Kumberg

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

market community Kumberg
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Styria
Political District :	Graz area
License plate :	GU
Surface:	29.42 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 10 '  N , 15 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 9 '34 "  N , 15 ° 32' 3"  E
Height :	526  m above sea level A.
Residents :	3,840 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	131 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	8062
Area code :	03132
Community code :	6 06 26
Address of the municipal administration:	Am Platz 8 8062 Kumberg
Website:	www.kumberg.at
politics
Mayor :	Franz Gruber ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : (2015) (21 members)	13 3 3 2 13 3 3 2  A total of 21 seats ÖVP : 13 NEOS : 3 GREEN : 3 SPÖ : 2
Location of Kumberg in the Graz-Umgebung district
Kumberg
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Kumberg with Kainberg Castle, lith. JF Kaiser, around 1830

Kumberg is a market town with 3840 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) northeast of Graz in the Graz-Umgebung district in the Austrian state of Styria .

geography

Geographical location

Kumberg is located about 15 km northeast of the provincial capital Graz in the Eastern Styrian hill country on the Rabnitzbach , a tributary of the Raab .

Community structure

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

• Gschwendt (933) including Albersdorf, Birleiten, Frindorf, Gstauda, ​​Jassing and Pircha
• Hofstätten (411) including Grubberg, Hirtenfeldberg, Meierhöfen, Not and Würzelberg
• Kumberg (1719) including Hermsdorf, Kainberg and Meierhöfen
• Rabnitz (777) including Eidexberg, Fasslberg, Forst and Wollsdorf

The community consists of the cadastral communities Gschwendt, Hofstätten, Kumberg and Rabnitz .

Neighboring communities

Gutenberg-Stenzengreith	Gutenberg-Stenzengreith	Mortantsch
Sankt Radegund near Graz		Mitterdorf on the Raab
Weinitzen	Eggersdorf near Graz	Eggersdorf near Graz

history

The name of the place reminds of its founder Kuno I. von Rott , Count Palatine of Bavaria (1055 - approx. 1086). Kumberg was first mentioned in a document in 1142 and has been a market town since 1964. A strong influx of people into the municipal area began around 1980, as is typical for the municipalities of the Graz area.

Population development

Culture and sights

Parish church hl. Stephen

See also:  List of listed objects in Kumberg

• Kainberg Castle : The Renaissance castle from the 16th century has a remarkable arcade courtyard. As it is privately owned, it is difficult to access.
• Parish church Kumberg : The new church from 1700 was raised to parish church in 1777. On the outside there is a Roman stone from the 2nd century.
• Friedwald: Austria's first Friedwald was opened in the Kumberg district in 2012 . This is located in a forest plot on the southeastern foothills of the Schöckl . The Friedwald is open to all denominations. In addition to a sign on the tree in question, a central place of worship was also set up.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Weizer Straße (B 72) from Graz to Weiz runs through the municipality. There is no motorway connection within a 15 km radius - neither to the south motorway (A2) nor to the Pyhrn motorway (A9). The track Straße (B 65) is about 10 km away.

There is no train station in the municipality. The central station Graz is about 18 km, the Weiz station about 15 km away.

The distance to Graz Airport is approx. 30 km.

well welt Kumberg

Well welt Kumberg is a leisure center opened in 1979 with a 1.6 hectare swimming lake and an adjoining camp village as well as restaurants and leisure facilities such as a beach volleyball court or a mini golf course. There is also an archery range and the SV well welt Kumberg football stadium in connection with the well welt.

politics

mayor

Franz Gruber (ÖVP) has been mayor since the municipal council election in 2000.

The community board also includes the first vice mayor Andrea Menguser (ÖVP), the second vice mayor Günther Lederhilger (NEOS), community treasurer Karl Pechmann (ÖVP) and board member Mario Weinhappel (ÖVP).

The head of office is Bernadette Starzacher.

Municipal council

According to the result of the 2015 municipal council elections , the council has 21 mandataries made up of the following parties:

• 13 ÖVP ,
• 03 The Greens ,
• 03 NEOS and
• 02 SPÖ .

The last municipal council elections brought the following results:

Political party	2015			2010			2005			2000
	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.
ÖVP	1201	61	13	1185	62	14th	1072	57	13	729	44	7th
SPÖ	0174	09	02	0503	26th	05	0491	26th	06th	434	26th	4th
The green	0299	15th	03	0225	12	02	230	12	02	220	13	2
NEOS	0311	16	03	not running			not running			not running
FPÖ	not running			not running			0078	04th	00	259	16	2
voter turnout	66%			68%			70%			71%

Personalities

Honorary citizen

• 1979 Franz Wegart (1918–2009), Deputy Governor

Personalities associated with Kumberg

• Kuno I von Rott (approx. 1015 - approx. 1086), Count Palatine
• Cornelia Hütter (* 1992), ski racer

Web links

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

• www.kumberg.at

• 60626 - Kumberg. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ^ Fritz Posch: The Settlement and Development of the State of Styria . In: Gerhard Pferschy (Ed.): Becoming of Styria. The time of the Traungau . Festschrift for the 800th return of the elevation to the duchy. Publishing house Styria, Graz u. a. 1980, ISBN 3-222-11281-9 , ( Publications of the Steiermärkisches Landesarchives 10), pp. 23-62.
3. ↑ Last rest under the tree in the forest. Kleine Zeitung , August 25, 2012, archived from the original on October 20, 2014 .  :
4. ↑ Municipality of Kumberg: Municipal Council (accessed on April 20, 2015)
5. ↑ Municipality of Kumberg: The administration in the municipality of Kumberg (accessed on April 20, 2015)