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Hengsberg is a municipality with 1497 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2022) in western southern Styria. Hengsberg is located south of Graz on the foothills of the Buchkogel in the district of Leibnitz in the Austrian state of Styria.

Culture and sights

In 1976, during the renovation of the parish church, remains of castle foundations and a crypt were discovered. These finds, together with others from the surrounding area (Roman period), are exhibited in the "Hengistburg Museum" located under the church.
Buildings

    The parish church of St. Lawrence is surrounded in a ring by the wall of the former cemetery and has a mighty four-story tower with the remarkable height of 72 meters. The square tower with a pointed spire bears five bells, which were purchased in 1924. (see also: #Weblinks)
    Municipal office in the former boys' elementary school
    Elementary school in the former convent building of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
    Freibühel Castle

    A detailed description of the history of the castle and its owners, the Belgian-Austrian noble family of Enffans d'Avernas can be found in the article "Dat virtus in armis" by Peter Wiesflecker.[6] (The family belongs to the original nobility of the former Duchy of Brabant and its history dates back to the 14th century).

Nature reserve

The forest area on the Buchkogel in the border area of the Murfeld and Leibnitzerfeld in the municipalities of Wildon, Lebring-St. Margarethen, Lang and Hengsberg has been declared the "Wildoner Buchkogel Nature Reserve". This is to protect the near-natural beech forest stands and the species-rich plant occurrences of this area. These plants include red beech, wolfsbane, broad-leaved, narrow-leaved and purple woodvine, lily of the valley, alpine cyclamen, Illyrian crocus, daphne, Ständelwurz, Dog's-tooth lily, Hedge hellebore, Spring knotflower, Turk's-bunch lily, Great two-leaf, Bird's nestwort, White forest hyacinth, Earth primrose, Wood violet, Grove violet.
Archaeological sites

    Prehistoric settlement Koglfuchs
    Prehistoric settlement at Lippmichl
    The Roman period settlement at Laßnitztal extended over the cadastral communities of Schönberg and Schrötten.
    Roman graves and settlement in Laßnitztal / Gamsäcker
    Roman period burial mounds near Schrötten
    Early medieval settlement Komberg