Liezen

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Liezen
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Liezen
Mayor	Rudolf Hakel (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area	56.36 km² (21.8 sq mi)
Elevation	664 m  (2179 ft)
Population	6,990  (31/12/2005)
- Density	124 /km² (321 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	LI
Postal code	8940
Area code	03612
Website	www.liezen.at Coordinates: 47°34′00″N 14°14′00″E / 47.566667, 14.233333

Liezen is a municipality in the Austrian Land of the Federal Republic Styria, district capital of the district of the same name and economic center on the River Enns.

Liezen covers a surface of 56.36 km² and has a population of 6,991 people, as of the 2001 census. The town is located at 664 meters above sea level.

Its mayor, Rudolf Hakel, is a member of the regionally prominent political party SPÖ, which also holds an absolute majority in the local council with 17 members out of 25.

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