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Graz, Austria ( UNESCO WHS )




Graz, with a population of around 290,000 as of 2008 (of which 252,852 have principal residence status), is the second-largest city in Austria after Vienna and the capital of the federal state of Styria.

Graz has a long tradition as a student city: its six universities have more than 44,000 students. Graz's "Old Town" is one of the best-preserved city centres in Central Europe. In 1999, it was added to the UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage Sites. Graz was sole Cultural Capital of Europe for 2003.


格拉茨,奥地利第二大城市。位于阿尔卑斯山南麓。斯泰尔马克州州府所在地,中欧重镇。

格拉茨是围绕城堡山(Schlossberg)修建的。格拉茨(Graz)之名得自斯洛文尼亚语“城堡”(grad);其斯洛文尼亚语名gradec则意为“小城堡”。

格拉茨有4所大学,2所应用技术学院,学生人口逾5万。

奥地利作曲家Olga Neuwirth的故乡。指挥家尼古劳斯·哈农库特出生于柏林,成长于此。美國加州州長阿諾·史瓦辛格有时称自己为格拉茨人,虽然他出生于距城市2公里的农业小镇Thal。第一位奥地利一级方程式大赛冠军Jochen Rindt由其祖母在格拉茨养大。

近年来格拉茨兴建了一些新的公共建筑。最出名的是英国建筑师彼得·库克和科林·傅里涅设计的格拉茨艺术馆“Kunsthaus”,紧邻穆尔河。穆尔岛,“Murinsel”,位于穆尔河中,为美国建筑师Vito Acconci的作品,其上有咖啡厅、露天剧场和游戏场地。

1999年,格拉茨城历史中心(City of Graz-Historic Centre)登录世界文化遗产名录,其历史的完整保存部分地得益于1970年代早期公众对当时的古城再开发计划的强烈抗议。

1998年,格拉茨获选“2003欧洲文化之都”。


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