| Spielfeld | |
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| Former municipality | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  SpielfeldLocation within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 46°42′20″N 15°38′14″E / 46.70556°N 15.63722°E / 46.70556; 15.63722 | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Leibnitz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.11 km (3.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 266 m (873 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 968 |
| • Density | 96/km (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8471 |
| Area code | 03453 |
| Vehicle registration | LB |
| Website | Gemeinde Spielfeld |
Spielfeld (Slovene: Špilje) is a former municipality in the district of Leibnitz in Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Straß in Steiermark. It was an Austria-Slovenia border crossing checkpoint until 21 December 2007, when all immigration and customs checks ended after Slovenia joined the Schengen Area. The Slovene town opposite Spielfeld is Šentilj.
In 2015, a new Austrian border barrier was erected at Spielfeld.
Gallery
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Pre-Schengen passport stamp
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Pre-Schengen Autobahn border passport stamp
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Passport stamp (before Slovenia joined the Schengen Area)
References
- Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002 - 2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Spielfeld.
- Die neue Gemeindestruktur der Steiermark
- "Austria to build border fence, angering Germany and threatening Schengen zone". The Daily Telegraph. AFP. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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