Veitsch

Former municipality in Styria, Austria

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47°34′46″N 15°29′34″E / 47.57944°N 15.49278°E / 47.57944; 15.49278CountryAustriaStateStyriaDistrictBruck-MürzzuschlagArea

• Total77.71 km² (30.00 sq mi)Elevation

664 m (2,178 ft)Population

(1 January 2016)^[1]

• Total2,417 • Density31/km² (81/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

8663, 8664

Vehicle registrationMZWebsitewww.veitsch.at

Veitsch is a former municipality in the district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in Styria, Austria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Sankt Barbara im Mürztal.^[2]

Starting from the local church in Veitsch, a forest trail leads up the mountain to the Veitsch Pilgrims Cross on the Mount of Olives.^[3] The cross was built in 2004 and it is the largest of its kind in the world.

References

^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Veitsch.
^ Die neue Gemeindestruktur der Steiermark
^ Pilgerkreuz am Veitscher Ölberg Pilgrim's Cross Society Website