Ilz, Styria
Ilz | |
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Main square in Ilz with parish church | |
| Coordinates: 47°05′00″N 15°56′00″E / 47.08333°N 15.93333°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Hartberg-Fürstenfeld |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rupert Fleischhacker (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.26 km2 (15.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 3,736 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8262 |
| Area code | +43 3385 |
| Vehicle registration | HF |
| Website | www.ilz.at |
Ilz is a municipality in the district of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld in Styria, Austria. It is located at 47° 05' N, 15° 56' O and approx. 300 m above sea level, at the Left Bank of the river Ilz, in the 1 km wide and fruitful Ilz valley, 43 km to the east of Graz, 19 km to the east of Gleisdorf, and 13 km to the west of Fürstenfeld. It was named first in a writ issued on 14 October 1265 in Graz by Herbord of Fullnstein, who was sewer of bishop Bruno of Olmütz. In this writ a witness is mentioned: Dominus Wernherus de Ylnz, probably the vicar of that town.