Leitersdorf in the Raabtal
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Leitersdorf im Raabtal ( village ) village  Cadastral municipality of Leitersdorf |
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| Basic data | |||
| Pole. District , state | Südoststeiermark (SO), Styria | ||
| Judicial district | Feldbach | ||
| Pole. local community | Feldbach | ||
| Coordinates | 46 ° 56 '29 " N , 15 ° 55' 56" E | ||
| height | 285 m above sea level A. | ||
| Residents of the village | 723 (January 1, 2020) | ||
| Building status | 179 (2001 ) | ||
| Area d. KG | 4.8 km² | ||
| Postcodes | 8330, 8334 | ||
| Statistical identification | |||
| Locality code | 14730 | ||
| Cadastral parish number | 62131 | ||
| Counting district / district | Leitersdorf im Raabtal (62379 007) | ||
| Independent municipality until the end of 2014 Source: STAT : Local directory ; BEV : GEONAM ; GIS-Stmk |
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Leitersdorf im Raabtal is a village in the town of Feldbach with 723 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the south-east of Styria in the district of Southeast Styria .
geography
Leitersdorf im Raabtal is about 40 km east of Graz and about 4 km east of the district capital Feldbach in the eastern Styrian hill country .
history
On January 1, 2015, Leitersdorf in the Raab Valley was merged with the municipalities of Auersbach , Feldbach , Gniebing-Weißenbach , Gossendorf , Mühldorf bei Feldbach and Raabau as part of the municipal structural reform in Styria . The new municipality continues the name "Feldbach".
Population development
Culture and sights
- Hainfeld Castle , the largest moated castle in Styria. The current building dates from the Renaissance period. Four wings surround a huge courtyard with arcades . Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall , one of the pioneers of oriental studies, lived in Hainfeld Castle .
- Tower castle and barrow field in the Hainfeld castle forest
- Steinberg barrow field
- Leitersdorf local chapel
politics
The municipal council consisted of nine members until the end of 2014 and, with the 2010 municipal council election, consisted of mandates from the following parties:
coat of arms
The municipal coat of arms was awarded with effect from June 1, 1997.
Blazon (coat of arms description):
- "Divided diagonally to the right by gold and red, a mill wheel in each field mixed up in color and a field yellow star arching forward from the front corner and a dog tooth growing backwards from the base of the shield."
Personalities
Honorary citizen
- 1973: Karl Puchleitner († 2019), Commander of the Leitersdorf Volunteer Fire Brigade 1957–1970
Sons and daughters of the former parish
- Irmgard Schlögl (1921–2007), Zen master and author
literature
- Rudolf Grasmug: Leitersdorf in the Raabtal. From the agricultural community to the residential community . Leitersdorf im Raabtal 2009.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
- ↑ Announcement of the Styrian state government of November 14, 2013 on the unification of the municipality of Feldbach and the municipalities of Auersbach, Gniebing-Weissenbach, Gossendorf, Leitersdorf im Raabtal, Mühldorf near Feldbach and Raabau, all political districts of southeast Styria. Styrian Provincial Law Gazette of December 2, 2013. No. 145, 34th issue. ZDB ID 705127-x . P. 673.
- ↑ Communications from the Styrian State Archives 48, 1998, p. 53