Styria

Styria is a federal state in southeastern Austria that stretches from the Alps to the hill country and sits between Carinthia, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Burgenland and Slovenia. The terrain shifts between mountain ranges in the north, gentle vineyards in the south, and extensive forest areas that cover more than half the surface.

The territory began as a margraviate in the 11th century and was elevated to a duchy in the 12th century. Habsburg rule started in the late 13th century and tied the land to what would become the Austrian state.

More than forty traditional wine taverns open their doors between spring and autumn, where winemaking families serve homemade wine and cold food. The population celebrates Aufsteirern, an autumn festival where villages put fresh must, chestnuts and pumpkin seed oil on the tables.

Graz Thalerhof serves as the airport for arrivals from several European cities, while the main train station receives trains from Vienna, Salzburg and Ljubljana. Regional bus lines connect smaller towns and valleys that are harder to reach by train.

The Erzberg mountain has supplied iron ore since Roman times and is now considered the largest open pit iron mine in Central Europe. The terraces of extraction form a staircase of rock that you can see from the road.

Location: Austria

Capital city: Graz

Elevation above the sea: 2,995 m

Part of: Styria

Shares border with: Carinthia, Salzburg, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Burgenland, Pomurska, Podravska, Koroška

Website: https://verwaltung.steiermark.at

GPS coordinates: 47.25000,15.16667

Latest update: December 3, 2025 09:18