Sankt Erhard (municipality of Breitenau)

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Sankt Erhard ( Rotte )
locality
Sankt Erhard (Municipality of Breitenau) (Austria)
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Basic data
Pole. District , state Bruck-Mürzzuschlag  (BM), Styria
Judicial district Bruck an der Mur
Pole. local community Breitenau am Hochlantschf0
Coordinates 47 ° 23 '10 "  N , 15 ° 27' 16"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 23 '10 "  N , 15 ° 27' 16"  Ef1
height 658  m above sea level A.
Residents of the village 543 (January 1, 2020)
Statistical identification
Locality code 14350
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View of St. Erhard
Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; GIS-Stmk
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Sankt Erhard is a village in the municipality of Breitenau am Hochlantsch in Styria. It has 543 inhabitants (January 1, 2020).

geography

Sankt Erhard is located east of Sankt Jakob-Breitenau in the Breitenau, the valley of the Breitenau brook . The Breitenau has been characterized by mining for over 1000 years, from the 11th century onwards, various precious metals such as gold, silver and galena were mined here . The village of St. Erhard is the ecclesiastical center of the community and has a nationally known pilgrimage church, the parish church of Sankt Erhard in the Breitenau . In the 16th century, several hammer mills and scythe hammers were built in the valley. Between 1840 and 1873 the Breitenau iron union also operated its own blast furnace here.

Individual evidence

  1. Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
  2. Interesting facts on Breitenau-hochlantsch