Leutschach#
Leutschach, Styria, market town in the district of Leibnitz, alt. 351 m, pop. 540, area 1.11 km2, farming and wine-growing region along the "Suedsteirische Weinstrasse" (south-Styrian wine street), near the Slovenian border. - Operational base of the alpine rescue and conservation service; winery, some tourism during the summer. - Originally Gothic parish church, renovated 1908-1911; well-preserved market square from the 16th /17th centuries, 2 Roman lions (former tomb guards). In the vicinity, (municipality of Schlossberg) Trautenburg Palace (documented mention in 1243, renovated in 1662) with parks (19th century) and Schmirnberg Castle.
Literature#
O. Lamprecht, Der Markt Leutschach und seine Entwicklung, 1959; A. Schoenwaelder, Der Markt Leutschach in den Jahren 1458 bis 1882, master´s thesis, Vienna 1992.