is situated on the eastern slopes of the Koralpe mountain range on the river Schwarze Sulm (Black Sulm), a major tributary of the river Sulm.
Bad Schwanberg | |
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 Bad Schwanberg seen from the Church of Saint Joseph | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Bad Schwanberg Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 46°45′00″N 15°12′00″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Deutschlandsberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mag. Karl-Heinz Schuster (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 124.25 km2 (47.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,566 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8541 |
| Area code | 03467 |
| Vehicle registration | DL |
| Website | www.schwanberg.gv.at |
Schwanberg was expanded as part of the Styria municipal structural reform, at the end of 2014, by merging with the former municipalities Hollenegg, Gressenberg and Garanas, but continuing as the name "Schwanberg".
People from Bad Schwanberg
- Wilhelm Gericke (1845-1925), conductor
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,416 | — |
| 1880 | 1,504 | +6.2% |
| 1890 | 1,439 | −4.3% |
| 1900 | 1,649 | +14.6% |
| 1910 | 1,680 | +1.9% |
| 1923 | 1,790 | +6.5% |
| 1934 | 1,885 | +5.3% |
| 1939 | 1,795 | −4.8% |
| 1951 | 1,987 | +10.7% |
| 1961 | 1,844 | −7.2% |
| 1971 | 1,946 | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 2,084 | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 2,135 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 2,097 | −1.8% |
| 2011 | 2,149 | +2.5% |
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.
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