Puntigam is the 17th and newest city district of Graz

Graz

The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...

, in the Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n province of Styria. A big part of the industry of Graz is situated here.
As of 2010 there are about 6,900 people living in an area of 6.18 km².

History

The name Puntigam is originally a family name. It origins from the family who since the early modern era owned a mansion with an inn and a brewery in this area. The brewery Puntigam developed out of this in the 19th century. Together with the village Straßgang Puntigam became the 16th city district of Graz, Straßgang

Straßgang

Straßgang is the 16th city district of Graz, in the Austrian province of Styria. It is located in the south-west of Graz at the bottom of the hills Buchkogel and Florianiberg.-History :...

, in 1938. In 1988 the district Puntigam was broken up from the 16. district Straßgang with small parts of the 5th district Gries

Gries (Graz)

Gries is the 5th District of Graz. It is the location of Graz's red-light district....

 and became the new 17th district.
Since the beginnings of the trams in Graz

Trams in Graz

The Graz tramway network forms part of the public transport system in Graz, which is both the capital city of the federal state of Styria in Austria, and the second largest city in Austria.In operation since 1878, the network presently has nine lines....

 the line number 5 lead to Puntigam. Until 2006 the line number 5 reversed at the brewery Puntigam coming from Andritz

Andritz (Graz)

Andritz is the 12th District of Graz. It is located in the extreme north of the city.-History:The name Andritz was first mentioned in 1265....

. At the newly created local traffic connection Puntigam one can change to the bus lines 62, 64, 78 and 80. It is also planned to become a station of the new Koralmbahn Railway in about 2020.

Coming from Puntigam one can get via the Weblinger Gürtel street towards the rotary Webling which is located at the Pyhrn Autobahn (A9) motorway. From there one can quickly reach the motorway rotary Graz West at the crossing of the motorways A2

Süd Autobahn

The Süd Autobahn is a motorway, or ‘Autobahn’, in Austria. It runs from Vienna south to the border of Italy, crossing the cities of Graz and Klagenfurt.-External links:...

 and A9.

Economy

For generations the Puch

Puch

Puch is a manufacturing company located in Graz, Austria. The company was founded in 1889 by the industrialist Johann Puch and produced automobiles, bicycles, mopeds, and motorcycles.-Pre 1919:...

 factories are the dominant part of the economy in Puntigam and Liebenau

Liebenau (Graz)

Liebenau is the 7th District of Graz in the southeast of the city. It is bordered to the north by the 6th District Jakomini and on the east by the 8th district St. Peter. In Liebenau farms still exist alongside large scale industrial holdings like the Magna car plant and shopping centres like...

. The brewery Puntigam is one of the most successful breweries in Austria. Even today a big part of the industry of Graz is situated in Puntigam. There are for example the firms Gowi Spielwaren (toys), Ankünder Außenwerbung (advertising), Spar Austria (retail) as well as recycling companies and others.

Schools

• Kindergarten Puntigam
• Elementary school Puntigam
• Cooperative Mittelschule Puntigam
• Polytechnical school Graz
• Chemistry engineer's school Graz

Literature

• Bernadette Pfingstl, Josef Pfingstl und Sabine Holasek: 125 Jahre Betriebsfeuerwehr Puntigam. Graz 1999. (Festschrift)

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