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The market town of Pöllau with 5958 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2022) is located in the judicial district of Fürstenfeld and in the political district of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld in Styria (Austria). It is the main village of the nature park Pöllauer Tal. 

Culture and sights

    The former Pöllau Abbey is also known as Pöllau Castle. It goes back to a moated castle from the 12th century. The frescoed hall offers a suitable setting for festive occasions. On Rosenmontag the traditional castle ball takes place.
    The collegiate and parish church of St. Vitus there is not only the largest baroque church building in Styria, but also the key building for the Eastern Styrian late baroque. It was built from 1701 to 1709 by Joachim Carlone and decorated with frescoes by Mathias von Görz. The church is dedicated to St. Vitus. Since the ground plan of the church is based on St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and its dome is also reminiscent of St. Peter's Basilica, the church is called the "Styrian St. Peter's Basilica". Since 1990 it has been a daughter church of the Lateran Basilica.

Museums

    The Pöllau-based Victor Franz Hess Society runs the Echophysics Museum in Pöllau Castle, with the exhibition "Radiation - the Exposed Man". Victor Franz Hess was the only Styrian Nobel Prize winner and was awarded the Nobel Prize for his services to the study of cosmic radiation. Peter Maria Schuster, the president of the Victor Franz Hess Society, was the initiator of the exhibition; exhibits from the estate of Victor Franz Hess will be presented.
    "Peitl Private Doll and Toy Museum" (PPP): on display are dolls, teddy bears and toys, as well as a children's book library with exhibits from all over the world dating from 1750/1780 to the present.
    Gallery with local, regional and international special exhibitions
    House of Culture
    The "Ferrari Museum Pöllau" shows Ferraris from the creative period of Enzo Ferrari. Cars from Lamborghini and Maserati are also on display.

Music

In 2002 the music band Pöllau represented Styria at the Austrian Wind Music Competition in Feldkirchen in Carinthia and became the Austrian national winner that year.
Parks and nature reserves
The castle park in Pöllau, in the background St. Veit

In the Pöllau Castle Park or Karl Brunner Park, the "Pöllau Flower and Garden Days" are held annually in June. Another park is the Aupark around the Auteich.

The nature park Pöllauer Tal includes the market town Pöllau and the municipality Pöllauberg.
Film
In 2016, Pöllau was the filming location for the TV movie Tatort: Virus.