Rohrbach an der Lafnitz

Rohrbach an der Lafnitz

Coat of arms
Rohrbach an der Lafnitz
Location within Austria
Location within Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district

Coordinates: 47°23′26″N 15°59′44″E / 47.39056°N 15.99556°E / 47.39056; 15.99556Coordinates: 47°23′26″N 15°59′44″E / 47.39056°N 15.99556°E / 47.39056; 15.99556
Country Austria
State Styria
District Hartberg-Fürstenfeld
Government
 • Mayor Günter Putz (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total 26.57 km2 (10.26 sq mi)
Elevation 455 m (1,493 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
 • Total 1,046
 • Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes 8234, 8250
Area codes +43 3338
Vehicle registration HF
Website www.rohrbach-lafnitz.
steiermark.at
Parish church of St. Joseph the Worker

Rohrbach an der Lafnitz is a municipality in Styria, Austria. It is in the judicial district of Hartberg and the political district of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld.

Geography

Rohrbach an der Lafnitz is in the Joglland, approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of the city of Hartberg. It is located where the River Limbach joins the Lafnitz. The municipality is too small to be subdivided.

Transport

Rohrbach an der Lafnitz has good transportation connections. The Wechsel Straße (B 54) between Wiener Neustadt and Hartberg passes through it, and the Süd Autobahn between Vienna and Graz passes approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away.

The Rohrbach-Vorau station on the Thermenbahn provides a rail connection to Vienna and Hartberg.

The Graz and Vienna airports are both approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) away.

Education

The municipality has a kindergarten, a Volksschule and a Neue Mittelschule.

Registered landmarks

  • The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Joseph the Worker, built overlooking the town in 1959–1961, was designed by Eberhardt Jäger and contains a triptych stained glass window by Margret Bilger.
  • The so-called Zeilbrücke is a lenticular truss bridge carrying the Thermenbahn across the Lafnitz valley. The bridge is shared between Eichberg, Rohrbach and Schlag bei Thalberg; the centre of the river constitutes the border between the latter two.

Notable residents

  • Hans Gross (1930–1992) was made an honorary citizen of Rohrbach an der Lafnitz in 1984.

References

  1. ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Rohrbach an der Lafnitz.

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