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.
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.
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.
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.