Ries, Graz

Name: Ries
Address: Graz, Austria

#134 among attractions in Graz

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Ries is the 10th district of the Austrian city of Graz. It is named after a hill range in it. Ries borders the districts of Mariatrost and Geidorf to the west, and St. Leonhard and Waltendorf to the south. It has a population of 5,623 and covers an area of 10.16 square kilometres. The postal codes of Ries are 8010, 8044 and 8047. The Roman Catholic Bruder-Klaus church, finished in 1987, is situated within the district. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 47°5'17"N, 15°29'50"E

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Ries – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of the Sacred Heart, Tramway Museum Graz, Basilika Mariatrost, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz.

2.3 miSW
19th-century Gothic Revival church
Church of the Sacred Heart, Graz
60 min walk • The Herz-Jesu-Kirche is the largest church in Graz, Austria. It was designed down to the last detail by architect Georg Hauberrisser and constructed from 1881 to 1887.
1.3 miN
Museum, Specialty museum
Tramway Museum Graz, Graz
33 min walk • The Tramway Museum Graz is a transport museum in the Austrian city of Graz, specialising in the history of the Graz tramway network. It is located in the former tram depot at the Mariatrost terminus of Graz tram route 1.
1.4 miN
Ornate hilltop church and pilgrimage site
Basilika Mariatrost, Graz
35 min walk • The Baroque Mariatrost Basilica on top of the Purberg hill in Mariatrost, a district of Graz, is one of the most famous pilgrimage sites of Styria in Austria. The pilgrimage church stands prominently on top of the Purberg hill in the northeast of Graz. It can be reached using the 200 or more steps of the Angelus stair.
2.3 miW
Universities and schools
Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Graz
60 min walk • The University of Graz, located in Graz, Austria, is the largest and oldest university in Styria, as well as the second-largest and second-oldest university in Austria.
2.3 miW
Library
University of Graz Library, Graz
59 min walk • The University of Graz Library, in Graz, Austria is the largest scientific and public library in Styria and the third largest in Austria. It holds the right of legal deposit.
2.5 miSW
Church
St. Peter's Church, Graz
64 min walk • St. Peter is the 8th District of Graz, in Styria, Austria. Its area is 8.86 km². Its population is 14,179 Its Postal Codes are: 8010, 8041, 8042, 8051.
1.3 miN
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Mariatrost, Graz
35 min walk • Mariatrost is the 11th district of the Austrian city of Graz. It has a population of 9,082 and an area of 13.99 square kilometres. The Mariatrost Basilica, a famous pilgrimage site, is situated within the district, as is the Graz Tramway Museum.
2.4 miSW
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St. Leonhard, Graz
61 min walk • St. Leonhard is the 2nd district of the Austrian city of Graz. It is located in the east of the city along the Leonhardbach and stretches south to the St. Peter City Cemetery. It borders the district of Geidorf to the north, Ries and Waltendorf to the east, Jakomini to the south and Innere Stadt to the west.
1.5 miW
Church
Landeskrankenhauskirche zum Heiligsten Erlöser, Graz
39 min walk • The Church of the Most Holy Redeemer is the institutional church of the LKH University Hospital in Graz-St. Leonhard and parish church of the parish of Graz-Heiligster Erlöser in the Provincial Hospital in the deanery Graz-Ost of the City Church ...
1.6 miSW
Church
Pfarrkirche Sankt Leonhard, Graz
42 min walk • The Roman Catholic Leonhardkirche is the parish church of Graz-St. Leonhard of the 2nd municipal district of St. Leonhard in the Austrian city of Graz. It is a late Gothic building with a Baroque facade and a recent extension to the east.
1.9 miSW
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Waltendorf, Graz
50 min walk • Waltendorf is the 9th district of the Austrian city of Graz. It borders the districts of Ries to the north, St. Peter to the south and St. Leonhard mostly to the west. It had a population of 11,619 in 2010 and covers an area of 4.48 square kilometres. The postal codes of Waltendorf are 8010, 8042, 8043, 8047.