Gleisdorf

Place in Styria, Austria

Coat of arms

47°06′14″N 15°42′30″E / 47.10389°N 15.70833°E / 47.10389; 15.70833CountryAustriaStateStyriaDistrictWeizGovernment

• MayorChristoph Stark (ÖVP)Area

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• Total38.8 km² (15.0 sq mi)Elevation

365 m (1,198 ft)Population

(2022)

• Total11,200 • Density290/km² (750/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

A-8200

Area code+43 3112Websitewww.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

Gleisdorf lies about 25 km 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

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

Notable people

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

Sport

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