It was created as part of the Styria municipal structural reform,[3] at the end of 2014, by merging the former towns Stainach and Pürgg-Trautenfels.

The municipality territory is bordered at the south by the Enns River, and in the north by the Totes Gebirge.

On the rocky back of "Purgstallhöhe" mountain stood the castle Grauscharn (also Gruscharn, slav.

From the area of the former castle Grau-Scharn, today only the St. Johns chapel (Johanneskapelle) has remained, which was built in the 12th century.

Construction of the Enns Valley Railway in 1875 opened up the present hamlets Stainach and Trautenfels with suitable rail stops.

In Wörschachwald is a small winter sports area and the Spechtensee lake, a popular destination.

The local industrial enterprises deal with food processing: The place is home, with the Stainach-Irdning Station, to an Austrian railway junction.