Ratschendorf

Former municipality in Styria, Austria

Coat of arms

46°44′40″N 15°49′00″E / 46.74444°N 15.81667°E / 46.74444; 15.81667CountryAustriaStateStyriaDistrictSüdoststeiermarkArea

• Total10.39 km² (4.01 sq mi)Elevation

240 m (790 ft)Population

(1 January 2016)^[1]

• Total619 • Density60/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

8483

Area code03474Vehicle registrationRAWebsitewww.ratschendorf.at

Ratschendorf (Slovene: Račja vas) is a former municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Deutsch Goritz.^[2]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	657	—
1880	700	+6.5%
1890	740	+5.7%
1900	705	−4.7%
1910	726	+3.0%
1923	722	−0.6%
1934	760	+5.3%
1939	723	−4.9%
1951	749	+3.6%
1961	673	−10.1%
1971	663	−1.5%
1981	684	+3.2%
1991	679	−0.7%
2001	624	−8.1%
2012	619	−0.8%

References

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