Raaba

Raaba
Former municipality
Raaba chapel
Coat of arms
Location within Graz-Umgebung district
Raaba Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°01′40″N 15°29′48″E
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Graz-Umgebung
Area
• Total	7.71 km^2 (2.98 sq mi)
Elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population  (2014-01-01)
• Total	2,268
• Density	290/km^2 (760/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8074
Area code	0316
Vehicle registration	GU
Website	www.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%

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