Birkfeld
market community Birkfeld
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Basic data | ||
Country: | Austria | |
State : | Styria | |
Political District : | Wheat | |
License plate : | WZ | |
Surface: | 89.78 km² | |
Coordinates : | 47 ° 21 ' N , 15 ° 42' E | |
Height : | 639 m above sea level A. | |
Residents : | 4,958 (January 1, 2020) | |
Postcodes : | 8190, 8172, 8184, 8191 | |
Area code : | 03174 | |
Community code : | 6 17 57 | |
NUTS region | AT224 | |
UN / LOCODE | AT BKD | |
Address of the municipal administration: |
Hauptplatz 13 A-8190 Birkfeld |
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politics | ||
Mayor : | Oliver Felber ( ÖVP ) | |
Municipal Council : (2015) (25 members) |
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Location of Birkfeld in the Weiz district | ||
Main square with the baroque parish church |
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Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria |
Birkfeld is a market town with 4958 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in Styria . As part of the Styrian community structural reform , it has been merged with the neighboring communities of Gschaid bei Birkfeld , Haslau bei Birkfeld , Koglhof and Waisenegg since 2015 . The new market town continues the name "Birkfeld".
geography
Birkfeld is located in the center of the Upper Feistritz Valley in the Weiz district in the Austrian state of Styria . Since the structural reform in Styria , it has been the largest municipality in terms of area in the Weiz district.
Community structure
The municipality includes the following nine localities (residents in brackets as of January 1, 2020):
- Aschau (391) including Koglgraben, Koglhof, Lechen and Sankt Georgen
- Birkfeld (1631) including Edelsee and Neudörfl
- Gschaid near Birkfeld (868) including Am Riegl, Auf der Wiesen, Buckenberg, Glaser, Gremschlag, Hinterleiten, Oed, Rabenwald and Sonnleiten
- Haslau near Birkfeld (427) including Hirschberg, Obere Haslau, Schoberkogl, Untere Haslau, Weizerberg, and Zepfendorf
- Piregg (287) including Autersberg, Gasengraben and Jägerleiten
- Rabendorf (267) including Grubdörfl, Holzhöf, Krichleiten and Reith
- Rossegg (273) including Birnhof, Grub, Hohlenstein, Koglgraben, Naintschgraben and Wieden
- Sallegg (88) including Kalch, Königskogl, Schustergraben and Wolfersberg
- Waisenegg (726) including Bärenhof, Gallbrunn, Haidendörfl, Hofbauer-Wasserbauer-Siedlung, Steinbrennersiedlung, Waxhofsiedlung and Weberkogel
Birkfeld consists of nine cadastral communities (area: as of December 31, 2018):
- Aschau (478.36 ha)
- Birkfeld (425.19 ha)
- Gschaid near Birkfeld (1,505.69 ha)
- Haslau (1,404.35 ha)
- Piregg (1,174.18 ha)
- Rabendorf (1,023.80 ha)
- Rossegg (888.97 ha)
- Sallegg (637.53 ha)
- Waisenegg (1,428.98 ha)
Neighboring communities
One of the seven neighboring communities is in the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld (HF) district.
Gases | Fischbach | Strallegg |
Sankt Kathrein am Offenegg | Miesenbach near Birkfeld | |
Anger | Pöllau (HF) |
history
The place was in the princely Urbarium first mentioned in 1265 and received its first market rights in 1330. The municipality as an autonomous entity was created in 1850. In the same year, the facility was made a district court. After the annexation of Austria in 1938, the community became part of the Reichsgau Steiermark, from 1945 to 1955 it was part of the British zone of occupation in Austria.
Culture and sights
- Catholic parish church Birkfeld hll. Peter and Paul
- Koglhof Catholic parish church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary
- Events
- The Intermusica , an international brass music competition for soloists and their orchestra, takes place in Birkfeld every year in the first week of October .
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
- Weizer Bundesstrasse 72 runs through Birkfeld .
- The Birkfeld train station is now the terminus of the Feistritztalbahn , which led to Ratten until 1981 (on the former Birkfeld - Ratten railway line, the R8 Feistritztal cycle path is now laid out along the Feistritz).
Established businesses
In 1972 Gedore Austria (one of the world's largest manufacturers of hand tools) was founded with production in Birkfeld.
education
- BORG Birkfeld , Pedagogical Panther 2010. The BORG Birkfeld offers a total of three different branches. In addition to music and art education, the school is known for its IT branch.
tourism
Together with Fischbach, Miesenbach, Ratten, Rettenegg, Strallegg, St. Kathrein am Hauenstein, St. Jakob im Walde, Waldbach-Mönichwald, Wenigzell and Vorau, the municipality forms the Joglland - Waldheimat tourism association . Its seat is in St. Jakob im Walde.
politics
Municipal council
After the 2010 elections, the municipal council was composed as follows until the end of 2014:
mayor
- 1975–1988 Hans Patz
- 1988–2000 Kurt Mayr
- 2015-2018 Franz Derler (ÖVP)
- since 2018 Oliver Felber (ÖVP)
coat of arms
Blazon :
- " A natural-colored uprooted birch in a silver shield ."
The municipal coat of arms was awarded with effect from October 1, 2009. Due to the amalgamation of the municipalities, the coat of arms lost its official validity on January 1, 2015. The re-award took place on September 1, 2015.
Personalities
Honorary citizen
- 1977: Johann Bammer (1922–2017), Provincial Councilor
- 1983: Josef Krainer (1930–2016), governor
- Hans Patz (1927–2019), Mayor of Birkfeld 1975–1987
Sons and daughters of the church
- Karl Fischl (1871–1937), architect
- Irmgard Perfahl (* 1921), Austrian writer and librarian
- Manfred Fischer (* 1995), soccer player
Personalities associated with the community
- The Edlseer , Austrian folk music group
- Robert Almer (* 1984), soccer goalkeeper, started his career in Birkfeld
- Moritz Kaiserfeld von Blagatinschegg (1811–1885), politician
- Regina Sackl (* 1959), ski racer
literature
- 700 years of Markt Birkfeld. Self-published by the market town of Birkfeld, Graz 1965.
Web links
- 61757 - Birkfeld. Community data, Statistics Austria .
- www.birkfeld.at Website of the municipality of Birkfeld
- www.birkfeld.com Business directory , local development association Birkfeld
Individual evidence
- ↑ since November 22, 2018
- ^ A b Styrian municipal structural reform .
- ↑ Announcement of the Styrian state government of June 13, 2013 about the union of the market community Birkfeld and the communities Gschaid bei Birkfeld, Haslau bei Birkfeld, Koglhof and Waisenegg, all political district Weiz. Styrian Provincial Law Gazette No. 62/2013, 20th issue , ZDB -ID 705127-x . P. 332.
- ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
- ↑ CSV file from REGIONALINFORMATION.zip (1,221 kB) ; accessed on January 12, 2019
- ^ Pedagogical Panther 2010 to the BORG Birkfeld , borg-birkfeld.at
- ^ Grazer Zeitung , Official Gazette for Styria. December 30, 2014, 210th year, 52nd piece. No. 307. ZDB -ID 1291268-2 p. 626.
- ↑ State Law Gazette Styria No. 63/2015
- ↑ Altbgm. Hans Patz passed away , birkfeld.at, accessed on February 12, 2019
- ↑ our deceased , pfarrverband-birkfeld-koglhof.at, accessed on February 12, 2019