Graz is the capital of Styria, a county in the southeast corner of Austria. The city is located in between rolling hills, to the north, east and west, only open to the south. The first settlements date back to 800 AD and through the medieval times, the Styrian landowners, took over the town and turned it into a flourishing trading center. Because of its easily fortified and nearly invulnerable Schlossberg in the city core, Graz has always been a very important strategic point. Throughout the reign of the Babenbergers and the Habsburgs the city was considered a second capital to Austria. Granz Florist - Flowers Granz