Andritz ( sl, Jendrica – "fast-flowing water") is the 12th district of

Graz Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...

. It is located in the extreme north of the city. It had a population of 18,339 in 2011 and covers an area of 18.47 square kilometres. The postal codes of Andritz are 8010, 8042-8046 and 8054.

History

The name Andritz was first mentioned in 1265. Andritz's most important industry, the technology company

Andritz AG Andritz AG is an international technology group, offering plants, equipment, systems and services for various industries. The group's headquarters are in Graz, Austria. The group gets its name from the district of Andritz in which it is located ...

, was established by Josef Körösi in 1852. The largest of its endeavors, a pulp mill, was bought by them in 1913 but which had been in existence since 1790. The company as of 2009 has 13,176 employees. Andritz was a separate municipality until 1938, when it merged with the southern part of

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and joined Graz. The current district boundaries were set in 1946.

Points of interest

* Church St. Veit * Chateau St. Gotthard * Chapel of St. Ulrich

Economy

(former "Maschinenfabrik Andritz")

References

External links

Homepage of Graz-Andritz
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