Ratsch an der Weinstraße

Place in Styria, Austria

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46°42′00″N 15°34′12″E / 46.70000°N 15.57000°E / 46.70000; 15.57000CountryAustriaStateStyriaDistrictLeibnitzGovernment

• MayorJohannes Zweytick (ÖVP)Elevation

352 m (1,155 ft)Population

(1 January 2016)^[1]

• Total445Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

8461

Area code03453Vehicle registrationLBWebsitewww.ratsch-weinstrasse.at

Ratsch an der Weinstraße (Slovene: Račane) is a former municipality in the district of Leibnitz in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße.^[2]

Geography

Ratsch lies in south Styria on the Slovenian border.

^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Ratsch an der Weinstraße.
^ Die neue Gemeindestruktur der Steiermark