Thal, Styria

Thal
Thal's local church in July 2009
Location within Graz-Umgebung district
Thal
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°04′42″N 15°21′15″E / 47.07833°N 15.35417°E / 47.07833; 15.35417
CountryAustria
StateStyria
DistrictGraz-Umgebung
Government
  MayorMatthias Brunner (Bürgerliste)
Area
  Total
18.59 km2 (7.18 sq mi)
Elevation
440 m (1,440 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)
  Total
2,261
  Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
8051, 8052, 8151
Area code0316
Vehicle registrationGU
Websitewww.thal.steiermark.at

Thal (German pronunciation: [ˈtaːl]) is a village in the Austrian state of Styria, about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) west from the edge of Graz, Austria's second largest city. Its population in the 2014 census was 2,240.

Thal is most notably the birthplace of bodybuilder, actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger, who lived there until 1966 at the age of 19. In July 2011, Schwarzenegger opened his childhood house as the Arnold Schwarzenegger Museum.