Oberzeiring

Former municipality in Styria, Austria

Coat of arms

47°15′00″N 14°29′00″E / 47.25000°N 14.48333°E / 47.25000; 14.48333CountryAustriaStateStyriaDistrictMurtalArea

• Total38.23 km² (14.76 sq mi)Elevation

932 m (3,058 ft)Population

(1 January 2016)^[1]

• Total834 • Density22/km² (57/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

8762

Area code0 35 71Vehicle registrationJUWebsitewww.oberzeiring.at

Oberzeiring is a former municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Pölstal.^[2]

Tauern Wind Park

The Tauern Wind Park near Oberzeiring was the highest wind farm in the world at 1900m elevation when it began operating in 2002.^[3] The Wind Park consists of 13 Vestas V66-1.75MW wind turbines,^[3]^[4] to be repowered by nine V112-3.45 MW turbines.^[5] The operator provides guided tours.^[6]

Gallery

Map showing area of the Municipality Oberzeiring in the District Judenburg in Styria, Austria
Vestas V66-1.75MW wind turbines of the Tauern Wind Park near Oberzeiring
Tauern Wind Park
Cattle grazing in front of the Tauern Wind Park
Pond for snow cannons near the Tauern Wind Park

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oberzeiring.

^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Oberzeiring.
^ Die neue Gemeindestruktur der Steiermark
^ ^a ^b Winkelmeier, Hans; Geistlinger, Bernhard (November 2004). "Alpine Wind Harvest Report No. A/I-2/3.1./5, Work Package 03: Technological Aspects" (PDF). Friedburg. pp. 7–9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
^ "Tauernwindpark Oberzeiring: Europe's highest situated Wind Park". Archived from the original on 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
^ Froese, Michelle (2017-11-13). "Vestas to repower high-altitude wind project". Windpower Engineering & Development. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
^ "Tourist attraction - Adventure wind farm in the alps". Archived from the original on 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2008-11-23.