Gössendorf is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria with 3793 inhabitants (appointed date 31 October 2013 [3]) Gössendorf is on the southern border of the regional capital Graz and is just separated by Süd Autobahn A 2.

The municipality is coalesced with neighbouring communes and is counted to a suburban hinterland of the city of Graz.

The area of Gössendorf contains three towns (number of population: appointed date 31.10.2011 [4]) Due to the developments of the municipality in the last years, the local council decided unanimously to file an application for imposing the municipality Gössendorf to a market town during a meeting on the 5.

His original marriage certificate with his wife Barbara Müller of 27 April 1597 was preserved at castle Mühleck, which is located in Gössendorf, after his death.

Due to the closeness to Graz Gössendorf is a very popular housing area, which is shown at the increase of the population of the last years.

The large-sewage plant of the city of Graz is also at the municipal area of Gössendorf.

Due to the closeness to Graz, Gössendorf has good transport connections.

Gössendorf is tangent to Süd Autobahn A 2 and since December 2013 there is also a new motorway access.

Grazer Straße B 67 is approximately 4 kilometres away in the neighbouring village Kalsdorf bei Graz.

The nearest train station is in Raaba (Ostbahn) and in Kalsdorf bei Graz and are about 5 kilometres away.