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Location Alps, Austria. Thal is a village in the Austrian state of Styria, about 3.2 kilometres west from the edge of Graz, Austria's second largest city. Its population in the 2014 census was 2,240. Thal is the birthplace of bodybuilder, actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger, who lived there until 1966 at the age of 19.
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The first forest village settlement was established in the 10th century. In the following two centuries, scattered hamlets grew up in the area. On 1 January 1850, the settlement became known as "St. Jacob Thal". On 1 January 1895, the village became a settlement with market town ("Marktgemeinde") status.
The village is located about 3.2 km (2.0 mi) west of the Styrian capital of Graz. Thal is a scattered settlement of houses, consisting of about 19 grouped hamlets: Eben, Eck, Hardt, Haslau, Kirchberg, Kötschberg, Linak, Oberbichl, Oberthal, Plabutsch, Schlüsselhof, Steinberg, Unterbichl, Unterthal, Waldsdorf, Waldsdorfberg, Wendlleiten, Windhof, an...
Parish church of St. Jacob
In 1735, a wooden chapel was built in Baroque style. In 1772, the parish church of St. Jacob was built and originally dedicated to St. Sebastian. It was extended in 1992, with the foundation stone laid on 23 May 1992 and the church was consecrated on 15 May 1994 by Johann Weber. The extension to the existing church was by the architect Manfred Fuchs Bichler, and the Austrian painter, graphic artist and architect Ernst Fuchs. The artistic design of the entire complex with bright colors and sha...
Oberthal House
By the 12th century, the lords of Waldsdorf had established their seat on the site of the present stately home in the shape of a fortified manor house with a large dairy farm. From 1315 to 1605, it was owned by the noble family of Windisch-Graetz. In 1563, major conversion and renovation work was carried out on the castle under the then-owner and designer, Erasmus of Windisch-Graetz, which saw it expanded into a Renaissance style stately home with a courtyard surrounded on three sides by thre...
Ruins of Thal Castle
Thal Castle was first mentioned in the records in 1259, having been built on a hillock between the present parish church and the lake of Thalersee, probably at the beginning of the 13th century. The castle was surrounded by a thick defensive wall with embrasures and battlement walks (Wehrgänge). Within the wall was the Palas and other residential buildings like the castle church dedicated to St. James. In 1569, Unterthal Castle and the estates of Sebastian of Windisch-Graetz were sold to the...
Thal is located in: Österreich, Steiermark, Thal. Find detailed maps for Österreich , Steiermark , Thal on ViaMichelin, along with road traffic , the option to book accommodation and view information on MICHELIN restaurants for - Thal.
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Thal Geographical coordinates: Latitude: 47.0763, Longitude: 15.3606 47° 4′ 35″ North, 15° 21′ 38″ East: Thal Area: 1,851 hectares 18.51 km² (7.15 sq mi) Thal Altitude: 442 m (1,450 ft) Thal Climate: Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb)
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