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4 1 Brief description of the region The region South-West-Styria is located in south-eastern Austria at the south-western edge of Styria. The region consists of three administrative units (districts): Deutschlandsberg (DL), Leibnitz (LB) and Voitsberg (VO) representing 13,56% of the area of Styria. The area is confined by the province of Carinthia in the West, by the neighbouring country Slovenia in the South and by the city region of Graz in the north-west. The hill country borders the mountains “Koralpe” (top 2140m) in the west. The closed border to Slovenia (part of former Yugoslavia) until 1990 weakened the region and constrained economic growth. The main cities within the region are the cities of Leibnitz (7.709 inhabitants), Deutschlandsberg (8.201 inhabitants), Köflach (9.829 inhabitants) and Voitsberg (9.735 inhabitants). These municipalities also form the major economic centres of the region. Area (km²) Map1: Region South-West Styria Inhabitants (2009) Municipalities Deutschlandsberg 863,5 61.054 40 Leibnitz 681,5 76.957 48 Voitsberg 678,6 52.687 25 Total 2.223,6 190.698 113 The whole region is known for tourism, due to its natural landscapes. Particularly famous for wine growing are the two districts Leibnitz (“Südsteirisches Weinland” - Southern Styria Wine Country) and Deutschlandsberg (“Schilcher-Region” – Region of Schilcher, which is a local grape variety). Although the district of Voitsberg is less touristcally famous, it is known as homeland of the horse breed “Lippizaner”. The good traffic infrastructure is rather advantageous for the region. The extensive road network includes two nationally and internationally important motorways (A2 – Vienna-Klagenfurt, A9 – Graz-Maribor). However the western municipalities of the region towards the mountains remain quite isolated. An important train connection is the “S-Bahn” from Leibnitz to Graz, a rapid-transit railway and a future connection of major importance goes from Graz to Maribor (SLO). A possible advantage for the region is the ongoing construction of the “Koralmtunnel”, a new 33km long railway tunnel to improve the connection Graz-Vienna to Carinthia and Italy (estimated completion date: 2020).
Demographic development 5 1991 2001 2009 2010 1991-2001 2001 - 2009 2009 - 2010 Deutschlandsberg 60.581 61.498 61.054 60.920 1,51% -0,72% -0,22% Leibnitz 71.712 75.328 76.957 77.135 5,04% 2,16% 0,23% Voitsberg 54.577 53.588 52.687 52.471 -1,81% -1,68% -0,41% Project region 186.870 190.414 190.698 190.526 1,90% 0,15% -0,09% Table 1: Development of the number of residents 1991-2010 (Statistik Austria) In the year 2010 190.526 people inhabit the region South-West-Styria. The number of residents grew slightly from 1991 until 2001 (Tab. 1). The only exception was the district of Voitsberg, whose population decreased a little (-1,81%) between 1991 and 2001. Since 2001 the growth has slowed down considerably and the number of residents started to decrease. In 2010 the district of Leibnitz is the only district of the region with slightly increasing numbers of residents. Looking at the number of residents in the last 20 years, an obvious trend towards a decreasing population becomes clear. However there exists no even distribution of decreasing municipalities (Map. 2): Municipalities within the zone of attraction of Graz as well as those nearby the axis Graz-Maribor keep growing, by contrast most of the other municipalities in the region are facing declining population numbers. In particular the municipalities nearby the Slovenian and Carinthian borders and most municipalities in the district of Voitsberg are confronted with a gradual population decline because of their isolated location. Map 2: Population development 2002-2009 in Styria (Raumplanung Steiermark, modified)
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