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Sankt Lorenzen am Wechsel is a municipality in the judicial district of Fürstenfeld and in the political district of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld in Styria in Austria. Sankt Lorenzen am Wechsel is located at the foot of the Wechsel about 17 km north of the district capital Hartberg. 

Culture and sights

    Festenburg Castle is located on the western edge of the village and was built around 1200 by the Stubenbergs. After frequently changing rulers, the castle came to the Vorau Monastery in 1616 and was rebuilt into a monastery castle around 1700. The picturesque design of St. Catherine's Church (former knights' hall) and the six chapels was carried out by Johann Cyriak Hackhofer. The castle can be visited.
    Catholic Parish Church of St. Lorenzen am Wechsel: The church was built in 1700 and is the third in the village after its predecessors were destroyed during enemy attacks.
    On the village square is a monument to Franz Andreas Weißenbäck, who was born in Sankt Lorenzen.
    There is a military cemetery from the Second World War in Sankt Lorenzen am Wechsel.
    The Styrian Flower Road runs through the municipal area.