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Murfeld was the southernmost municipality of the Austrian district of Südoststeiermark. As of January 1st, 2020, the Municipality was split between the Municipalities of Sankt Veit am Vogau (new code 61060) (to the north) and Straß in Steiermark (new code 61061), to the east, in the district of Leibnitz. The Catastral Subdivision of Seibersdorf bei Sankt Veit (289) merged with Sankt Veit am Vogau. The Catastral Subdivisions of Lichendorf (494), Oberschwarza (152), Unterschwarza (213) and Weitersfeld (527) merged with Straß in Steiermark.
(Murfeld is also the name of a different place: a township in the Liebenau district of
Official website
Fire department of Oberschwarza
Sports club
Cities and towns in Südoststeiermark District {{Styria-geo-stub
Murfeld was the southernmost municipality of the Austrian district of Südoststeiermark. As of January 1st, 2020, the Municipality was split between the Municipalities of Sankt Veit am Vogau (new code 61060) (to the north) and Straß in Steiermark (new code 61061), to the east, in the district of Leibnitz. The Catastral Subdivision of Seibersdorf bei Sankt Veit (289) merged with Sankt Veit am Vogau. The Catastral Subdivisions of Lichendorf (494), Oberschwarza (152), Unterschwarza (213) and Weitersfeld (527) merged with Straß in Steiermark.
(Murfeld is also the name of a different place: a township in the Liebenau district 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 popul ...
.)
Murfeld municipality is known for its gorgeous landscape, the ''Murradwanderweg'' (a trail for bicycles along the River Mur
The Mur () or Mura (; ; ; Prekmurje Slovene: ''Müra''Novak, Vilko. 2006. ''Slovar stare knjižne prekmurščine''. Ljubljana: ZRC SAZU, pp. 262, 269. or ''Möra'') is a river in Central Europe rising in the Hohe Tauern national park of th ...
), its agriculture, a tiny grocery store and the widely known ''Murfähre'' (a ferry across the River Mur).
Former Subdivisions
* Lichendorf (494) * Oberschwarza (152) * Seibersdorf bei Sankt Veit (289) * Unterschwarza (213) * Weitersfeld (527) Murfeld is the name of the municipality, it is not named after a settlement. Therefore, there is no town called Murfeld.Population
Politics
Municipal Council
The Municipal council consists of 15 members and since 2015 of the following mandates: * 6ÖVP
The Austrian People's Party (german: Österreichische Volkspartei , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria.
Since December 2021, the party has been led provisionally by Karl Nehammer. It is currentl ...
- sets the mayor
* 5 Bürgerliste Murfeld - sets the financial representative
* 3 SPÖ
The Social Democratic Party of Austria (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs , SPÖ), founded and known as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria (german: link=no, Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs, SDAPÖ) unti ...
* 1 FPÖ
The Freedom Party of Austria (german: Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, FPÖ) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Austria. It was led by Norbert Hofer from September 2019 to 1 June 2021.Staff (1 June 2021"Aust ...
Communities and organisations
Fire department
The fire department of Oberschwarza is responsible to guard Oberschwarza and Seibersdorf. In 2007 the fire departments of Oberschwarza and Unterschwarza finished constructing a new fire-station, which was built jointly by both fire departments. The following fire departments are present in Murfeld: * FF Lichendof * FF Weitersfeld * FF Unterschwarza * FF OberschwarzaSports clubs
* SVU Romann Murfeld * SG Oberschwarza * Sportgemeinschaft Seibersdorf * ESV Seibersdorf * ESV Unterschwarza * ESV WeitersfeldCharity clubs
* Murfelder AdventlaufReferences
External links
Official website
Fire department of Oberschwarza
Sports club
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