Hartberg

{{refimprove|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Hartberg | native_name = | settlement_type = [[Municipality (Austria)|Municipality]] | image_skyline = Hartberg Pfarrkirche am Hauptplatz.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Town hall and the Church of Saint Martin | image_shield = AUT Hartberg COA.jpg | shield_size = 80x110px | shield_link =  | pushpin_map = Austria#Austria Styria | pushpin_map_caption = Location within Austria##Location within Styria | pushpin_mapsize = 270 | image_map = | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location within Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district | coordinates = {{coord|47|16|50|N|15|58|12|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Austria]] | subdivision_type1 = [[States of Austria|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Styria]] | subdivision_type2 = [[District (Austria)|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District|Hartberg-Fürstenfeld]] | parts_type = | parts_style = para | p1 =  | leader_title = [[Burgomaster|Mayor]] | leader_name = Marcus Martschitsch | leader_party = {{Polparty|Austria|ÖVP}} | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 =  | area_footnotes = {{Austria population Wikidata|area_footnotes}} | area_total_km2 = {{Austria population Wikidata|area_total_km2}} | area_metro_km2 = | elevation_m = 359 | elevation_max_m = | elevation_min_m = | population_as_of = {{Austria population Wikidata|population_as_of}} | population_footnotes = {{Austria population Wikidata|population_footnotes}} | population_total = {{Austria population Wikidata|population_total}} | population_urban = | population_metro = | population_note = | population_density_km2 = auto | established_title = | established_date = | timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] | timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset = +1 | utc_offset_DST = +2 | registration_plate = [[Vehicle registration plates of Austria|HF]] | postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in Austria|Postal code]] | postal_code = 8230 | area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in Austria|Area code]] | area_code = +43 3332 | website = [http://www.hartberg.at/ www.hartberg.at] | footnotes = }} '''Hartberg''' ({{IPA|de-AT|ˈhartbɛrɡ|lang}}) is a city in [[Styria]], [[Austria]] and the district seat of [[Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District]]. As of January 1st 2024, it has a population of 6,713 in an area of 21.58 km<sup>2</sup>. About 68 km up the A2 Autobahn is the large Styrian capital of [[Graz]].

This town has a long and rich history. A settlement was located here in the [[Neolithic]] ages. One of the most important, prehistoric settlements of [[Styria]] developed on "Ringkogel" in the 3rd century BC. A massive protective wall surrounded it. Only two towers remain of the 7-8 metre high and 1500 metre long wall. (Schölbinger Tower and Reck Tower). The first mention of Hartberg as a city was in a 1286 document. During the 15th century it was conquered by King [[Matthias Corvinus of Hungary]]. A huge fire destroyed the town up to a few houses, but the population has been continually on the rise since then.

A massive protective wall surrounded it. In 1122 margrave [[Leopold of Styria|Leopold I of Styria]] founded "Hartberg". Hartberg was even a central village in Styria for a certain time. The first written reference to Hartberg as "civitas" was in 1286.

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==External links== * [http://www.hartberg.at the official site of Hartberg]

[[Category:Cities and towns in Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District]] [[Category:March of Styria]]