Großklein
Sign in to saveGroßklein is a municipality in the district of Leibnitz in Styria, Austria. It lies on the , a wine route.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Großklein
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Großklein_vom_Burgstall.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Großklein
- Settlement.image_shield
- AUT Großklein COA.jpg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 80x110px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Austria
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 270
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Austria
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location within Leibnitz district
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Austria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Styria
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Leibnitz
- Settlement.parts_style
- para
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 2292
- Area
- 27.71
- Elevation
- 364
- Official website
- www.grossklein.gv.at
- Image
- Großklein vom Burgstall.JPG
- Dialing code
- 03456
- Licence plate code
- LB
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- Commons category
- Großklein, Styria
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- postal code
- 8452
- P8168
- Egon Egemann
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Großklein is a municipality in the district of Leibnitz in Styria, Austria. It lies on the , a wine route.
==Etymology== Its place name can be considered unusual as is German for or while translates to , thus, it can be translated as . However, this does not reflect the real origins of the name. The portion, according to German linguist Fritz Lochner von Hüttenbach, likely stems from Slavic roots in form of the word glina () or kljun (). Modern Großklein as well as its surrounding areas were once part of a larger area called Klein. The name was changed in 1968 following a decision by the municipal council.
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