Kitzeck in Sausal

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Kitzeck in Sausal
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Kitzeck coat of arms in the Sausal
Kitzeck im Sausal (Austria)
Kitzeck in Sausal
Basic data
Country: Austria
State : Styria
Political District : Leibnitz
License plate : LB
Main town : Stone bolt
Surface: 16.35 km²
Coordinates : 46 ° 47 '  N , 15 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 46 '52 "  N , 15 ° 27' 12"  E
Height : 564  m above sea level A.
Residents : 1,229 (January 1, 2020)
Postcodes : 8442, 8441, 8451
Area code : 03456
Community code : 6 10 19
NUTS region AT225
UN / LOCODE AT KSS
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Steinriegel 11
8442 Kitzeck im Sausal
Website: www.kitzeck-sausal.at
politics
Mayoress : Ursula Malli ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : (2015)
(15 members)
6th
4th
2
3
6th 4th 2 3 
A total of 15 seats
  • ÖVP : 6
  • Citizen list Heinz : 4
  • FPÖ : 2
  • SPÖ : 3
Location of Kitzeck im Sausal in the Leibnitz district
Allerheiligen bei Wildon Arnfels Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße Empersdorf Gabersdorf Gamlitz Gleinstätten Gralla Großklein Heiligenkreuz am Waasen Heimschuh Hengsberg Kitzeck im Sausal Lang Lebring-Sankt Margarethen Leibnitz Leutschach an der Weinstraße Oberhaag Ragnitz Sankt Andrä-Höch Sankt Georgen an der Stiefing Sankt Johann im Saggautal Sankt Nikolai im Sausal Sankt Veit in der Südsteiermark Schwarzautal Straß in Steiermark Tillmitsch Wagna Wildon SteiermarkLocation of the municipality of Kitzeck im Sausal in the Leibnitz district (clickable map)
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Kitzeck in Sausal
Kitzeck in Sausal
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria
Autumn mood in Kitzeck
Kitzeck parish church
Historical rectory in Kitzeck
Local history museum in the "Hauerhaus"
Local chapel in Fresing
Local chapel in Neurath

Kitzeck im Sausal is a municipality near the city of Leibnitz in the state of Styria . The community has 1229 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) and is located in the Sausal region in the political district of Leibnitz . The highest wine-growing place in Austria is in the municipality .

geography

Kitzeck im Sausal lies between the Koralpe in the west, the Little Hungarian Plain in the east, the mountains of Upper Styria in the north and the mountain ridges of Slovenia in the south. The area of ​​the municipality is 1,629  ha .

Community structure

The municipal area comprises seven localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

  • Brudersegg (123)
  • Desolate (112)
  • Fresing (363)
  • Gauitsch (151)
  • Greith (126)
  • Neurath (210)
  • Stone bolt (144)

Other places in the municipality are:

  • Brudersegg Altenberg
  • Hollerbach
  • Kroisgraben
  • Oberneurath
  • Sauegg
  • Untereurath

The community consists of the cadastral communities Brudersegg, Einöd, Fresing, Gauitsch, Greith, Neurath and Steinriegel. On July 1, 1952, the Steinriegel community was renamed Kitzeck im Sausal.

structure
Cadastral communities Locations in the municipality

Brudersegg (2.11 km²)
Einöd (1.39 km²)
Fresing (3.11 km²)
Gauitsch (2.82 km²)
Greith (1.92 km²)
Neurath (2.55 km²)
Steinriegel (2.39 km²)

Brudersegg (R)

Altenberg (R)
Grabner (W)

Desolate (R)

Deutenbach (R)

Fresing (D)

Forest settlement (Sdlg)
Hollerbach (R)

Gauitsch (R)

Kleingauitsch (ZH)
Perlleiten (ZH)
Sachernegg (R)
Steinbach (R)
Trebian (R)
Wellinggraben (ZH)

Greith (ZH)

Annaberg (R)
Gaißriegel (ZH)
Koregg (R)

Neurath (R)

Mittereggleiten (R)
Oberneurath (R)
Sanetz (ZH)
Untereurath (R)

Stone bar (R)

Noble shoe (R)
Kitzeck im Sausal (R)
Kroisgraben (ZH)
Sauegg (R)
Legend
Legend for the breakdown table
In the cadastral municipalities column , all cadastral municipalities of a municipality are listed. In the brackets the respective area is given in km².
All settlements recorded by Statistics Austria, which also have their own local area code, are listed in the Localities column . In the hierarchy level of the same column, indented to the right, only settlements that consist of at least several houses are shown.

The most important of the abbreviations used are:

  • M = capital of the municipality
  • Stt = district
  • R = Rotte
  • W = hamlet
  • D = village
  • ZH = scattered houses
  • Sdlg = settlement
  • Hgr = group of houses
  • E = single farmstead (only if you have your own local area code)

The complete list of Statistics Austria is in: Topographical settlement identification according to STAT

It should be noted that some places can have different spellings. Thus, cadastral communities can spell themselves differently than localities or communities of the same name.

Source: Statistics Austria -

  • Tourism association: Together with Großklein, Heimschuh, Gleinstätten, St. Andrä-Höch, St. Johann im Saggautal, St. Nikolai im Sausal and Tillmisch, the municipality forms the "Sulmtal Sausal - Südsteirisches Weinland" tourism association. Its seat is Kitzeck in Sausal.

Neighboring communities

Sankt Nikolai im Sausal Tillmitsch
Sankt Andrä-Höch Neighboring communities
Gleinstätten Big small Heimschuh

history

In the district of Trebian, east of Kitzeck, inexplicable events are said to have taken place around 1925. This "Spuk von Trebian" ended after an intervention by the spiritualist Maria Silbert in 1927. This story was taken up by Claudia Rossbacher in her detective novel "Steirerrausch" from 2019.

Population development

With a few exceptions, the population of Kitzeck has decreased almost steadily since 1869, when the community had 1,754 inhabitants. In 2001, 1198 people lived in the community. The loss of residents was due to emigration. In 2011 Kitzeck had 1208 inhabitants again.

politics

The municipal council has 15 members.

  • With the municipal elections in Styria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 9 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ, 1 Kitzeck-Aktiv, and 1 FPÖ.
  • With the municipal elections in Styria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 8 ÖVP, 6 SPÖ, and 1 FPÖ.
  • With the municipal elections in Styria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 9 ÖVP, 4 Heinz Bürgerliste, 1 FPÖ, and 1 SPÖ.
  • With the municipal elections in Styria in 2015 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 6 ÖVP, 4 Heinz Bürgerliste, 3 SPÖ, and 2 FPÖ.
mayor
  • until 2014 Karl Schauer (ÖVP)
  • since 2014 Ursula Malli (ÖVP)

economy

The vines thrive on slopes that are very steep. The vineyard area is around 130 hectares. There are numerous wine taverns and restaurants in Kitzeck .

Culture and sights

Personalities

  • Franz Arnfelser (1846–1898), composer, was born in the then independent district of Gauitsch.
  • Adalbert Cramer (* 1951), project manager and politician, member of the Upper Austrian state parliament

literature

  • Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.): Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria: Styria (excluding Graz). Kitzeck in Sausal. Church settlement, on the ridge, in the middle of vineyards. Verlag Berger, Horn / Vienna 1982/2006, 2nd unchanged edition, pp. 223f, ISBN 3-85028-422-0 .

Web links

Commons : Kitzeck im Sausal  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
  2. ^ Grazer Zeitung , Official Gazette for Styria. December 30, 2014, 210th year, 52nd piece. No. 323. ZDB -ID 1291268-2 pp. 630-631.