Gössendorf
municipality in Graz-Umgebung District, Styria, Austria
Gössendorf is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria with 3793 inhabitants (appointed date 31 October 2013 )
Population
Geography
Geographical area
Gössendorf is on the southern border of the regional capital Graz and is just separated by Süd Autobahn A 2. Gössendorf is situated next to the Mur. The municipality is coalesced with neighbouring communes and is counted to a suburban hinterland of the city of Graz.
Structure of the municipality
The area of Gössendorf contains three towns (number of population: appointed date 31.10.2011 )
Dörfla (828)
Gössendorf (2345)
Thondorf (524)
History
Due to the developments of the municipality in the last years, the local council decided unanimously to file an application for imposing the municipality Gössendorf to a market town during a meeting on the 5. February 2002. That application was accepted. Therewith Gössendorf is unofficially called a market town since 1. June 2004.
Awards
Gössendorf was honoured with several awards the past years:
Grazer Krauthäuptel: Since 2008 Gössendorf belongs due to the "Grazer Krauthäuptel" to one of Austria's culinary region.
Goldener Boden: In 2007 Gössendorf was awarded the most pro-business community in the district of Graz-Umgebung.
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