Straß in Steiermark
# Straß in Steiermark

Straß in Steiermark is a municipality in the district of Leibnitz in the Austrian state of Styria.

## Geography

Straß in Steiermark is situated in the south of Styria, on the border with Slovenia.

Places adjacent to Straß in Steiermark :

Wagna

Gabersdorf

Sankt Veit in der Südsteiermark

Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße

Straß in Steiermark

Mureck (District Südoststeiermark)

Kungota (Slovenia)

Šentilj (Slovenia) :

### Constituent parts of Straß municipality

The municipality comprises the communities of:

* Gersdorf an der Mur (393)
* Grassnitzberg (177)
* Lichendorf (506)
* Obegg (37)
* Oberschwarza (156)
* Obervogau (893)
* Spielfeld (683)
* Straß in Steiermark (1571)
* Unterschwarza (214)
* Vogau (1164)
* Weitersfeld an der Mur (555)

## Population

| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| - | - | - |
| 1869 | 4,820 | — |
| 1880 | 4,936 | +2.4% |
| 1890 | 5,031 | +1.9% |
| 1900 | 5,064 | +0.7% |
| 1910 | 5,237 | +3.4% |
| 1923 | 5,622 | +7.4% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1934 | 5,924 | +5.4% |
| 1939 | 5,276 | −10.9% |
| 1951 | 5,724 | +8.5% |
| 1961 | 5,471 | −4.4% |
| 1971 | 5,762 | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 5,550 | −3.7% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1991 | 5,681 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 6,090 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 6,106 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 6,349 | +4.0% |
