Sankt Sebastian, Styria

Sankt Sebastian is a former municipality in the district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in the Austrian province of Styria. It lies some 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the north of the important pilgrimage centre of Mariazell. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Mariazell.[2]

Sankt Sebastian
Subsidiary church St. Sebastian with the Ötscher - view from St. Sebastian
Subsidiary church St. Sebastian with the Ötscher - view from St. Sebastian
Sankt Sebastian is located in Austria
Sankt Sebastian
Sankt Sebastian
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°47′06″N 15°18′30″E
CountryAustria
StateStyria
DistrictBruck-Mürzzuschlag
Government
  MayorManfred Seebacher (SPÖ)
Area
  Total47.4 km2 (18.3 sq mi)
Elevation
851 m (2,792 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total1,015
  Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8630
Area code03882
Vehicle registrationBM
Websitewww.st-sebastian.at

Mariazell railway station, the terminus of the narrow gauge Mariazell line from St Pölten, lies within the municipality. The station is also the terminus of the Museumstramway Mariazell-Erlaufsee, a standard gauge heritage steam tramway that operates to the nearby Erlaufsee.

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