Graz
Graz is the capital of Styria and the second largest city of Austria. Graz maintains a balance between its illustrious past and modern present and features spectacular architecture from all periods, while the warm and sunny climate influenced by the closeness to the Mediterranean and positioned in a valley makes it a pleasant city to visit most of the year.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kunsthaus Graz and Schlossberg.
Kunsthaus Graz
Museum
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The Kunsthaus Graz, Grazer Kunsthaus, or Graz Art Museum was built as part of the European Capital of Culture celebrations in 2003 and has since become an architectural landmark in Graz, Austria.
Schlossberg
Peak
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The Schlossberg is a tree-clad hill and the site of a fortress in the centre of the city of Graz, Austria. The hill, at 473 metres above sea level, is now a public park and affords extensive views of the city.
University of Graz Library
Library
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The University of Graz Library in Graz, Austria is the largest scientific and public library in Styria and the third largest in Austria. It holds the right of legal deposit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jakomini and Lend.
Jakomini
Suburb
Jakomini is the 6th district of Austrian city of Graz. It is named after Kaspar Andreas Ritter von Jacomini and covers an area of 4,06 square kilometers.
Lend
Suburb
Lend is the 4th district of the Austrian city of Graz. It is located on the west bank of the Mur and north of the district Gries and west of the district Innere Stadt and the Schloßberg.
Gries
Suburb
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Gries is the 5th District of the Austrian city of Graz. It is the location of Graz's red-light district.
Graz
- Type: Locality with 284,000 residents
- Also known as: “60101”
- Location: Graz, Styria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.0749° or 47° 4′ 30″ northLongitude
15.4409° or 15° 26′ 27″ eastPopulation
284,000Elevation
377 metres (1,237 feet)Open location code
8FVQ3CFR+X9GeoNames ID
7871499
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Graz” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غراتس”
- Azerbaijani: “Qras”
- Belarusian: “Горад Грац”
- Bulgarian: “Грац”
- Chinese: “格拉茨”
- Czech: “Štýrský Hradec”
- Eastern Mari: “Грац”
- French: “Graz”
- Georgian: “გრაცი”
- German: “Graz”
- Greek: “Γκρατς”
- Hebrew: “גראץ”
- Japanese: “グラーツ”
- Kazakh: “Грац”
- Korean: “그라츠”
- Latin: “Graecia”
- Latvian: “Grāca”
- Lithuanian: “Gracas”
- Marathi: “ग्राझ”
- Ossetian: “Грац”
- Persian: “گراتس”
- Russian: “Грац”
- Serbian: “Грац”
- Slovenian: “Gradec”
- Thai: “กราซ”
- Ukrainian: “Грац”
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Notable Places Nearby
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