Spielfeld

Spielfeld

Coat of arms
Spielfeld
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°42′20″N 15°38′14″E / 46.70556°N 15.63722°E / 46.70556; 15.63722Coordinates: 46°42′20″N 15°38′14″E / 46.70556°N 15.63722°E / 46.70556; 15.63722
Country Austria
State Styria
District Leibnitz
Government
  Mayor Heidrun Walther (SPÖ)
Area
  Total 10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Elevation 266 m (873 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 968
  Density 96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 8471
Area code 03453
Vehicle registration LB
Website Gemeinde Spielfeld

Spielfeld (Slovene: Špilje) is a former municipality in the district of Leibnitz in Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Straß in Steiermark.[2] It was an Austria-Slovenia border crossing checkpoint until December 21 2007, when all immigration and customs checks ended after Slovenia joined the Schengen Area. The Slovene town opposite Spielfeld is Šentilj.

In 2015, a new Austrian border barrier was erected at Spielfeld.[3]

References

  1. Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Spielfeld.
  2. Die neue Gemeindestruktur der Steiermark
  3. "Austria to build border fence, angering Germany and threatening Schengen zone". The Daily Telegraph. AFP. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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