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Hirschegg-Pack
Hirschegg-Pack is since 2015 a municipality with 1,054 residents (as of 1 January 2016) in Voitsberg District in Styria in Austria. It was created as part of the Styria municipal structural reform, at the end of 2014, by merging the former towns Hirschegg and Pack. Geography Pack liest west of Graz near Pack Pass, on the border between Styria and Carinthia. Municipality arrangement The municipality territory includes the following two sections (population as of 1 January 2016): * Hirschegg (651) * Pack (403) The municipality consists of the Katastralgemeinden Hirschegg-Piber, Hirschegg-Rein and Pack. Politics The town council, with 15 members, was voted in 2015 as the following portions: 11 ÖVP, 3 SPÖ, 1 FPÖ. ;Mayor * 2018 Johann Schmid (ÖVP) * 2015-2018 Gottfried Preßler (ÖVP) Culture and sights ;Hirschegg * Pfarrkirche Hirschegg ;Pack * Schloss Pack * Pfarrkirche Pack * Freiländer Alm * Hebalm und Hebalmkapelle Tourism The two sections Hirscheg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform
The Styria municipal structural reform (German: ''Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform'') was a local government reform in the Austrian state of Styria, which was made effective January 1, 2015. This reform nearly halved the number of Styrian municipalities as the reduced from 542 to 287. The reform was intended to reduce costs and ease election of new town officials. The terms of the reform is formalized in the Styrian Municipality Structural Reform Act. (StGsrG). The law was adopted on December 17, 2013 by the , and promulgated on April 2, 2014. Background As a result of the reform, the number of municipalities in Styria was reduced from 542 to 287 municipalities, a decrease of 255. Though the main parts of the reform didn't come into effect until 1 January 2015, several changes happened before then: On 1 January 2013, the former ''Gemeinden'' (municipalities) of Buch-Geiseldorf and Sankt Magdalena am Lemberg were merged as the new municipality Buch-St. Magdalena. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obdach (Gemeinde)
Obdach is a municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria. Geography The municipality covers an area of 159.24 km² and is located in the valley of the Granitzenbach north of the Obdach Saddle the transition from the Upper Murtal to the Lavanttal. The municipal area extends from the valley to the west to the Seetal Alps with the highest peak, the Zirbitzkogel (2396 m). Neighbourhoods and outlying communities The municipal area includes the following 18 villages (Population 01-01-2021): The municipality consists of six cadastral municipalities (area as of 2015): The village is located in the judicial district of Judenburg. History Obdach was first mentioned in a document in 1190 as "Obdah". The name goes back to the Old High German ''obadah'' (protective roof). It is likely that there was a refreshment stop on the land lot for travelers on their way to Carinthia. In 1324 Obdach was elevated to a market and also had a high court. Obdach was a regionally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voitsberg District
Bezirk Voitsberg is a district of the state of Styria in Austria. Municipalities Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it consists of the following municipalities: * Bärnbach * Edelschrott * Geistthal-Södingberg * Hirschegg-Pack * Kainach bei Voitsberg * Köflach * Krottendorf-Gaisfeld * Ligist * Maria Lankowitz * Mooskirchen * Rosental an der Kainach * Sankt Martin am Wöllmißberg * Söding-Sankt Johann * Stallhofen * Voitsberg Municipalities before 2015 Suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in small characters. * Bärnbach **Hochtregist * Edelschrott **Kreuzberg * Gallmannsegg **Hadergasse * Geistthal **Eggartsberg, Kleinalpe, Sonnleiten * Gößnitz **Hochgößnitz, Niedergößnitz * Graden * Hirschegg **Hirschegg-Piber-Sonnseite, Hirschegg-Piber-Winkel, Hirschegg-Rein * Kainach bei Voitsberg **Breitenbach, Oswaldgraben * Köflach **Gradenberg, Piber, Pichling bei Köflach, Puchbach * Kohlschwarz **Hemmerberg * K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pack (Steiermark)
Pack is a former municipality in the district of Voitsberg in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Hirschegg-Pack. Geography Pack lies west of Graz near Pack Pass on the border between Styria and Carinthia Carinthia (german: Kärnten ; sl, Koroška ) is the southernmost Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Bavarian group. Carin .... References Cities and towns in Voitsberg District {{Styria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirschegg
Hirschegg was a municipality in Austria, merged in 2015 into Hirschegg-Pack, in the district of Voitsberg in the Austrian state of Styria, in south central Austria. Geography Hirschegg is an alpine village that lies about west of Voitsberg. It is on the border between Styria and Carinthia Carinthia (german: Kärnten ; sl, Koroška ) is the southernmost Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Bavarian group. Carin .... References Cities and towns in Voitsberg District {{Styria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edelschrott
Edelschrott is a municipality in the district of Voitsberg in the Austrian state of Styria. Geography Edelschrott lies halfway between Köflach Köflach is a small city in the district of Voitsberg in the Austrian state of Styria, at the foot of the Stubalpe mountain. The town has a federal stud in the village of Piber that supplies the Lipizzaner horses to the famous Spanish Riding Sch ... and the Pack Pass. References Cities and towns in Voitsberg District {{Styria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. A landlocked country, Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has a population of 9 million. Austria emerged from the remnants of the Eastern and Hungarian March at the end of the first millennium. Originally a margraviate of Bavaria, it developed into a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire in 1156 and was later made an archduchy in 1453. In the 16th century, Vienna began serving as the empire's administrative capital and Austria thus became the heartland of the Habsburg monarchy. After the dissolution of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modriach
Modriach is a former municipality in the district of Voitsberg in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Edelschrott. Geography Modriach lies southwest of Graz Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popula ... north of the Koralp mountain. References Cities and towns in Voitsberg District {{Styria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murtal District
Bezirk Murtal is a district of the state of Styria in Austria. It was formed on January 1, 2012, through a merger of the former Judenburg District and Knittelfeld District.(30 December 2011)Steirische Fusion: „Murtal“ ab Jänner neuer Bezirk ''Oberösterreichische Nachrichten'' (in German) Municipalities Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it consists of the following municipalities: * Fohnsdorf * Gaal * Hohentauern * Judenburg * Knittelfeld * Kobenz * Lobmingtal * Obdach Obdach is a municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria. Geography The municipality covers an area of 159.24 km² and is located in the valley of the Granitzenbach north of the Obdach Saddle the transition from the Upper Murtal to ... * Pöls-Oberkurzheim * Pölstal * Pusterwald * Sankt Georgen ob Judenburg * Sankt Marein-Feistritz * St Margarethen * Sankt Peter ob Judenburg * Seckau * Spielberg bei Knittelfeld * Unzmarkt-Frauenburg * Weißkirchen in Steierm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
