Großklein
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| name = Großklein
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| settlement_type = Municipality
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| image_caption = View of Großklein
| image_shield = AUT Großklein COA.jpg
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Austria
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| map_caption = Location within Leibnitz district
| coordinates = {{coord|46|44|00|N|15|26|00|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Austria
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Styria
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Leibnitz
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| p1 =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Robert Dirnböck
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| elevation_m = 364
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| timezone = CET
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset = +1
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| registration_plate = LB
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 8452
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 03456
| website = [http://www.grossklein.gv.at www.grossklein.gv.at]
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Großklein is a municipality in the district of Leibnitz in Styria, Austria. It lies on the {{ill|Steirische Weinstraßen|lt=South Styrian Weinstraße|de}}, a wine route.
Etymology
Its place name can be considered unusual as {{lang|de|groß}} is German for {{gloss|big}} or {{gloss|tall}} while {{lang|de|klein}} translates to {{gloss|small}}, thus, it can be translated as {{gloss|big-small}}. However, this does not reflect the real origins of the name. The {{lang|de|-klein}} portion, according to German linguist Fritz Lochner von Hüttenbach, likely stems from Slavic roots in form of the word glina ({{gloss|clay, loam}}) or kljun ({{gloss|beak}}). Modern Großklein as well as its surrounding areas were once part of a larger area called Klein. The name was changed in 1968 following a decision by the municipal council.{{Cite web|url=https://www.grossklein.gv.at/gemeinde/geschichte/|title=Geschichte Grossklein - ein komischer Ortsname?|website=Marktgemeinde Großklein|access-date=2019-08-01}}
Geography
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