Raaba

Place in Styria, Austria

Coat of arms

Location within Graz-Umgebung district

47°01′40″N 15°29′48″E / 47.02778°N 15.49667°E / 47.02778; 15.49667CountryAustriaStateStyriaDistrictGraz-UmgebungGovernment

• MayorJosef Gangl (SPÖ)Area

• Total7.71 km² (2.98 sq mi)Elevation

350 m (1,150 ft)Population

(2014-01-01)

• Total2,268 • Density290/km² (760/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

8074

Area code0316Vehicle registrationGUWebsitewww.raaba.at

Raaba, also known as Raaba bei Graz, was a village, merged into Raaba-Grambach in 2015, in the province of the Austrian state of Styria and a suburb of Graz.

Due to its proximity to Graz an area with medium-rise office blocks has developed on the edge of Raaba.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	625	—
1880	653	+4.5%
1890	681	+4.3%
1900	697	+2.3%
1910	755	+8.3%
1923	834	+10.5%
1934	848	+1.7%
1939	802	−5.4%
1951	893	+11.3%
1961	1,057	+18.4%
1971	1,211	+14.6%
1981	1,447	+19.5%
1991	1,720	+18.9%
2001	1,927	+12.0%
2014	2,268	+17.7%