Facts About Graz
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Graz is the second biggest city in Austria and the capital of Styria.
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The oldest reference to Graz in historical documents is from 1128.
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Graz was designated the Cultural Capital of Europe in 2003 and became a City of Culinary Delights in 2008.
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In 1999, the city’s historic center was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
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Graz is twinned with: Montclair, New Jersey, United States; Coventry, England, United Kingdom; Groningen, Netherlands; Darmstadt, Germany; Trondheim, Norway; Pula, Croatia; Trieste, Italy; Timişoara, Romania; Maribor, Slovenia; Pécs, Hungary; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Ljubljana, Slovenia & Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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The Population of Graz is 439,236, as of 2018.
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The Roman Empire used Graz as a stronghold to defend against enemies on the southeast.
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Graz hosts the annual festival of classical music Styriarte, founded in 1985 to tie conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt closer to his hometown.
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The oldest settlement on the ground of the modern city of Graz dates back to the Copper Age. However, no historical continuity exists of a settlement before the Middle Ages.
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Graz is situated on both sides of the Mur river in southeast Austria.
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