Osterwitz

Place in Styria, Austria

46°51′29″N 15°07′58″E / 46.85806°N 15.13278°E / 46.85806; 15.13278CountryAustriaStateStyriaDistrictDeutschlandsbergGovernment

• MayorKarl Reinisch (ÖVP)Area

• Total45.36 km² (17.51 sq mi)Elevation

1,143 m (3,750 ft)Population

(1 January 2016)^[1]

• Total147 • Density3.2/km² (8.4/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

8530

Area code03469Vehicle registrationDLWebsitewww.osterwitz.at

Osterwitz is a former municipality in the district of Deutschlandsberg in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Deutschlandsberg.^[2]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1770	460	—
1782	454	−1.3%
1812	321	−29.3%
1846	385	+19.9%
1869	470	+22.1%
1880	445	−5.3%
1890	420	−5.6%
1900	353	−16.0%
1910	322	−8.8%
1923	368	+14.3%
1934	336	−8.7%
1939	322	−4.2%
1951	340	+5.6%
1961	275	−19.1%
1971	190	−30.9%
1981	186	−2.1%
1991	192	+3.2%
2001	167	−13.0%
2011	156	−6.6%

References

^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Osterwitz.
^ Die neue Gemeindestruktur der Steiermark