Pinggau#

Pinggau, Styria, market town in the district of Hartberg, alt. 527 m, pop. 3,141, area 58.90 km2, on the eastern bank of the River Pinka, opposite Friedberg, near the border to Burgenland. - Landwehrlager storehouse of the Federal Armed Forces, forestry supervisory station, pumping station of Adria-Wien Pipeline, motorway and highway maintenance depot, ecologically benign district-heating station; manufacture of bottle caps, sportswear and furniture. - Gothic pilgrimage church of Maria Hasel (documented mention in 1377, rebuilt in 1703-1706) with Baroque interior and frescoes by J. C. Hackhofer.