Apfelberg (meaning "Apple Mountain" in German) is a former municipality in the district of
Murtal in the
Austrian state of
Styria
Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...
. Since the 2015
Styria municipal structural reform
The Styria municipal structural reform (German: ''Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform'') was a local government reform in the Austrian state of Styria, which was made effective January 1, 2015. This reform nearly halved the number of Styrian ...
, it is part of the municipality
Knittelfeld.
Die neue Gemeindestruktur der Steiermark
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Geography
Apfelberg lies at the northern foot of the Gmeinberg (el. 818 m). It stretches from the southern edge of Knittelfeld to the foothills of the Gleinalp.
References
Cities and towns in Murtal District
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