Spielberg bei Knittelfeld
Spielberg is a municipality in the Murtal district in the Austrian state of Styria. In spite of being a small city of only around 5,400 inhabitants, it contributes significantly to the tourist industry of Styria, as the community is home of the Red Bull Ring race track.Places of Interest
Highlights include Red Bull Ring and Zeltweg Air Base.
Red Bull Ring
Sports venue
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Red Bull Ring is a motorsport race track in Spielberg, Styria, Austria. The race circuit was founded as Österreichring and hosted the Austrian Grand Prix for 18 consecutive years, from 1970 to 1987.
Zeltweg Air Base
Aerodrome
Photo: Iswoar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zeltweg Air Base, known in German as Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser, is a military airfield in Styria, Austria near Zeltweg. It is the main airfield of the Austrian Air Force. It was also used as a motor racing circuit in the 1960s.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knittelfeld and Flatschach.
Knittelfeld
Photo: Guschi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Knittelfeld is a city in Styria, Austria, located on the banks of the Mur river. The name of the town has become notorious for the Knittelfeld Putsch of September 7, 2002, a party meeting of the Freedom Party of Austria, which resulted in the 2002 Austrian elections.
Flatschach
Village
Flatschach is a former municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it became a part of the municipality Spielberg.
Spielberg bei Knittelfeld
- Type: Locality with 5,310 residents
- Also known as: “62047”
- Location: Murtal District, Styria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.2156° or 47° 12′ 56″ northLongitude
14.7827° or 14° 46′ 58″ eastPopulation
5,310Elevation
705 metres (2,313 feet)Open location code
8FVP6Q8M+63GeoNames ID
7873456
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