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Leutschach an der Weinstraße (; ) is since January 2015 a new municipality with 3,794 residents (as of 1 January 2016) in the
Leibnitz District Bezirk Leibnitz () is a Districts of Austria, district of the States of Austria, state of Styria in Austria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it consists of the following municipalities: * Allerheiligen bei Wildon * Arnfels * ...
of
Styria Styria ( ; ; ; ) is an Austrian Federal states of Austria, state in the southeast of the country. With an area of approximately , Styria is Austria's second largest state, after Lower Austria. It is bordered to the south by Slovenia, and cloc ...
, Austria. The municipality was founded as part of the
Styria municipal structural reform 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. The reform nearly halved the number of Styrian ...
, on 31 December 2014, from the dissolved independent municipalities Leutschach, Schloßberg, Eichberg-Trautenburg and Glanz an der Weinstraße. On January 1, 2015, the administration of the new market town, Leutschach an der Weinstraße, moved into the renovated office building, in which all municipal council offices are housed. The town formed, together with Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße, Arnfels, Oberhaag and Straß in Steiermark, the tourism agency "Die südsteirische Weinstraße" with base in the town Leutschach an der Weinstraße.


Geography


Municipality arrangement

The municipal territory includes the following ten sections or like-named Katastralgemeinden (populations as of 1 January 2015,Einwohner nach Ortschaften
(Excel-Datei, 766 KB); retrieved 29 July 2015.): * Eichberg-Trautenburg (568; ) * Fötschach (637; ) * Glanz (183; 578.39 ha) * Großwalz (129; 739.12 ha) * Kranach (203; 699.66 ha) * Langegg (88; 89.34 ha) * Leutschach (557; 111.02 ha) * Pößnitz (485; ) * Remschnigg (256; ) * Schloßberg (672; )


History

In 1250, the name "Leutschach" was first recorded ("Liubschach"). In 1458 Emperor Frederick III gave the place the market right and the own jurisdiction. The municipality Leutschach originated in 1850 from the Werbbezirk Trautenburg and was then substantially greater. It was divided in 1882 into the municipalities of Markt Leutschach, Glanz, Schloßberg and Eichberg-Trautenburg. Due to the restructuring of the state of Styria, the autonomy of the four municipalities ended after 132 years.


Economy

Leutschach an der Weinstraße is the largest wine-growing community in Styria and thus an important center of Styrian wine-growing. To this end, tourism, which has grown steadily in recent decades, is the main source of income for the many companies. Leutschach is also the second largest hops cultivation area in Austria. The high-quality hops are processed in the Styrian breweries to be appreciated special beers.


Politics


Mayor

Erich Plasch was elected mayor of the newly formed municipality in June 2015. Plasch had been until 31 December 2014, mayor of the market town Leutschach. In the transition period, Reinhold Elsnig was government commissioner of the merger. List of mayors of Leutschach from 1860 to 1882: * 1850–1852 Josef Ludwig Bayer, Gutsbesitzer zu Amthofen * 1852–1859 Ignaz Strohmeier * 1859–1861 Philip Dreu * 1861–1867 Alois Heu, Kaufmann * 1867–1870 Ferdinand Hirzer, Bäcker * 1870–1873 Johann Grabner * 1873–1876 Alois Kniely, Gastwirt und Bäcker * 1876–1882 Ferdinand Hirzer, Johann Brand und Johann Zaunschirm * 1882–1883 Josef Hartnagel, Lederer


Municipal council

The new municipal council was formed with 21 members. After the election of 2015, the following members were set: * 17 Mandate
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, * 2 Mandate SPÖ and * 2 Mandate
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. The prior elections had the following results:


Culture and sights

* Heiligengeistklamm * Kirche zum Heiligen Geist am Osterberg, unweit der österr. Grenze in Slowenien * Schloss Trautenburg * Burgruine Schmirnberg * Schloßbergwarte am Montikogel


Culture and societies

Many associations (Musikverein Rebenland Leutschach, Church Choir, Customs associations, Volksstanzkreis) contribute to a good cultural environment. The numerous events include: Thanksgiving parade, carnival procession, church concerts, Advent concerts, Christmas, Corpus Christi procession, Easter procession, church festival or the pilgrimage to the Holy Spirit made on Pentecost Sunday.


Infrastructure

As a residential community, Leutschach an der Weinstraße offers all the important social and economic care facilities. Three general practitioners, a specialist in dentistry, a pharmacy and a branch of the Red Cross provide medical care.


Transportation

In 1910, a railway was planned to lead from Marburg over the Pössnitzberg that Pößnitz-, Saggau- and Sulmtal by Leibniz. The project failed then by the beginning of the First World War. In terms of traffic, the individual cadastral communities and localities are today largely developed by the individual traffic ( of common roads). Public buses connect Leutschach with neighboring municipalities and the district capital of Leibnitz. The nearest train stations are in Ehrenhausen and Leibnitz.


Education

The educational institutions of the greater community include: two kindergartens (Leutschach and Langegg), the childcare facility "''Lachtraube''", two elementary schools (Leutschach and Langegg), and the NMS Leutschach.


Notable residents

* Nicos Jaritz (born 1953), percussionist and bandleader * Konrad Jarz (1842–1909), adventurer, historian and geographer * Franz Unger (1800–1870), an Austrian botanist, paleontologist and plant physiologist


References


Further reading

* ''Die Rebenland-Chronik: Die gemeinsame Geschichte der vier Gemeinden Eichberg-Trautenburg, Glanz an der Weinstraße, Leutschach und Schlossberg'' (2004), *


External links


Gemeindedaten, Landesstatistik.Steiermark.at
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leutschach an der Weinstrasse Cities and towns in Leibnitz District 2015 establishments in Austria