Kitzeck im Sausal explained

Kitzeck im Sausal
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:46.7861°N 15.45°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Styria
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Leibnitz
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Josef Fischer (ÖVP)
Elevation M:564
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:A-8442, A-8441, A-8451
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+43 3456
Website:www.kitzeck-sausal.at

Kitzeck (pronounced as /de-AT/) is the central town in the Sausal mountain range in Southern Styria, Austria. It is the highest-altitude wine-growing community in Austria.

Geography

Kitzeck im Sausal lies between the Koralpe in the west, the Little Hungarian Plain in the east, the mountains of Upper Styria in the north and the mountain ridges of Slovenia in the south. The area of the municipality is 1,629 ha.

Tourism

Kitzeck is home to the first wine museum that was established in Styria (1979). Besides Wine culture, tourism has become a pillar of the local economy and obviously both are pursued on close combination.

Church

The local church, dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, was built between 1640 and 1644. The funds were donated by a citizen of the nearby city, Leibnitz.