# Seiersberg-Pirka (8054): location, noise, flood risk and amenities Seiersberg-Pirka (8054) lies in the district of Graz-Umgebung, Steiermark. It had 12,264 residents on 1 January 2026. The centre lies outside mapped flood areas. This overview covers 8 topics from official open data, measured at the centre; values at a specific address can differ. As of: 3 November 2026 · Source: https://www.place-check.com/places/seiersberg-pirka-8054 ## About Seiersberg-Pirka ### Seiersberg-Pirka (8054): Living Near Graz ### Between city life and a more rural way of living Seiersberg-Pirka lies directly southwest of Graz, combining easy access to the Styrian capital with the character of an established municipality. The municipality in its current form was created in 2015 through the merger of Seiersberg and Pirka. As a result, it brings together different types of neighbourhoods: more densely developed areas with plenty of shops and transport connections, as well as quieter residential districts with more green space and a rural feel. The proximity to Graz shapes everyday life. Many residents commute to the city for work, education, culture and leisure. At the same time, Seiersberg-Pirka has developed a substantial range of its own amenities, allowing residents to take care of many everyday needs without travelling into Graz. ### Convenient local amenities On 1 January 2026, Seiersberg-Pirka had approximately 12,264 residents. Its population has grown by around 17% since 2011. About 15% of residents are under 15, while just under 19% are aged 65 or older. Local amenities are well developed for a municipality of this size. Within two kilometres of the centre, there are six kindergartens, six schools, around twelve supermarkets and grocery stores, and numerous restaurants. Healthcare is also well represented, with 13 doctors' practices and three pharmacies recorded in the area. Many everyday destinations are relatively close. The nearest public transport stop is only about 100 metres from the centre, while a kindergarten is around 450 metres away and the nearest supermarket approximately 550 metres. The closest primary school is about 800 metres away. This is particularly convenient for families and anyone who prefers to organise daily life within their immediate neighbourhood. ### Excellent transport connections One of Seiersberg-Pirka's main advantages is its location within the regional transport network. The A9 motorway and the Graz West interchange are both approximately one kilometre from the centre. The B70 also runs directly through the municipality. This makes travelling towards Graz and other parts of Styria straightforward, although the main road naturally brings more traffic to the areas along its route. Graz Straßgang railway station is around two kilometres away. From the town centre, reaching Graz Central Station by public transport takes approximately 25 minutes, including one transfer. Travelling to Vienna takes around three hours and requires two transfers. Graz Airport is only about four kilometres away in a straight line, making it another convenient transport option. ### Climate, noise and natural hazards The climate is broadly similar to that of the surrounding Graz region. Between 2015 and 2024, the average annual temperature was around 10.7 °C, compared with 9.8 °C during the 1991–2020 reference period. The area experienced approximately 17 hot days per year on average. According to the 2022 strategic noise maps, the town centre lies outside the mapped noise zones for major roads, railways, airports and industrial areas. However, these maps cover only major transport routes, so actual noise levels can vary considerably between individual streets. Another positive point is that the centre is outside the mapped HQ100 and HQ300 flood zones. Seiersberg-Pirka is an attractive option for people who want to live close to Graz without giving up the amenities and identity of a municipality in its own right. Transport connections are excellent, while the specific neighbourhood will largely determine how quiet and green everyday life feels. ## Location of Seiersberg-Pirka Seiersberg-Pirka is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung, Steiermark (postcode 8054, municipality code 60669). The centre lies at about 350 m above sea level, on the valley floor. - District: Graz-Umgebung - State: Steiermark - Municipality code (GKZ): 60669 - Elevation of the centre: 350 m ## Building land and zoning According to the zoning data published by Steiermark, the centre is zoned "Bauland-Kerngebiet / mixed use"; nearby there is also Grünland-Landwirtschaft (agriculture / forestry) and Bauland-Wohngebiet (residential). Zoning varies across the municipality and is not legally binding here: the Gemeinde's Flächenwidmungsplan and Bebauungsplan apply. ## Population Seiersberg-Pirka had 12,264 residents on 1 January 2026 (+16.7 % since the 2011 census). 14.8 % are under 15 and 19.1 % are 65 or older. In the district of Graz-Umgebung, 13.9 % of 80,645 dwellings have no main residence (second homes and vacant dwellings, 2024). Residents by citizenship (1 Jan 2026): Austria 81.9 %, Croatia 4.6 %, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.3 %, Romania 1.5 %, Germany 1.3 %, Hungary 1.2 %, Other 7.3 %. Citizenship is not the same as origin: naturalised residents count as Austrian. - Residents (1 Jan 2026): 12,264 - Change since 2011: +16.7 % - Under 15 / 65 and older: 14.8 % / 19.1 % ## Everyday life and amenities Within 2 km of the centre of Seiersberg-Pirka the data list 6 kindergartens, 6 schools, 12 supermarkets and groceries, 16 restaurants, 5 cafés, 13 doctors' practices, 3 pharmacies and 34 public transport stops. From the centre, the nearest kindergarten about 450 m, the nearest primary school about 800 m, the nearest middle school about 1.8 km, the nearest supermarket about 550 m, the nearest public transport stop about 100 m, the nearest doctor's practice about 500 m and the nearest pharmacy about 600 m away (straight line). The nearest railway station (Graz Straßgang Bahnhof) is about 1.9 km from the centre. ## Noise and traffic The A9 runs about 1.0 km from the centre. A main road (B70) passes through the centre. The nearest railway line is about 550 m from the centre. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Graz (GRZ), about 4 km in a straight line. Airfield grounds lie about 2.9 km away. The centre lies outside the noise zones of major roads, railways, airports and industry mapped in the strategic noise maps 2022. The maps cover only major traffic routes, so they are an orientation: individual streets in the municipality can be considerably louder or quieter. ## Natural hazards The centre does not lie in a flood area mapped in the federal hazard zone plans (HQ100 / HQ300). Parts of the municipality can still lie in flood areas, for example along rivers and streams. Smaller streams, surface runoff after heavy rain and groundwater are not included in these maps. No WLV torrent and avalanche hazard zone plan covers the centre. Seiersberg-Pirka lies in seismic zone 1 on a scale of 0 to 4 (ÖNORM B 1998-1). Radon: potential class 2 of 3; the municipality is a radon precaution area. Actual indoor levels depend on the building; only a measurement gives certainty. 1 past landslide or rockfall event is documented within 1 km of the centre. - Flood area at the centre: none mapped - Seismic zone: 1 / 4 - Radon potential class: 2 / 3 ## Connections and internet By public transport from the centre on a weekday morning (from 07:30): about 25 min to Graz Hauptbahnhof (1 transfer) and about 180 min to Wien Hauptbahnhof (2 transfers). The nearest motorway or expressway junction (Knoten Graz West) is about 1.0 km from the centre. At the centre, operators report fixed broadband up to 1,001 Mbit/s (FTTH) and mobile networks up to 791 Mbit/s (estimate); availability can differ from street to street. 665 RTR-Netztest measurements within 500 m (2025-11-03 to 2026-11-02) show median download speeds of 213 Mbit/s on fixed lines and 52 Mbit/s on mobile. ## Climate and sun Around the centre, the mean annual temperature in 2015-2024 was about 10.7 °C (1991-2020: 9.8 °C). On average there were 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 frost days per year, with about 830 mm of precipitation and 33 days with snow cover. About 2,110 hours of sunshine per year. On 21 December the centre gets about 8:06 h of direct sun (with a flat horizon it would be 8:24 h), on 21 June about 15:18 h. Buildings and trees are not taken into account. A PV system at optimal tilt yields about 1,230 kWh per kWp and year here (PVGIS). - Mean temperature 2015-2024: 10.7 °C - Hot days per year: 17 ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Seiersberg-Pirka noisy? The centre lies outside the noise zones of major roads, railways, airports and industry mapped in the strategic noise maps 2022. The A9 runs about 1.0 km from the centre. The nearest railway line is about 550 m from the centre. For your exact address, Place Check creates a separate report with the values at that point. ### Is there a flood risk in Seiersberg-Pirka? The centre does not lie in a flood area mapped in the federal hazard zone plans (HQ100 / HQ300). Parts of the municipality can still lie in flood areas, for example along rivers and streams. For your exact address, Place Check creates a separate report with the values at that point. ### How well is Seiersberg-Pirka connected to Vienna? By public transport from the centre on a weekday morning (from 07:30): about 180 min to Wien Hauptbahnhof (2 transfers). The nearest motorway or expressway junction (Knoten Graz West) is about 1.0 km from the centre. For your exact address, Place Check creates a separate report with the values at that point. ### How many people live in Seiersberg-Pirka? Seiersberg-Pirka had 12,264 residents on 1 January 2026, +16.7 % compared with the 2011 census (Statistik Austria). For your exact address, Place Check creates a separate report with the values at that point. ### Are there schools and shops in Seiersberg-Pirka? Within 2 km of the centre the data list 6 kindergartens, 6 schools, 12 supermarkets and groceries, 16 restaurants, 5 cafés, 13 doctors' practices, 3 pharmacies and 34 public transport stops. For your exact address, Place Check creates a separate report with the values at that point. ### How fast is the internet in Seiersberg-Pirka? At the centre, operators report fixed broadband up to 1,001 Mbit/s (FTTH) and mobile networks up to 791 Mbit/s (estimate); availability can differ from street to street. 665 RTR-Netztest measurements within 500 m (2025-11-03 to 2026-11-02) show median download speeds of 213 Mbit/s on fixed lines and 52 Mbit/s on mobile. For your exact address, Place Check creates a separate report with the values at that point. ## Sources - Photon geocoder (OpenStreetMap data), not the official BEV Adressregister (komoot / OpenStreetMap contributors; ODbL 1.0): https://photon.komoot.io - Administrative Grenzen Österreich (Gemeinde, Bezirk) (Statistik Austria, served by GeoSphere Austria; CC BY 4.0; data 2025-02): https://gis.geosphere.at/maps/rest/services/grenzen/admin_grenzen_oesterreich/MapServer - Flächenwidmungsplan Steiermark (Stammplan) (Amt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung; CC BY 4.0): https://gis.stmk.gv.at/arcgis/rest/services/OGD/flaewi/MapServer/45 - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn nach Gemeinden; Volkszählung 2011; Gebäude- und Wohnungszählung (OGD) (Statistik Austria; CC BY 4.0; data population 1 Jan 2026; census 31 Oct 2011; dwellings 31 Oct 2024): https://data.statistik.gv.at/web/meta.jsp?dataset=OGD_bevstandjbab2002_BevStand_2026 - Häuserpreisindex (HPI) 2025 = 100, quarterly (OGD) (Statistik Austria; CC BY 4.0; data 2010Q1-2026Q2): https://data.statistik.gv.at/web/meta.jsp?dataset=OGD_hpi2025_HPI_25_1 - Bevölkerung am 1.1. nach Staatsangehörigkeit bzw. Geburtsland und administrativen Gebietseinheiten (Statistik Austria; Statistik Austria terms of use (reuse incl. commercial, with source attribution); data 1 Jan 2026): https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/407/Bev_Staatsangeh_Geburtsland_Gebietseinheiten_2026.ods - OpenStreetMap via OpenFreeMap vector tiles (OpenMapTiles schema) (OpenStreetMap contributors; tiles: OpenFreeMap (fallback VersaTiles); ODbL 1.0 (OpenStreetMap data); OpenMapTiles schema CC BY 4.0; data 2026-11-01): https://openfreemap.org/ - Schulen in Österreich 2024/25 (Statistik Austria) (Statistik Austria; CC BY 4.0 (Statistik Austria open data terms; the catalogue entry itself names no licence); data 2024/25): https://www.data.gv.at/katalog/dataset/6f3e9528-33d5-37e4-ba0a-a42e041ad41d - Transitous stop index (MOTIS 2 map/stops) (Transitous (community service); timetable data per transitous.org/sources; Transitous usage policy: non-commercial only (fallback, replace before launch); data per source licences; data 2026-11-03): https://transitous.org/sources/ - Transitous public transport routing (MOTIS 2) (Transitous (community service); timetable data per transitous.org/sources; Transitous usage policy: non-commercial only (fallback, replace before launch); data per source licences, OSM ODbL; data 2026-11-04): https://transitous.org/sources/ - Umgebungslärm 2022, strategic noise maps (INSPIRE 000804) (BMLUK / Umweltbundesamt (laerminfo.at); CC BY 4.0; data 2022): https://gis.lfrz.gv.at/api/geodata/i000804/ogc/features/v1 - Landesrecht: Grundverkehr und Zweitwohnsitz (RIS OGD API v2.6) (Bundeskanzleramt, RIS (Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes); CC BY 4.0): https://data.bka.gv.at/ris/api/v2.6/Landesrecht - Hochwasserüberflutungsflächen HQ30/100/300 aus der Gefahrenzonenplanung (INSPIRE 000801) (BMLUK, Bundeswasserbauverwaltung; CC BY 4.0; data 2019-10): https://inspire.lfrz.gv.at/000801/wms - Gefahrenzonenpläne der Wildbach- und Lawinenverbauung (INSPIRE 000901) (BMLUK / die.wildbach (WLV); INSPIRE: no conditions apply (EU High-Value Dataset)): https://gis.lfrz.gv.at/api/geodata/i000901/ogc/features/v1 - Gravitative Massenbewegungen - Ereignisinventar (GeoSphere Austria; CC BY 4.0): https://gis.geosphere.at/maps/rest/services/naturgefahren/Gravitative_Massenbewegungen/MapServer/0 - Referenz-Bodenbeschleunigung / Erdbebenzonen (ÖNORM B 1998-1) (GeoSphere Austria; CC BY 4.0): https://gis.geosphere.at/maps/rest/services/geophysik/bodenbeschleunigung_ref/MapServer/2 - Radonpotenzialkarte (INSPIRE 000101) (AGES, Österreichische Fachstelle für Radon; CC BY 4.0; data 2021-07): https://gis.lfrz.gv.at/api/geodata/i000101/ogc/features/v1 - Broadband availability per 100 m cell (RTR ZIB / Breitbandatlas data) (RTR-GmbH (operator reports under the ZIB-V); CC BY 4.0 (assumed, RTR open data; Breitbandatlas: CC BY 3.0 AT) - confirm; data 2026-05-12): https://www.netztest.at/ - RTR-Netztest open data (measured speeds) (RTR-GmbH; CC BY 4.0; data 2026-11-03): https://www.netztest.at/ - SPARTACUS v3 daily 1 km + SNOWGRID-CL (GeoSphere Data Hub) (GeoSphere Austria; CC BY 4.0; data 1991-2024): https://dataset.api.hub.geosphere.at/v1/timeseries/historical/spartacus-v3-1d-1km - GeoSphere climate station Graz Thalerhof Flughafen (4.4 km), klima-v2-1y (GeoSphere Austria; CC BY 4.0; data 1991-2020): https://dataset.api.hub.geosphere.at/v1/station/historical/klima-v2-1y - ALS DTM Austria 1 m (Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF, read live) (BEV - Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen; CC BY 4.0; data 2025-09-15): https://data.bev.gv.at/download/ALS/DTM/20250915/ - Terrain horizon + sun path, computed from ALS DTM 1 m (radius 20 km) (BEV - Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen; CC BY 4.0; data 2025-09-15): https://data.bev.gv.at/download/ALS/DTM/20250915/ - PVGIS 5.3 PVcalc (1 kWp, crystalline Si, 14 % losses, optimal angles) (European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC); EC reuse notice (Decision 2011/833/EU), reuse incl. commercial with acknowledgement; data PVGIS-SARAH3 2005-2023): https://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvg_tools/en/ --- What is it like at your address? 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