Gries (Graz)

The district Gries is the 5th district of Graz.

Location

It is bordered on the north by the 4th District Lend ( limit: Anne Street, Eggenberger Straße), to the east by the districts 1, Inner City (Graz) and 6, Jakomini ( limit: Mur), to the south by the districts 7, Liebenau (Graz), 17, Puntigam ( limit: Tiergartenweg, Herrgottwiesgasse, Lauzilgasse, Triesterstraße, Hans- case- alley ) and 14 to the west by the districts, Eggenberg (Graz), 15, Wetzel village and 16, Straßgang.

History

The Old High German place name semolina refers to a gravel bed load or a hallway with coarse sand as often occurs in stretches of bank of the river Mur. Due to its exposed, unprotected location outside the city walls and because of the risk of flooding the Gries has been exploited for a long time of rafters, simple artisans and traders as an inexpensive residential and commercial area. Only in the 17th century, the solid building began to enforce. The district has maintained its multi-cultural character over the centuries. To date, he is also known for its red-light scene.

Traffic

The center of the district is the Griesplatz. This is the central transfer point of the city bus lines 31, 32, 33, 39, 40 and 67 at various regional bus lines in the western and southern Styria. With the exception of bus route 67 bus routes from all other Griesplatz lead directly to Jakominiplatz.

The district is also the prison Karlau.

Education

  • New secondary school St. Andrew (Hauptschule), Educational Panther 2002
  • Johann Joseph Fux Conservatory Music School of Styria
  • BG Dreihackengasse
  • BG / BRG Oeverseegasse
  • New secondary school Albert Schweitzer

Culture

The Gallery of the Cultural Association K5 Murvorstadt on Griesplatz is starting station in the district of Gries for art lovers and artists from Graz and Styria. Regular exhibitions contribute to the special atmosphere of the place.

Attractions

The stadteinwärtige northern part of the district is a UNESCO World Heritage City of Graz - Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg.

Structures

  • Old people's home church
  • Bürgerspitalskirche
  • Church Don Bosco
  • Elisabethinenkirche
  • Central Cemetery Church
  • Church of St. Andrew
  • Trieste settlement, built in 1930 by Vincent Muchitsch
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