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Upper Styria (German: Obersteiermark), in the Austrian usage of the term, refers exclusively to the northwestern, generally mountainous and well-wooded half of the federal state of Styria. The southeastern half of the state around the capital of Graz is known as Central Styria (Mittelsteiermark), which is further divided into Eastern and Western Styria (east and west of Graz).

Geography

Upper Styria is separated from Central Styria by the Stubalpe and Gleinalpe ranges of the Lavanttal Alps, and the Prealps East of the Mur. It is a generally rural region characterized by agriculture and tourism, except for the area between the towns of Judenburg and Mürzzuschlag, in the valley formed by the rivers Mur and Mürz, with extensive industrial sites. The area around Altaussee in the far northwest is part of the Austrian Salzkammergut cultural landscape.

The Obersteiermark region consists of five districts:

Murau
Liezen
Murtal (former Judenburg and Knittelfeld)
Leoben
Bruck-Mürzzuschlag.

Usage in Slovenia

In Slovenian usage, the term Upper Styria (Zgornja Štajerska) refers to the whole Austrian state of Styria—as opposed to the traditional region called Lower Styria (Spodnja Štajerska), Slovenian Styria (Slovenska Štajerska) or just Styria (Štajerska), the southern third of the former Duchy of Styria which after World War I was allotted to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia according to the 1919 Treaty of Saint Germain and is today part of Slovenia.

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+{{Short description|Region in Austria}}
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-[[File:Karte Aut Stmk OBERSTMK.png|thumb|270px|''Obersteiermark'' within the state of Styria]]
-In the [[Austria]]n usage of the term, '''Upper Styria''' (''Obersteiermark'') refers exclusively to the northwestern, generally mountainous and well wooded half of the [[States of Austria|federal state]] of [[Styria (state)|Styria]], the southwestern half of the state around the capital of [[Graz]] being known as ''Mittelsteiermark'' (Central Styria), which is further divided into Eastern and Western Styria (east and west of Graz).
+[[File:Karte Aut Stmk OBERSTMK.png|thumb|270px|''Obersteiermark'' districts within the state of Styria]]
+'''Upper Styria''' ({{langx|de|Obersteiermark}}), in the [[Austria]]n usage of the term, refers exclusively to the northwestern, generally mountainous and well-wooded half of the [[States of Austria|federal state]] of [[Styria]]. The southeastern half of the state around the capital of [[Graz]] is known as [[Central Styria]] (''Mittelsteiermark''), which is further divided into Eastern and Western Styria (east and west of Graz).
+==Geography==
-The ''Obersteiermark'' consists of  the districts of [[Murau (district)|Murau]], [[Liezen (district)|Liezen]], [[Judenburg (district)|Judenburg]], [[Knittelfeld (district)|Knittelfeld]], [[Leoben (district)|Leoben]], [[Bruck an der Mur (district)|Bruck an der Mur]] and [[Mürzzuschlag (district)|Mürzzuschlag]]. It is a generally rural region characterized by agriculture and tourism, except for the area between the towns of [[Judenburg]] and [[Mürzzuschlag]], in the the valley formed by the rivers [[Mura|Mur]] and [[Mürz]]), with extensive industrial sites.
+Upper Styria is separated from Central Styria by the Stubalpe and Gleinalpe ranges of the [[Lavanttal Alps]], and the [[Prealps East of the Mur]]. It is a generally rural region characterized by agriculture and tourism, except for the area between the towns of [[Judenburg]] and [[Mürzzuschlag]], in the valley formed by the rivers [[Mur River|Mur]] and [[Mürz]], with extensive industrial sites. The area around [[Altaussee]] in the far northwest is part of the Austrian [[Salzkammergut]] cultural landscape.
+The ''Obersteiermark'' region consists of five [[Districts of Austria|districts]]:
+*[[Murau District|Murau]]
+*[[Liezen District|Liezen]]
+*[[Murtal District|Murtal]] (former [[Judenburg District|Judenburg]] and [[Knittelfeld District|Knittelfeld]])
+*[[Leoben District|Leoben]]
+*[[Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District|Bruck-Mürzzuschlag]].
+==Usage in Slovenia==
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-[[File:Styrie en AT & en SI.PNG|thumb|left|The Styrian duchy in modern Austria and Slovenia]]
+[[File:Styrie en AT & en SI.PNG|thumb|Former Styrian duchy in modern Austria and Slovenia]]
-In [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]] usage, the term '''Upper Styria''' (''Zgornja Štajerska'') refers to the whole Austrian state of Styria, as opposed to the region often called [[Lower Styria]] (''Spódnja Štájerska'' or ''Slovenska Štájerska'', mostly just ''Štájerska''), the southern third of the former [[Duchy of Styria]] that after World War I was allotted to the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] by the 1919 [[Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919)|Treaty of Saint Germain]] and is today part of [[Slovenia]].
+In [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]] usage, the term '''Upper Styria''' (''Zgornja Štajerska'') refers to the whole Austrian state of Styria—as opposed to the traditional region called [[Styria (Slovenia)|Lower Styria]] (''Spodnja Štajerska''), Slovenian Styria (''Slovenska Štajerska'') or just Styria (''Štajerska''), the southern third of the former [[Duchy of Styria]] which after World War I was allotted to the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] according to the 1919 [[Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919)|Treaty of Saint Germain]] and is today part of [[Slovenia]].
+==See also==
-{{Coord missing|Austria}}
+{{commonscat|Obersteiermark}}
+*[[History of Styria]]
+{{coord|47.34|15.02|display=title}}
-[[Category:Geography of Austria]]
+{{Authority control}}
-[[bar:Owasteiamårk]]
+[[Category:Regions of Austria]]
-[[de:Obersteiermark]]
+[[Category:Geography of Austria]]
-[[fr:Haute-Styrie]]
+[[Category:Styria]]
-[[zh:上施蒂利亞]]

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