Naas (Styria)
Naas
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Basic data | ||
Country: | Austria | |
State : | Styria | |
Political District : | Wheat | |
License plate : | WZ | |
Main town : | Monkey Valley | |
Surface: | 20.78 km² | |
Coordinates : | 47 ° 15 ' N , 15 ° 36' E | |
Height : | 400 m above sea level A. | |
Residents : | 1,351 (January 1, 2020) | |
Postal code : | 8160 | |
Area code : | 03172 | |
Community code : | 6 17 31 | |
NUTS region | AT224 | |
Address of the municipal administration: |
In der Weiz 37 8160 Naas |
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politics | ||
Mayor : | Bernhard Ederer ( ÖVP ) | |
Municipal Council : (2015) (15 members) |
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Location of Naas in the Weiz district | ||
View of the town of Naas |
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Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria |
Naas is a municipality in the Weiz district in Eastern Styria in Austria with 1351 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).
geography
Naas is at an altitude of 400 m to 1270 m above sea level. A. and has a total area of 20.78 km². The highest mountain in the area is the Patscha 1271 m , other mountains are the Hirschkogel 1103 m , and the Gösser 1088 m .
Naas is located on the Weizbach , which flows in the direction of the neighboring town of Weiz to the southeast .
- Community structure
The municipal area comprises the following five localities or cadastral communities (status: area 2015; population status as of January 1, 2020):
- Affental (446.36 ha; 783 Ew.)
- Birchbaum (155.01 ha; 174 Ew.)
- Dürnthal (489.98 ha); Dürntal (68 Ew.)
- Gschaid near Weiz (254.92 ha; 66 Ew.)
- Naas (734.27 ha; 260 Ew.)
Culture and sights
- Raabklamm and Weizklamm , which drain the Passail basin
- Grasslhöhle , a stalactite cave and the oldest show cave in Austria
- Katerloch , Austria's most stalactite show cave
- Sturmberg ruins , with a Gothic window from the 12th century
coat of arms
On June 10, 1990, the Naas community received its own coat of arms. On a silver background it shows the ruin Sturmberg as a rectangular tower with a Gothic window from the 12th century. The crab as the heraldic animal of the Sturmberger is supposed to indicate the pure water and the fir branches to the forest wealth.
politics
- The council has been working for the municipal elections in 2015 comprises 15 members:
- ÖVP - 11 seats
- SPÖ - 2 seats
- FPÖ - 2 seats
education
- There has been a WIKI kindergarten in Naas since 2015
- The Naas elementary school is attended by children from first to fourth grade.
- The technical school for agriculture and food industry Naas - St. Martin offers qualifications as skilled worker for rural business and household management, as home helper and child care worker as well as childminder and entry into further educational offers.
Sports
- In Naas there is the Naas ice stock rink and a multi-purpose hall.
- Sports clubs are the ice rifle club , the tennis club and the Naas voluntary sports community (football).
Web links
- 61731 - Naas (Styria). Community data, Statistics Austria .
- Naas parish