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Rachau | |
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 View of Rachau | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Rachau Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°13′02″N 14°54′54″E / 47.21722°N 14.91500°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Murtal |
| Area | |
• Total | 104.93 km2 (40.51 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2016)[1] | |
• Total | 613 |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8720 |
| Area code | 03512 |
| Vehicle registration | KF |
| Website | Gemeinde Rachau |
Rachau is a former municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria with 626 inhabitants. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld.[2] It is divided into three districts: Mitterbach, Glein Rachau and the village of Rachau itself. Neighbouring settlements include Apfelberg, St. Margarethen, St. Lorenzen, Kleinlobming, St. Stefan ob Leoben, Salla, Übelbach, Kainach bei Voitsberg und Gallmannsegg.
The Mayor of Rachau was Karl Hirtler of the ÖVP; Bernadette Hartleb (ÖVP) was vice mayor. There is a primary school and two volunteer firefighters in the village.