Styria
Styria (German: Steiermark [ˈʃtaɪɐˌmaʁk] ⓘ; Bavarian: Steiamårk, Slovene: Štajerska, Hungarian: Stájerország) is an Austrian federal state in the south-eastern part of the country. With an area of 16,401 km2 (6,332 sq mi), Styria is Austria's second largest federal state, after Lower Austria. It is bordered to the south by Slovenia, and clockwise, from the southwest, by the Austrian federal states Carinthia, Salzburg, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, and Burgenland. The federal state's capital is Graz. In the European Union's vocabulary, Styria is a province.
"Steiermark" redirects here. For the region in Slovenia, see Styria (Slovenia). For other uses, see Styria (disambiguation) and Steiermark (disambiguation).
Styria
Steiermark (German)
16,399.34 km2 (6,331.82 sq mi)
1,265,198
77/km2 (200/sq mi)
€51.596 billion (2021)
€41,300 (2021)
AT-6
AT2
9 (of 62)
Etymology[edit]
The March of Styria derived its name from the original seat of its ruling Otakar dynasty: Steyr, in today's Upper Austria. In German, the area is still called "Steiermark" while in English the Latin name "Styria" is used. The ancient link between Steyr and Styria is also apparent in their nearly identical coats of arms, a white Panther on a green background.
The western and eastern parts of the district Graz-Umgebung (literally, surroundings of Graz) may or may not be considered parts of West and East Styria, respectively. The southern parts of the Duchy of Styria, which formed part of former Yugoslavia and later Slovenia (with the exception of World War II), were (and sometimes colloquially still are) referred to as "Lower Styria" (Untersteiermark; Slovene: Štajerska).