title: Straß in Steiermark
text: # Straß in Steiermark
  
  Straß in Steiermark is a municipality in the district of Leibnitz in the Austrian state of Styria.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Straß in Steiermark is situated in the south of Styria, on the border with Slovenia.
  
  Places adjacent to Straß in Steiermark :
  
  Wagna
  
  Gabersdorf
  
  Sankt Veit in der Südsteiermark
  
  Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße
  
  Straß in Steiermark
  
  Mureck (District Südoststeiermark)
  
  Kungota (Slovenia)
  
  Šentilj (Slovenia) :
  
  ### Constituent parts of Straß municipality
  
  The municipality comprises the communities of:
  
  * Gersdorf an der Mur (393)
  * Grassnitzberg (177)
  * Lichendorf (506)
  * Obegg (37)
  * Oberschwarza (156)
  * Obervogau (893)
  * Spielfeld (683)
  * Straß in Steiermark (1571)
  * Unterschwarza (214)
  * Vogau (1164)
  * Weitersfeld an der Mur (555)
  
  ## Population
  
  | Year | Pop. | ±% |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1869 | 4,820 | — |
  | 1880 | 4,936 | +2.4% |
  | 1890 | 5,031 | +1.9% |
  | 1900 | 5,064 | +0.7% |
  | 1910 | 5,237 | +3.4% |
  | 1923 | 5,622 | +7.4% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% |
  | 1934 | 5,924 | +5.4% |
  | 1939 | 5,276 | −10.9% |
  | 1951 | 5,724 | +8.5% |
  | 1961 | 5,471 | −4.4% |
  | 1971 | 5,762 | +5.3% |
  | 1981 | 5,550 | −3.7% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% |
  | 1991 | 5,681 | +2.4% |
  | 2001 | 6,090 | +7.2% |
  | 2011 | 6,106 | +0.3% |
  | 2020 | 6,349 | +4.0% |
  