Stattegg
# Stattegg

Stattegg is a Village and a suburb of Graz, the capital of the Austrian state of Styria. It lies at the bottom of the Schoeckl, a mountain of the European Alps. Stattegg has 2982 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2021) and consists of 13 Katastralgemeinden: Buch, Eichberg, Hochgreit, Hohenberg, Hub, Kalkleiten, Krail, Leber, Mühl, Neudorf, Rannach, Steingraben, Ursprung.

## History

In medieval times the Stadecker were a dynasty of ministeriales in the service of the sovereign of Styria. Their seat was the castle of Stadeck located in Hub, a part of Stattegg. Ulrich I von Stadeck was 26th arch bishop of Salzburg (1256–1265), Rudolf von Stadegge was a minstrel, several were Landeshauptmann of Styria. 1400 the dynasty ended with Hans and Leuthold of Stadeck. Since 1951, the castle hill has been used by the Stattegg Volunteer Fire Fighters as a training ground.

## Objects of Interest

* Church Maria Schutz in Kalkleiten
* Old lime kiln (founded 1890, stopped 1966, classified as a historical monument since 1981)
* Well of Andritz-Ursprung (Jakob-Lorber Begegnungsstätte)

## Citizens of honor

### Citizens of honor

* 1952 Josef Krainer (1903–1971), Landeshauptmann
* 1952 Ulrich Lässer, Gemeinderat
* 1954 Heribert Ringer, Bürgermeister 1951–1965
* 1965 Alexander Mayer
* 1978 Friedrich Niederl (1920–2012), Landeshauptmann
* 1978 Eduard Matzenauer, Bürgermeister 1965–1988
* 1984 Josef Krainer Jr. (1930–2016), Landeshauptmann
* 2006 Helmut Möstl, Bürgermeister 1988–2006

### Relevant people, related to Stattegg

* Franz Feiertag (* 5. Dezember 1955 in Graz), European Champion in TREC 2010
* Florian Kainz (* 24. Oktober 1992), Austrian soccer player
