Hengsberg is situated in the south of Graz at the foothills of the Buchkogel in the district of Leibnitz in the province Styria.

Other possible locations include Graz, St. Margarethen bei Lebring, the castle-hill of Wildon, as well as St. Lorenzen am Hengsberg.

In the year 1045, King Heinrich III donated the royal demesne Leitersdorf an der Laßnitz, situated in the margraviate Gottfrieds and in the Forest Sausal to the Archbishop Balduin (predium quale visi sumus Liutoldasdorf habere, in comitatu Gotefridi marchionis et foresto Susel iuxta litus Losnicae fluminis situm).

The members of the SPÖ are: Johann Onzek, Richard Schneider, Josef Fröhlich.

After the demission of the long-term mayor Robert Baumann Johann Mayer (ÖVP) from the Austrian Peoples Party was elected by the council of the municipality on February 15, 2007.

The Vice Mayor is Leonhard Bernhard (ÖVP), and the Treasurer is Josef Greistorfer (SPÖ)[7]

It was founded in 1968 by former President Hans Oswald and section leader Anton Thomann.