Parschlug

Parschlug

Coat of arms
Parschlug

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°29′00″N 15°17′00″E / 47.48333°N 15.28333°E / 47.48333; 15.28333Coordinates: 47°29′00″N 15°17′00″E / 47.48333°N 15.28333°E / 47.48333; 15.28333
Country Austria
State Styria
District Bruck-Mürzzuschlag
Government
  Mayor Franz Jauck (SPÖ)
Area
  Total 21 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation 700-1,487 m (−4,179 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)[1]
  Total 1,732
  Density 82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 8605
Area code 03862
Vehicle registration BM
Website www.parschlug.at

Parschlug is an Austrian municipality in the District of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag, Styria.

Geography

Parschlug lies north of Kapfenberg at the foot of the Zöbererhöhe.

Its boroughs are Parschlug, Pogier, Pönegg, and Göritz.

History

The earliest surviving record of Parschlug appears in connection with a document gifting lands to Viktring Abbey, dating from 1203.

Around 1800 commercial exploitation of the local brown coal deposits began, and the modern municipality was founded in 1854.

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