Köflach

Infobox Town AT
name=Köflach
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state = Styria
regbzk =
district =Voitsberg
population =10671
population_as_of = 01.01.2001
population_ref =
pop_dens =523.6 inhabitants
area = 20.38
elevation = 449
lat_deg=47
lat_min=04
lat_hem=N
lon_deg=15
lon_min=05
lon_hem=E
postal_code = A-8580
area_code =61609
licence =
mayor = Franz Buchegger (SPÖ)
website = [http://www.koeflach.at www.koeflach.at]

Köflach is a small city in the district of Voitsberg in Styria, Austria, at the foot of the Stubalpe mountain. The town has a population of roughly 10,600 and contains a federal stud in the village of Piber that supplies the Lipizzaner horses to the famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna. Traditionally known for its coal, Köflach is slowly changing from an industrial town to a center of the service sector. It is connected by rail to Voitsberg.

Culture and Sightseeings

The main attractions are "Bundesgestüt Piber" with his famous white Lipizzaner horses and the thermal bath "Therme Nova" which is supplied from mineral spring in Piber.

Also a point of interest is the House of Art and Culture with his exhibitions, most of them of local artists.

Infrastructur

Köflach has a railway terminal, it is the last/first station of the railroad between Köflach and Graz. The nearest Autobahn (Freeway) is the "A2 Südautobahn", the nearest connections are "Modriach" and "Mooskirchen"The most important Roads are the "B70 Packerbundesstraße" connecting Köflach with Graz and [Villach] and the "B77 Gaberl Straße"

Distance to Graz: approx. 50km

Economy

The important industrial sites are Stölze Oberglas, producer of glass, and LEAR, producer of car seats (especially for Magna Steyr).

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