Edelsbach near Feldbach
Edelsbach near Feldbach
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Basic data | ||
Country: | Austria | |
State : | Styria | |
Political District : | Southeast Styria | |
License plate : | SO (from 1.7.2013; old: FB) | |
Surface: | 16.13 km² | |
Coordinates : | 46 ° 59 ′ N , 15 ° 50 ′ E | |
Height : | 328 m above sea level A. | |
Residents : | 1,350 (January 1, 2020) | |
Population density : | 84 inhabitants per km² | |
Postcodes : | 8332, 8311, 8330 | |
Area code : | +43 3152 | |
Community code : | 6 23 11 | |
NUTS region | AT224 | |
Address of the municipal administration: |
Edelsbach 150 8332 Edelsbach near Feldbach |
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politics | ||
Mayor : | Alfred Buchgraber ( ÖVP ) | |
Municipal Council : (2015) (15 members) |
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Location of Edelsbach near Feldbach in the district of Southeast Styria | ||
Edelsbach near Feldbach from the west |
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Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria |
Edelsbach bei Feldbach is a municipality with 1350 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the south-east of Styria in the district of Southeast Styria .
geography
Geographical location
Edelsbach bei Feldbach is located approx. 32 km east of Graz and approx. 5 km northwest of the district capital Feldbach in the eastern Styrian hill country .
Community structure
The municipality includes the following three localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):
- Edelsbach near Feldbach (692)
- Kaag (208)
- Rohr an der Raab (450)
The community consists of the cadastral communities Edelsbach, Kaag and Rohr.
Incorporations
On January 1, 1968, the municipality of Rohr an der Raab was merged with Edelsbach near Feldbach.
Neighboring communities
Eichkögl |
Hartmannsdorf market district Weiz |
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Kirchberg an der Raab | Feldbach | |
Paldau |
history
Until 2006, there was a private light rail system in the community , which Valdo Longo first built in Mooskirchen and then brought to Edelsbach. It was sold to Stainz in 2006 after his death.
Population development
Culture and sights
- Parish church Edelsbach hl. James the Elder
- Franz Gsellmann's world machine
Regular events
- Tulip Festival in April
politics
Municipal council
The municipal council consists of 15 members.
- With the municipal elections in Styria in 2015 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 10 ÖVP and 5 SPÖ .
Political party | 2015 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 | ||||||||
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Sti. | % | M. | Sti. | % | M. | Sti. | % | M. | Sti. | % | M. | |
ÖVP | 599 | 67 | 10 | 638 | 70 | 11 | 553 | 64 | 10 | 538 | 63 | 10 |
SPÖ | 290 | 33 | 5 | 270 | 28 | 4th | 316 | 36 | 5 | 244 | 29 | 4th |
Independent list Edelsbach-Rohr / R. |
not running | not running | not running | 71 | 8th | 1 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 1,117 | 1,094 | 1,092 | 1,031 | ||||||||
voter turnout | 82% | 85% | 81% | 85% |
mayor
- 1957–? Karl Lafer (ÖVP)
- since ? Alfred Buchgraber (ÖVP)
coat of arms
The municipal
coat of arms was awarded with effect from May 1, 1988. Description of the coat of arms: In red a golden river, at the top two fertilized golden alder branches crossed at an angle, two leafy golden cattails at the bottom.
Personalities
Honorary citizen of the community
- 1977: Friedrich Niederl (1920–2012), governor
- 1983: Josef Krainer (1930–2016), governor
Sons and daughters of the church
- Kaspar Hosch (1859–1936), politician ( CSP )
- Thomas Frühwirth (* 1981), athlete (paratriathlon and handbike)
People related to the community
- Karl Lafer (1922–2001), politician ( ÖVP )
Web links
- 62311 - Edelsbach near Feldbach. Community data, Statistics Austria .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
- ↑ Statistics Austria: dissolutions or associations of municipalities from 1945
- ↑ Manfred Hohn: 43. The field railway of Dr. Valdo Longo in Edelsbach. In: Feldbahnen in Austria. Leykam, Graz 2011. ISBN 978-3-7011-7766-0 . Pp. 285-287.
- ↑ Tulip Festival Edelsbach near Feldbach
- ↑ Community Edelsbach bei Feldbach: Municipal Council ( Memento from October 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on May 20, 2015)
- ^ Notices from the Styrian State Archives 39, 1989, p. 29