Breitenfeld on the Rittschein

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Breitenfeld an der Rittschein (Former municipality),
locality Breitenfeld an der Rittschein, Neustift, Sankt Kind
Historical coat of arms of Breitenfeld an der Rittschein
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Cadastral community Breitenfeld, Neustift bei Breitenfeld and St. Kind
Breitenfeld an der Rittschein (Austria)
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Basic data
Pole. District , state Südoststeiermark  (SO), Styria
Judicial district Feldbach
Coordinates 47 ° 1 '47 "  N , 15 ° 57' 32"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 1 '47 "  N , 15 ° 57' 32"  E
height 281  m above sea level A.
Residents of the village 788 (January 1, 2014)
Building status 151 (2001) f2
Area  d. KG 6.16 km²
Postcodesf0 8313, 8333f1
Statistical identification
Community code 62386
Locality code 14647, 14648, 14649
Cadastral parish number 62106, 62139, 62154
Counting district / district Breitenfeld adRittsch. (62386 003)
Independent municipality until the end of 2014
Source: STAT : Local directory ; BEV : GEONAM ; GIS-Stmk
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Breitenfeld an der Rittschein is a former municipality with 788 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2014) in the south-east of Styria in the judicial district of Feldbach and the district of Southeast Styria . Since January 1, 2015, it has been merged with the market community of Riegersburg and the communities of Lödersdorf and Kornberg bei Riegersburg as part of the structural reform of the municipality in Styria , the new municipality continues to bear the name "Riegersburg".

Sankt Kind with the village Neustift in the foreground

geography

Geographical location

Breitenfeld an der Rittschein is about 40 km east of Graz and about 9 km northeast of the district capital Feldbach in the eastern Styrian hill country .

Neighboring communities

Großwilfersdorf and Ilz Fürstenfeld
Ottendorf an der Rittschein Neighboring communities Söchau
Hatzendorf (municipality of Fehring ) and Riegersburg

Community structure

Parish Church of the Savior

The municipality includes the following three localities (population in brackets, as of January 1, 2020):

  • Breitenfeld an der Rittschein (375)
  • Neustift (146)
  • Santa child (268)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Breitenfeld, Neustift bei Breitenfeld and St. Kind.

climate

There is a typically mild climate in south-east Styria, which is excellent for growing wine.

Population development

politics

Municipal council

The last municipal council consisted of 9 members and, since the municipal council election in 2010, consisted of mandates from the following parties:

  • 6 SPÖ - presented the mayor and vice mayor
  • 3 ÖVP - provided the community cashier

mayor

The last mayor since April 9, 2005 was Johann Pusswald from the SPÖ.

coat of arms

In a shield split by silver and green, two green sea leaves standing on top of each other in the front and a silver whiskers with a silver rope pulled through the ring in the rear. The sea leaves come from the coat of arms of the Wildonians, who also transferred this shield figure to the Canons of Stainz, which they founded in 1230, while the silver whiskers appear in the family coat of arms of the Lords of Stubenberg. Both the Wildonier and the Stubenberg possessed considerable manorial rights in the area of ​​the municipality of Breitenfeld, to which these shield figures refer.

The right to use the municipal coat of arms was granted to the municipality by the Styrian state government with effect from October 1, 1965.

Culture and sights

The high altar

The parish church Zum Heiland and the Way of the Cross on the Calvary are among the sights of the place .

music

The Musikverein Breitenfeld has a new music center on the village square and shares it with the Breitenfeld Choir.

Sports

The offer in Breitenfeld ranges from sports clubs (soccer) to two tennis clubs with a total of three tennis courts.

education

There is an elementary school and a kindergarten in Breitenfeld.

Web links

Commons : Breitenfeld an der Rittschein  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Statistics Austria - Population at the beginning of the year and quarter
  2. Announcement of the Styrian state government of October 31, 2013 on the unification of the market town of Riegersburg and the communities of Breitenfeld an der Rittschein, Kornberg near Riegersburg and Lödersdorf, all of the political district of Southeast Styria. Styrian Provincial Law Gazette of November 15, 2013. No. 132, 32nd issue. ZDB ID 705127-x . P. 635.
  3. Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )