Röthelstein

This article is about former municipality in Austria. For the Austrian river icebreaker, see Röthelstein (icebreaker).

Röthelstein
Former municipality
Coat of arms
Location within Graz-Umgebung district
Röthelstein Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°18′31″N 15°22′04″E
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Graz-Umgebung
Area
• Total	7.01 km^2 (2.71 sq mi)
Elevation	449 m (1,473 ft)
Population  (1 January 2016)[1]
• Total	210
• Density	30/km^2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8131
Area code	03867
Vehicle registration	GU
Website	www.roethelstein.at

Röthelstein is a former municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Frohnleiten.[2]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	261	—
1880	236	−9.6%
1890	213	−9.7%
1900	221	+3.8%
1910	176	−20.4%
1923	214	+21.6%
1934	237	+10.7%
1939	208	−12.2%
1951	247	+18.8%
1961	235	−4.9%
1971	244	+3.8%
1981	219	−10.2%
1991	213	−2.7%
2001	223	+4.7%

References

1. Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Röthelstein.
2. Die neue Gemeindestruktur der Steiermark