Ratsch an der Weinstraße ( Slovene: ''Račane'') is a former municipality in the district of

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in the

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n state of

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. Since the 2015

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, it is part of the municipality

Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße is a municipality with 2,623 residents (as of 1 January 2016) in the Leibnitz District of Styria, Austria. The municipality, Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße, was formed as part of the Styria municipal structural refor ...

.Die neue Gemeindestruktur der Steiermark
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Geography

Ratsch lies in south Styria on the

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n border.

References

Cities and towns in Leibnitz District {{Styria-geo-stub