Hartberg

Infobox Ort in Österreich
Art = Stadtgemeinde
Name = Hartberg
Wappen =
lat_deg = 47 | lat_min = 16 | lat_sec = 50
lon_deg = 15 | lon_min = 58 | lon_sec = 12
Lageplan = Hartberg in HB.pngLageplangroesse = 200x300px
Bundesland = Steiermark
Bezirk = Hartberg
Höhe = 359
Fläche = 21.54
Einwohner = 6634
Stand = 2005-12-31
PLZ = 8230, 8274, 8295
Vorwahl = 03332
Kfz = HB
Gemeindekennziffer = 6 07 10
NUTS = AT224
Adresse = Hauptplatz 10
8230 Hartberg
Website = [http://www.hartberg.at/ www.hartberg.at]
Bürgermeister = Karl Pack
Partei = ÖVP
Gemeinderatanzahl = 25
Wahljahr = 2005
Gemeinderat = 14 ÖVP, 7 SPÖ, 2 FPÖ, 2 Die Grünen

Hartberg is a city in Styria, Austria, the capital of the district of the same name. As of the census of 2001, it has a population of 6,547 in an area of 21.54 km². About 68 km up the A2 is the large city of Graz.

This town has a long and rich history. A settlement was located here in the Neolithic ages. One of the most important, prehistoric settlements of Styria developed on "Ringkogel" in the 3rd century BC. A massive protective wall surrounded it. Only two towers remind of the 7-8 meter high and 1500 meter long wall. (Schölbinger Tower and Reck Tower). The fist mention of Hartberg as a city was in a 1286 document. During the 1400s it was conquered by King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary. A huge fire destroyed the town up to a few houses, but the population has been continually on the rise since then.

A massive protective wall surrounded it. In 1122 margrave Leopold I of Styria founded "Hartberg". Hartberg was even a central village in Styria for a certain time. The first written reference to Hartberg as "civitas" was in 1286.

External links

* [http://www.hartberg.at the official site of Hartberg]