Schöckl
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Schöckl (also spelt Schöckel) is a mountain in the Austrian state of Styria. It is about 14 km north of the city center of Graz, the capital of Styria.
There is a cableway to the summit from the nearby health resort of St Radegund.
In 1931, the rocket designer Friedrich Schmiedl began a rocket mail service here, launching rockets to St Radegund.
Schöckl Transmitter is situated on the mountain.
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