Oberaich

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Oberaich (former municipality)
Basic data
Pole. District , state	Bruck-Mürzzuschlag  (BM), Styria
Judicial district	Bruck an der Mur
Coordinates	47 ° 24 '2 "  N , 15 ° 13' 8"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 24 '2 "  N , 15 ° 13' 8"  E
height	510  m above sea level A.
Residents of the stat. An H.	3243 (January 1, 2013)
Building status	810 (2001 )
surface	46.93 km²
Post Code	8600 Bruck an der Mur
prefix	+ 43/3862 (Bruck an der Mur)
Statistical identification
Community code	62139
Counting district / district	Oberaich (62139 014)
Location of the former municipality in the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district
Former parish until 2014; KG: 60012 Forest Forest, 60031 Oberaich, 60032 Oberndorf-Landskron, 60040 Pichelsdorf, 60063 Streitgarn OS: 14395 Heuberg, 14396 Kotzgraben, 14397 Mötschlach, 14398 Oberaich, 14399 Oberndorf, 14400 Pichelsdorf, 14401 Sankt Dionysen, 14402 Urgental, 14403 Utschtal Source: STAT : Place directory ; BEV : GEONAM ; GIS-Stmk

Oberaich is a former Austrian market town with 3243 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2016) in the judicial district of Bruck an der Mur and in the political district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in Styria . On January 1, 2015, it was incorporated into the municipality of Bruck an der Mur as part of the municipal structural reform in Styria .

geography

Oberaich includes the valley area along the Mur Valley between Bruck an der Mur and Niklasdorf in the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district. In addition to the Murtal itself, the settlement areas also represent the Utschtal and its side ditches.

Local division

The community consisted of five cadastral communities (area as of 2015):

• right (south) of the Mur :
  • Oberaich (2,010.26 ha)
  • Streitgarn (339.14 ha)
  • Forest forest (427.21 ha)
• left (north) of the Mur:
  • Oberdorf-Landskron (911.84 ha)
  • Picheldorf (1,004.46 ha)

The municipality comprised the following nine localities (residents as of January 1, 2016):

• Heuberg (67)
• Kotzgraben (25)
• Mötschlach (38)
• Oberaich (541)
• Oberdorf (207)
• Picheldorf (175)
• Saint Dionyses (185)
• Urgental (776)
• Utschtal (1229)

Culture and sights

St. Dionyses Roman Bridge

See also:  List of listed objects in Bruck an der Mur

• Roman Bridge St. Dionysen : In the district of St. Dionysen there is a very well-preserved bridge, probably still built by the Romans, over which the Imperial Road from Flavia Solva led to the Norse main road.

Excursion destinations

• Almgasthaus Kirl , starting point for hikes in the Rosseck and Mugl area, popular excursion destination for many people from Oberaich and Bruck
• Gasthaus am Madereck , popular excursion destination

music

Oberaich has two music associations: the Trachtenkapelle Oberaich, which is based in the western part of the village, and the Marktmusik St. Dionysen, which is located in the east.

politics

• The last mayor was Gerhard Weber (SPÖ) until the end of 2014.
• The municipal council had 15 members and since the last municipal council election in 2010 has been composed of:
  • 11 SPÖ
  • 4 ÖVP

literature

• Franz Mittermüller, Bernhard A. Reismann: History of the market town of Oberaich. 2 volumes, Oberaich 1999.

Web links

Commons : Oberaich  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Announcement of the Styrian state government of November 28, 2013 on the unification of the municipality of Bruck an der Mur and the market municipality of Oberaich, both political district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag. Styrian Provincial Law Gazette of December 12, 2013. No. 164, 36th issue. ZDB ID 705127-x . Pp. 692-693.
2. ↑ cadastral communities Styria. 2015 (Excel file, 128 kB); Retrieved July 29, 2015
3. ↑ residents by locality (Excel file, 835 kB); accessed on August 29, 2016