This article is about the city in Austria. For other uses, see Graz (disambiguation).
City in Styria, Austria
Graz
City
From top down, left to right: the fountain at the Iron Gate (Eisernes Tor), Freedom Square (Freiheitsplatz), the river Mur and the Castle Hill (Schlossberg), Graz Cathedral, Catherine Church (Katharinenkirche)
City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
Criteria
Cultural: ii, iv
Reference
931
Inscription
1999 (23rd Session)
Extensions
2010
Graz (German:[ɡʁaːts]ⓘ) is the capital of Styria and the second-largest city in Austria, after Vienna. As of 1 January 2024, Graz had a population of 339,810 (303,270 of whom had principal-residence status).[4] In 2021, the population of the Graz larger urban zone (LUZ) stood at 665,390 based on principal-residence status.[5] Graz is known as a college and university city, with four colleges and four universities. Combined, the city is home to more than 60,000 students.[6] Its historic centre (Altstadt) is one of the best-preserved city centres in Central Europe.[7]
In 1999, the city's historic centre was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites and in 2010 the designation was expanded to include Eggenberg Palace (German: Schloss Eggenberg) on the western edge of the city. Graz was designated the Cultural Capital of Europe in 2003 and became a City of Culinary Delights in 2008.
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