Eichkögl

Eichkögl
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Styria
Political District :	Southeast Styria
License plate :	SO (from 1.7.2013; old: FB)
Surface:	14.91 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 1 '  N , 15 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 1 '0 "  N , 15 ° 47' 0"  E
Height :	429  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,337 (January 1, 2020)
Postcodes :	8322, 8311, 8332
Area code :	+43 3115
Community code :	6 23 14
Address of the municipal administration:	Eichkögl 30 8322 Studenzen
Website:	www.eichkoegl.at
politics
Mayor :	Heinz Konrad ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : (2015) (15 members)	A total of 15 seats ÖVP : 9 FPÖ : 3 SPÖ : 3
Location of Eichkögl in the district of Southeast Styria
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Eichkögl Church

Eichkögl is a municipality with 1,337 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the south-east of Styria in the judicial district of Feldbach and the district of Southeast Styria .

geography

Geographical location

Eichkögl with the well-known parish and pilgrimage church of Klein Mariazell is located about 27 km east of Graz and about 11 km northwest of the district capital Feldbach in the Eastern Styrian hill country .

Neighboring communities

Sankt Margarethen an der Raab Bez. Weiz		Hartmannsdorf market district Weiz
Kirchberg an der Raab		Edelsbach near Feldbach

Community structure

The municipality comprises three localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

• Eichkoeggl (462)
• Erbersdorf (316)
• Mitterfladnitz (559)

The community consists of the two cadastral communities Erbersdorf and Mitterfladnitz.

history

On January 1, 1969, the name of the municipality was changed from Erbersdorf-Mitterfladnitz to Eichkögl .

Population development

Culture and sights

The parish and pilgrimage church

See also:  List of listed objects in Eichkögl

• Parish and pilgrimage church Klein-Mariazell

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council consists of 15 members and has been composed of mandates from the following parties since the 2015 municipal council election :

• 9 ÖVP - provides the mayor and the deputy mayor
• 3 SPÖ
• 3 FPÖ

coat of arms

The municipal coat of arms was awarded with effect from July 1, 1995.
Blazon (coat of arms description):

"In black a golden tip, covered with a green oak branch with two leaves and three acorns, the tip on both sides accompanied by a golden star."

Others

In July 2019, the Styrian identities moved their headquarters from Graz to a house in Eichkögl.

Web links

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

• 62314 - Eichkögl. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ↑ Statistics Austria: dissolutions or associations of municipalities from 1945
3. ↑ Communications from the Styrian State Archives 47, 1997, p. 47
4. ↑ Identities open headquarters in Eichkögl. In: orf.at . July 30, 2019, accessed July 30, 2019.