Wildon

Wildon () is a small town located between Leibnitz and Graz in the Austrian country of Styria.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Wildon
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Gemeindeamt_Wildon1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Wildon town hall
Settlement.image_shield: AUT Wildon 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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Official website

Marktgemeinde Wildon | MarktgemeindeWildon

Herzlich willkommen in Wildon, einem lebenswerten Ort mit guter Nahversorgung, bester Infrastruktur, viel Natur und bester Anbindung! Unsere Marktgemeinde mit Ihren 5749 Einwohnerinnen und Einwohnern (Stand 1. Janua

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Wildon
Population: 5367
Area: 32.72
Elevation: 314
Official website: www.wildon.gv.at
Image: Wildon 294A9041 Styria.jpg
Dialing code: 03182
Licence plate code: LB

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postal code: 8410
Commons category: Wildon
inception: 1219-01-01
email address: mailto:[email protected]
native label: Wildon
P8168: Eric Peterson

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Wildon () is a small town located between Leibnitz and Graz in the Austrian country of Styria.

==History== The modern village of Wildon was first mentioned in 1219. It was mainly known due to a minstrel called Herrand von Wildonie, who lived during the 13th century and was also engaged in local politics. Wildon is also an old Germanic first name. According to legends, Wildon received its name from a wild man who was living in a cave on the nearby Schlossberg hill. Legend has it that a woman living in the village went up to the cave, and killed the wild man with a pair of knitting needles so that the villagers could then go up and enjoy the cave. A medieval ruin is also situated on that hill. The nearby municipality Allerheiligen bei Wildon received its name because of its proximity to Wildon.