Gralla

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Gralla (disambiguation) .

market community Gralla
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Styria
Political District :	Leibnitz
License plate :	LB
Surface:	12.14 km²
Coordinates :	46 ° 50 ′  N , 15 ° 32 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 32 ′ 0 ″  E
Height :	278  m above sea level A.
Residents :	2,552 (January 1, 2020)
Postal code :	8431
Area code :	03452
Community code :	6 10 12
Address of the municipal administration:	Schulstrasse 7 8431 Gralla
Website:	www.gralla.at
politics
Mayor :	Hubert Isker ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : (2020) (15 members)	13 2 13 2  A total of 15 seats SPÖ : 13 ÖVP : 2
Location of Gralla in the Leibnitz district
Market square of Gralla
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Gralla is a market town in the south of Styria with 2552 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) near the city of Leibnitz ( judicial district or Leibnitz district ).

geography

Geographical location

Gralla is located in the Leibnitz an Mur and Pyhrn district of the A 9 motorway in the Austrian state of Styria . In the north-eastern part of Altgralla, the Mur is dammed by a river power station . The resulting reservoir is a popular place for numerous migratory birds . In addition to the seasonal migratory birds, you can also observe swans , mallards , coots and similar native bird species all year round from two viewing huts .

Community structure

Gralla consists of the two cadastral communities Obergralla and Untergralla. The only village is Gralla. Districts are Ober- and Untergralla as well as Alt- and Straßengralla. Obergralla is also known as Neugralla among the Gralligers .

Neighboring communities

Neighboring communities are (alphabetically): Gabersdorf , Lebring-Sankt Margarethen , Leibnitz , Ragnitz , Tillmitsch and Wagna .

history

The local church as an autonomous body was established in 1850.

After Austria was annexed to the German Reich in 1938 , the municipality became part of the Reichsgau Steiermark . 1945 to 1955 it was part of the British zone of occupation in Austria. In the past, a wooden bridge crossed the Mur in Altgralla, but it was blown up during the withdrawal of the British soldiers and was replaced by a concrete bridge.

With effect from October 1, 2015, the municipality of Gralla was granted the right to use the designation “market municipality”.

Population development

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Gralla

Economy and Infrastructure

The place is residential, commercial and agricultural community. Gralla is one of the largest trading communities in southern Styria and has a large shopping center located at the motorway exit.

There is a river power station on the Mur.

politics

mayor

Mayor is Hubert Isker (SPÖ).

The community board also includes the deputy mayor Gerald Sucher (SPÖ) and the community treasurer Edmund Willinger (SPÖ). Head of office is Hubert Isker.

Municipal council

The municipal council has 15 members. According to the result of the 2020 municipal council elections , it is composed as follows:

• 13 seats in the SPÖ
• 02 mandates ÖVP

The last municipal council elections brought the following results:

Political party	2020			2015			2010			2005			2000
	be right	%	Mandates	St.	%	M.	St.	%	M.	St.	%	M.	St.	%	M.
SPÖ	1113	81	13	1212	82	13	1166	87	13	804	70	11	647	64	10
ÖVP	0209	15th	02	0197	13	02	0181	13	02	251	22nd	03	274	27	04th
FPÖ	0055	04th	00	0073	05	00	not running			0094	08th	01	0087	09	01
Eligible voters	2,077			1,872			1,636			1,472			1.306
voter turnout	66%			80%			84%			79%			78%

coat of arms

The right to use the municipal coat of arms was granted to the municipality of Gralla on March 6, 1972 by the Styrian state government.

The production of the coat of arms was carried out by the Styrian State Archives according to the documents of the monastery library in Leibnitz . The four stars symbolize the districts of Ober-, Alt-, Unter- and Straße Gralla. The silver wavy bar represents the Mur , while the green represents the forests in the area. The bishop's hat reminds of St. Rupert .

Personalities

• Franz Fuchs (1949–2000), bomb bomber

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 71. Announcement of the Styrian state government of September 10, 2015 on the granting of the right to use the designation "market community" to the municipality of Gralla (political district of Leibnitz) , accessed on September 23, 2015
2. ↑ ^{a b} community Gralla: Parish Council ( Memento of 5 May 2015 Internet Archive (accessed on June 9, 2015))
3. ↑ ORF Steiermark: [ https://orf.at/wahl/steiermark20/verbindungen/61012 Wahlresult Gralla ], accessed on August 7, 2020
4. ↑ community Gralla: Gemeindewappen ( Memento from 1 June 2015, Internet Archive ), accessed on June 9, 2015

Web links

Commons : Gralla  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• 61012 - Gralla. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Website of the market town of Gralla