Oberweg
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Oberweg (former municipality) village of Oberweg; Ossach  |
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| Basic data | |||
| Pole. District , state | Murtal (MT), Styria | ||
| Judicial district | Judenburg | ||
| Coordinates | 47 ° 9 ′ 41 ″ N , 14 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ E | ||
| height | 760 m above sea level A. | ||
| Residents of the village | 578 (October 31, 2013) | ||
| Building status | 257 (2001 ) | ||
| surface | 34.25 km² | ||
| Post Code | 8750 | ||
| prefix | + 43/3572 | ||
| address | Citizens Service Office Oberweg, Dorfstrasse 22 | ||
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| Statistical identification | |||
| Community code | 62040 | ||
| Locality code | 15308, 15309 | ||
| Counting district / district | Oberweg (62040 013) | ||
 Location of the former municipality in the Murtal district |
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| Independent municipality until the end of 2014; KG: 65019 Oberweg, 65020 Ossach |
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Oberweg is a former municipality with 578 inhabitants (as of October 31, 2013) in the Murtal district in Styria . The community is located in the judicial district of Judenburg . Since 2015 it has been incorporated into the community of Judenburg together with the previously independent community of Reifling as part of the Styrian community structural reform.
geography
Geographical location
The place Oberweg is south of Judenburg . The area stretches along the Oberwegerbach on the slopes of the Seetal Alps . The highest point is the Scharfe Eck (2,364 m). Parts of the Seetaler Alpe military training area are also located in the area .
The former neighboring communities are, starting in the north clockwise: Sankt Peter ob Judenburg , Judenburg , Reifling , Sankt Wolfgang-Kienberg , Obdach , Kulm am Zirbitz , Sankt Marein bei Neumarkt , Sankt Lorenzen bei Scheifling .
Community structure
The community consists of the two cadastral communities and towns of the same name, Oberweg (530 inhabitants) and Ossach (46).
history
In 1334 Ossach was first mentioned as an area name, in 1443 an Osser ob Judenburg. From 1559 to 1600 there was iron ore mining on the Judenburgeralm . For a long time only a collection of farmhouses, Oberweg became a popular residential area for Jewish citizens from the late 19th century. As proven by Gründerzeithäuser and houses of the 1920s and 1930s in home style .
The political community Oberweg was established in 1849/50.
Culture and sights
coat of arms
Since September 1, 2009, the municipality was entitled to use a coat of arms with the following appearance:
- "Between red flanks and three golden winged lance tips each in blue, a golden, rooted and double-leafed Speik plant ."
population
According to the 2001 census, the community had 685 inhabitants. 98.8% of the population had Austrian citizenship. For the Roman Catholic Church to 79.9% of the population known for Protestant Church 2.8%, 15.3% were without religious confession.
Economy and Infrastructure
According to the 2001 census of workplaces , there were 20 workplaces with 96 employees in the municipality as well as 264 out-commuters and 162 in-commuters. There were 17 agricultural and forestry holdings (13 of them in the main occupation), which together farmed 885 ha (1999).
politics
The community has been dominated by the Social Democrats since 1960. The municipal council, which was dissolved on December 31, 2014, consisted of nine members and, since the municipal council election in 2010, has consisted of mandates from the following parties: 4 ÖVP and 5 SPÖ .
The last mayor was Johann Taferner, who took over the management of the community in 1999.
Personalities
Honorary citizen
- 1987: Hans Gross (1930–1992), Deputy Governor
- 1998: Peter Schachner-Blazizek (* 1942), Deputy Governor
- 1999: Herbert Hassler, Mayor of Oberweg 1982–1999
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ State of Styria: Final population status on October 31, 2013 ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Excel file, 85 kB; accessed on May 2, 2015)
- ↑ Announcement of the Styrian state government of October 10, 2013 on the unification of the municipality of Judenburg and the municipalities of Oberweg and Reifling, all of the political district of Murtal. Styrian Provincial Law Gazette of November 15, 2013. No. 117, 32nd issue. ZDB ID 705127-x . P. 630.
- ↑ General State Law and Government Gazette for the Crown Land of Styria, Issue 21, October 7, 1850, No. 378.
