Rachau

Rachau is a former municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria with 626 inhabitants. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld. It is divided into three districts: Mitterbach, Glein Rachau, and the village of Rachau itself. Neighbouring settlements include Apfelberg, St. Margarethen, St. Lorenzen, Kleinlobming, St. Stefan ob Leoben, Salla, Übelbach, Kainach bei Voitsberg und Gallmannsegg.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Rachau
Settlement.settlement_type: Former municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Rachau_bei_Knittelfeld.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Rachau
Settlement.image_shield: Wappen Rachau.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Austria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 270
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Austria
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Murtal district
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Austria
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Styria
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Murtal
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.area_total_km2: 104.93
Settlement.population_total: 613

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Wikidata facts

Population: 613
Area: 104.93
Elevation: 760
Image: Rachau bei Knittelfeld.jpg
Dialing code: 03512
Licence plate code: KF

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P8168: Dave Archibald
Commons category: Rachau
postal code: 8720
number of houses: 301

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Rachau hillclimb
Witches' trail
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The Mayor of Rachau was Karl Hirtler of the ÖVP; Bernadette Hartleb (ÖVP) was vice mayor. There is a primary school and two volunteer firefighters in the village.