Styria

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Styria (Austrian German: Steiermark [ˈʃtaɪɐmark] ; Bavarian: Steiamårk; Slovene: Štajerska; Hungarian: Stájerország [ˈʃtaːjɛrorsaːɡ]) is an Austrian state in the southeast of the country. With an area of approximately 16,399 km2 (6,332 sq mi), it is Austria's second-largest state by area, after Lower Austria. Styria borders Slovenia to the south and, clockwise from the southwest, the Austrian states of Carinthia, Salzburg, Upper Austria, Lower Austria and Burgenland. Its capital and largest city is Graz, Austria's second-largest city after Vienna. The state had a population of 1,271,716 on 1 January 2025. Graz is the political, economic and educational centre of the state, while other important towns include Leoben, Kapfenberg, Bruck an der Mur, Judenburg, Knittelfeld, Weiz, Hartberg, Fürstenfeld and Leibnitz. Styria is geographically diverse. The northern and northwestern parts, commonly known as Upper Styria (German: Obersteiermark), are mountainous. The central and southern parts of...

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