Empersdorf
Empersdorf
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Basic data | ||
Country: | Austria | |
State : | Styria | |
Political District : | Leibnitz | |
License plate : | LB | |
Surface: | 14.23 km² | |
Coordinates : | 46 ° 59 ′ N , 15 ° 36 ′ E | |
Height : | 360 m above sea level A. | |
Residents : | 1,407 (January 1, 2020) | |
Postcodes : | 8081, 8302 | |
Area code : | 03134 | |
Community code : | 6 10 07 | |
NUTS region | AT225 | |
Address of the municipal administration: |
Empersdorf 1 A-8081 Empersdorf |
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politics | ||
Only if different from the mayor , e.g. B. Mayoress | Volker Vehovec ( ÖVP ) | |
Municipal Council : (2015) (15 members) |
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Location of Empersdorf in the Leibnitz district | ||
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria |
Empersdorf is a municipality with 1,407 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the judicial district or district of Leibnitz in Styria .
geography
Geographical location
Empersdorf is the northernmost municipality in the Leibnitz district and is located on the upper reaches of the Stiefing .
Community structure
The municipality includes the only cadastral municipality Empersdorf or two localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):
- Empersdorf (524)
- Liebensdorf (883)
Neighboring communities
The municipality of Empersdorf is surrounded by six municipalities, four of which are in the Graz-Umgebung district (GU) and one in the district of Südoststeiermark (SO).
Vasoldsberg (GU) | Nestelbach near Graz (GU) | Sankt Marein near Graz (GU) |
Hausmannstätten (GU) | Pirching am Traubenberg (SO) | |
Heiligenkreuz am Waasen |
history
The current name Empersdorf was first mentioned around 1286. The local community as an autonomous body was established in 1850. After the annexation of Austria in 1938, the community came to the Reichsgau Steiermark, 1945 to 1955 it was part of the British zone of occupation in Austria.
Population development
Culture and sights
politics
mayor
Mayor has been Volker Vehovec (ÖVP) since October 2017.
The community board also includes the deputy mayor Christian Stermschegg (ÖVP) and the community treasurer Florian Theissl (SPÖ).
Municipal council
The municipal council consists of 15 members. According to the result of the 2015 municipal council election , it is composed as follows:
The last municipal council elections brought the following results:
Political party | 2015 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 | ||||||||
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be right | % | Mandates | St. | % | M. | St. | % | M. | St. | % | M. | |
ÖVP | 513 | 66 | 10 | 543 | 64 | 10 | 468 | 58 | 9 | 388 | 49 | 8th |
SPÖ | 260 | 34 | 5 | 309 | 36 | 5 | 343 | 42 | 6th | 237 | 30th | 4th |
Citizen list We for Empersdorf | not running | 169 | 21st | 3 | ||||||||
Eligible voters | 1,115 | 1,113 | 1,079 | 991 | ||||||||
voter turnout | 73% | 78% | 79% | 82% |
coat of arms
The municipal coat of arms was awarded with effect from February 1, 1986.
Blazon (coat of arms description):
- "In blue, a silver patriarchal cross ending in wall anchors, each with a slanted silver horseshoe at the bottom."
Personalities
Honorary citizen
- 1987: Josef Krainer (1930–2016), Governor of Styria 1980–1996
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
- ↑ Municipality of Empersdorf: Change of mayor in Empersdorf , accessed on December 16, 2017
- ↑ ORF Steiermark: Result Empersdorf , accessed on May 30, 2015
- ↑ Communications from the Styrian State Archives 37, 1987, p. 35
- ↑ Kleine Zeitung (October 14, 1987), p. 16.
Web links
- 61007 - Empersdorf. Community data, Statistics Austria .
- empersdorf.gv.at , homepage of the community