Breitenau am Hochlantsch

Breitenau is a side valley of the Mur valley and lies at the foot of the Hochlantsch in the Almenland region . Breitenau is located approx. 15 km southeast of the district capital Bruck an der Mur .

The market community consists of the cadastral communities Erhardstrasse , Lantsch , Schlaggraben and Sonnleiten-Pernegg .

The municipality consists of the following districts (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

Saint Erhard (543)
Sankt Jakob-Breitenau (1103)

Sankt Erhard lies at 658 m above sea level. A. and Sankt Jakob-Breitenau at 607 m above sea level. A.

Neighboring communities

The neighboring communities are:

history

The municipality was raised to a market municipality in 1989.

Sports

Sports club Breitenau

Culture and sights

Pilgrimage chapel Schüsserlbrunn am Hochlantsch

Pilgrimage and parish church Sankt Erhard in the Breitenau
Filial church Sankt Jakob in the Breitenau
Schüsserlbrunn pilgrimage chapel
Öko-Park Hochreiter: The Öko-Park Hochreiter is 1050 m above sea level, at the foot of the Teichalm. There is a petting zoo for children just five minutes by car from Teichalmsee. A new eco-house with seminars is available.

traffic

Nostalgic train on the Mixnitz – Sankt Erhard local train

Public transport

The Mixnitz – Sankt Erhard local railway runs from Mixnitz to Breitenau, although since 1966 it has only been used for freight traffic. The nearest train station with a regional train connection is at the Mixnitz- Bärenschützklamm station in the municipality of Pernegg an der Mur , around ten kilometers from the center of Breitenau. The next train station with InterCity traffic is in Bruck an der Mur, around 20 km away. Breitenau can be reached from Bruck an der Mur by post bus .

Street

The next long-distance road is the Brucker Schnellstraße S 35. The Mautstatt junction in the municipality of Pernegg an der Mur is around eight kilometers from the center of Breitenau.

economy

According to the 2001 census of workplaces, there are 57 workplaces with 432 employees. The main employer is the magnesite mining of RHI-Magnesita .

Tourism association

Together with Fladnitz an der Teichalm, Gasen, Passail, Pernegg an der Mur and St. Kathrein am Offenegg, the municipality forms the “ Naturpark Almenland Teichalm-Sommeralm ” tourism association . Its seat is the municipality of Fladnitz an der Teichalm.

politics

Mayor is Willibald Ebner (FPÖ).
The municipal council consists of 15 members and has been composed of mandataries from the following parties since the 2015 municipal council elections: 5 ÖVP , 7 SPÖ , 3 FPÖ .