Mettersdorf am Saßbach

market community Mettersdorf am Saßbach
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Styria
Political District :	Southeast Styria
License plate :	SO (from 1.7.2013; old: RA)
Surface:	22.76 km²
Coordinates :	46 ° 48 '  N , 15 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 48 '17 "  N , 15 ° 42' 39"  E
Height :	281  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,282 (January 1, 2020)
Postal code :	8092
Area code :	03477
Community code :	6 23 43
Address of the municipal administration:	Mettersdorf am Saßbach 85 8092 Mettersdorf am Saßbach
Website:	www.mettersdorf.com
politics
Mayor :	Johann Schweigler ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : (2015) (15 members)	8th 4th 3 8th 4th 3  A total of 15 seats ÖVP : 8 SPÖ : 4 FPÖ : 3
Location of Mettersdorf am Saßbach in the district of Southeast Styria
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Mettersdorf am Saßbach is a market town with 1282 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the south-east of Styria . It lies in the judicial district of Feldbach or the district of Southeast Styria .

geography

Geographical location

Mettersdorf am Saßbach is located in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria .

Community structure

Cadastral communities are (area 2001):

• Landorf (385.30 ha)
• Mettersdorf (478.34 ha)
• Rannersdorf (449.48 ha)
• Rohrbach (261.12 ha)
• Zehensdorf (697.69 ha)

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

• Landorf (132)
• Mettersdorf am Saßbach (507)
• Rannersdorf am Saßbach (242)
• Rohrbach am Rosenberg (124)
• Zehensdorf (277)

Incorporations

On January 1, 1968, the municipalities of Landorf, Rannersdorf am Saßbach, Rohrbach am Rosenberg (part) and Zehensdorf were merged with Mettersdorf am Saßbach.

Neighboring communities

Schwarzautal Bez. Leibnitz		Jagerberg
Sankt Veit in southern Styria district Leibnitz		Sankt Peter am Ottersbach

Tourism association

Together with Jagerberg and St. Stefan im Rosental, the community forms the “Saßtal” tourist association. Its seat is St. Stefan im Rosental.

history

The earliest written evidence is from the early 13th century and reads "Medwinsdorf". The name goes back to the old Slavic personal name * Medvĕdъ .

The abolition of the manorial lords took place in 1848. The local community as an autonomous body was established in 1850. After the end of the First World War, there were disputes with the Ljubljana “National Government for Slovenia and Istria” over the area of ​​belonging to the area. After the annexation of Austria in 1938, the community became part of the Reichsgau Steiermark, from 1945 to 1955 it was part of the British zone of occupation in Austria.

On January 1, 1951, the name of the community was changed from Mettersdorf to Mettersdorf am Saßbach . On January 1, 1998, the municipality was given the name “Brandegemeinde”.

Population development

Mettersdorf Church

Interior of the parish church

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Mettersdorf am Saßbach

• Horseradish adventure hiking trail
• Ursula Spring
• “Villa Rustica”: Roman settlement, museum
• Parish church
• Bear sculpture in the center
• Various chapels

music

• Sassal-Siebing band
• Choir Mettersdorf
• Sasstal Beach Music Festival (2003-2011)
• Viva la Pampa Music Festival
• Beat attack

Sports

• Adventure pool
• Sports club soccer
• Run4Fun (running group)
• tennis
• fishing
• To go biking
• volleyball

politics

mayor

Johann Schweigler (ÖVP) was confirmed in office as mayor at the constituent meeting of the municipal council on April 16, 2015 . Schweigler succeeded Franz Gepp on July 25, 2008, who had been mayor since April 28, 1990.

The community board also includes Vice Mayor Josef Schweigler (ÖVP) and community treasurer Erhard Leperneg (SPÖ).

Head of office is Herbert Kaufmann.

Municipal council

The council is made after the local elections in 2015 as follows:

• 8 ÖVP ,
• 4 SPÖ and
• 3 FPÖ .

The last municipal council elections brought the following results:

Political party	2015			2010			2005			2000
	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.
ÖVP	485	55	8th	655	74	11	541	62	10	484	56	9
SPÖ	220	25th	4th	232	26th	04th	242	28	04th	176	20th	3
FPÖ	179	20th	3	not running			086	10	01	112	13	2
The green	not running			not running			not running			088	10	1
Eligible voters	1,091			1,111			1,096			1,033
voter turnout	82%			82%			81%			85%

coat of arms

The municipal coat of arms was awarded to Mettersdorf am Saßbach with effect from August 1, 1963 by the Styrian state government.

Blazon : "In a shield split by gold and blue in front an upright black bear, behind a water-colored wave bar."

Town twinning

• Magyarszek , Hungary

literature

• Ortschronik Mettersdorf

Web links

Commons : Mettersdorf am Saßbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• 62343 - Mettersdorf am Saßbach. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ↑ ^{a b} Statistics Austria: dissolutions or associations of municipalities from 1945
3. ^ Grazer Zeitung , Official Gazette for Styria. December 30, 2014, 210th year, 52nd piece. No. 317. ZDB -ID 1291268-2 p. 629.
4. ↑ Fritz Frhr. Lochner von Hüttenbach: On the name property of the early Middle Ages in Styria (=  magazine of the Historical Association for Styria . Volume 99 ). Böhlau Verlag, Vienna 2008, p. 48 ( historerverein-stmk.at [PDF; 16.9 MB ]).
5. ↑ community Mettersdorf am Saßbach: . Sass Taler Journal, No. 68 September 2008, p 48 (PDF, 9.84 MB; accessed on 10 May 2015)
6. ↑ Mettersdorf am Saßbach community: community board ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on May 10, 2015) 
7. ^ Province of Styria: State Law Gazette No. 88/1963.
8. ↑ Municipality of Mettersdorf am Saßbach: Sasstaler Blatt, No. 67 from March 2008, p. 8 (PDF document, 5.84 MB; accessed on May 10, 2015)