Rohrbach an der Lafnitz

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Country Austria District Hartberg-Fürstenfeld Vehicle registration HB Population 1,049 (1 Apr 2009) Postal code 8234		State Styria Time zone CET (UTC+1) Elevation 455 m Local time Tuesday 3:22 PM Area code 03338

Website www.rohrbach-lafnitz.steiermark.at Weather 16°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 56% Humidity

Rohrbach an der Lafnitz is a municipality in Styria, Austria. It is in the judicial district of Hartberg and the political district of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld.

Map of 8234 Rohrbach an der Lafnitz, Austria

Geography

Rohrbach an der Lafnitz is in the Joglland, approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of the city of Hartberg. It is located where the River Limbach joins the Lafnitz. The municipality is too small to be subdivided.

Transport

Rohrbach an der Lafnitz has good transportation connections. The Wechsel Straße (B 54) between Wiener Neustadt and Hartberg passes through it, and the Süd Autobahn between Vienna and Graz passes approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away.

The Rohrbach-Vorau station on the Thermenbahn provides a rail connection to Vienna and Hartberg.

The Graz and Vienna airports are both approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) away.

Education

The municipality has a kindergarten, a Volksschule and a Hauptschule.

Registered landmarks

The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Joseph the Worker, built overlooking the town in 1959–1961, was designed by Eberhardt Jäger and contains a triptych stained glass window by Margret Bilger.

The so-called Zeilbrücke is a lenticular truss bridge carrying the Thermenbahn across the Lafnitz valley. The bridge is shared between Eichberg, Rohrbach and Schlag bei Thalberg; the centre of the river constitutes the border between the latter two.

Notable residents

Hans Gross (1930–1992) was made an honorary citizen of Rohrbach an der Lafnitz in 1984.

References

Rohrbach an der Lafnitz Wikipedia

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