Thal, Styria
Thal | |
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Thal's local church in July 2009 | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location within Graz-Umgebung district | |
Thal Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°04′42″N 15°21′15″E / 47.07833°N 15.35417°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Graz-Umgebung |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Matthias Brunner (Bürgerliste) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.59 km2 (7.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 2,261 |
| • Density | 121.6/km2 (315.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 8051, 8052, 8151 |
| Area code | 0316 |
| Vehicle registration | GU |
| Website | www.thal.steiermark.at |
Thal (German pronunciation: [ˈtaːl]) is a village in the Austrian state of Styria, about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) west from the edge of Graz, Austria's second largest city. Its population in 2014 was 2,240.
Thal is most notably the birthplace of bodybuilder, actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger, who lived there until 1966 at the age of 19, when he emigrated to the United States. In July 2011, Schwarzenegger opened his childhood house as the Arnold Schwarzenegger Museum.