Rohrbach-Steinberg
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Rohrbach-Steinberg (former municipality) Rohrbach locality ; Steinberg  |
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| Pole. District , state | Graz-Umgebung (GU), Styria | ||
| Judicial district | Graz-East | ||
| Coordinates | 47 ° 3 '41 " N , 15 ° 17' 40" E | ||
| height | 405 m above sea level A. | ||
| Residents of the village | 1429 (October 31, 2013) | ||
| Building status | 422 (2001 ) | ||
| surface | 8.41 km² | ||
| Post Code | 8151 | ||
| prefix | + 43/3123 | ||
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| Community code | 60665 | ||
| Locality code | 15009, 15010 | ||
| Counting district / district | Rohrbach-Steinberg (60665 004) | ||
 Location of the former municipality in the Graz-Umgebung district |
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| Independent municipality until the end of 2014; KG: 63272 Rohrbach, 63283 Steinberg |
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Rohrbach-Steinberg is a former municipality with 1429 inhabitants (as of October 31, 2013) west of Graz in Styria . Since 2015 it has been merged with the municipalities of Attendorf and Hitzendorf as part of the Styrian municipal structural reform . The new community bears the name "Hitzendorf".
geography
Geographical location
Rohrbach-Steinberg is located about twelve kilometers west of the provincial capital Graz in the Graz-Umgebung district in western Styria .
structure
The municipal area comprised the following two cadastral communities or towns with the same name (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):
- Rohrbach (841)
- Steinberg (658)
Neighboring communities by the end of 2014
| Saint Bartholomew | Saint Oswald | Saint Oswald |
| Saint Bartholomew |
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Thal |
| Heat village | Heat village | Heat village |
history
Rohrbach is mentioned for the first time in 1284 in a document from Rein Abbey . The village of Aich at the confluence of the Reinbach and Liebochbach was mentioned as early as 1135 on the occasion of the foundation of the Rein monastery.
The local community as an autonomous body was established in 1850. After the annexation of Austria in 1938, the community came to the Reichsgau Steiermark, 1945 to 1955 it was part of the British zone of occupation in Austria.
Population development
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politics
The municipal council, which was dissolved on December 31, 2014, consisted of 15 members and, after the 2010 elections, was composed as follows: 11 SPÖ and 4 ÖVP .
The mayor was Heribert Uhl (SPÖ), who had headed the community since 2003. Brigitte de Vries (SPÖ) was vice mayor.
coat of arms
The municipal coat of arms was awarded with effect from June 1, 1989.
Blazon (coat of arms description):
- "In blue two diagonal bars of five golden roses each, at the top right an oblique golden ger."
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Rohrbach-Steinberg is off the main roads. The south autobahn A2 is about 14 km away and can be reached via the Mooskirchen junction (200). The same route takes about nine kilometers to Packer Straße B 70 towards Klagenfurt . The district and provincial capital Graz can be reached via state roads .
The central station Graz is about twelve kilometers away.
The distance to Graz Airport is approx. 25 km.
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 November 28, 2013 about the unification of the market community Hitzendorf and the communities Attendorf and Rohrbach-Steinberg, all political district Graz-Umgebung. Styrian Provincial Law Gazette of December 12, 2013. No. 161, 36th issue. ZDB ID 705127-x . P. 691.
- ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
- ^ Announcements from the Steiermärkisches Landesarchiv 40, 1990, p. 45
