Sankt Lorenzen near Knittelfeld
Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld (Former municipality) |
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| Basic data | |||
| Pole. District , state | Murtal (MT), Styria | ||
| Judicial district | Judenburg | ||
| Coordinates | 47 ° 15 '0 " N , 14 ° 53' 48" E | ||
| height | 610 m above sea level A. | ||
| Residents of the stat. An H. | 803 (October 31, 2013) | ||
| Building status | 269 (2001 ) | ||
| surface | 35.89 km² | ||
| Post Code | 8715 | ||
| prefix | + 43/3515 | ||
| Statistical identification | |||
| Community code | 62046 | ||
| Counting district / district | St.Lorenzen near Knittelfeld (62046 001) | ||
 Location of the former municipality in the Murtal district |
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| Independent municipality until the end of 2014; KG: 65125 Pichl, 65127 Preg, 65133 St. Lorenzen |
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Sankt Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld is a former municipality with 803 inhabitants (as of October 31, 2013) in the Murtal district and judicial district Judenburg in Styria . As part of the Styrian community structural reform , it has been merged with the communities of Rachau and Sankt Margarethen near Knittelfeld since January 1, 2015 . The new municipality carries on the name Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld. The basis for this was the Styrian Municipal Structural Reform Act (StGsrG).
geography
Geographical location
Sankt Lorenzen is located in the Murtal about six kilometers northeast of Knittelfeld . The municipal area lies to the right of the Mur , which forms the municipal boundary over long stretches of the valley floor, and stretches along the Preggraben onto the slopes of the Gleinalpe .
Former parish structure
The community consisted of the three cadastral communities :
- Pichl (7.77 km²)
- Preg (20.92 km²)
- St. Lorenzen (7.20 km²)
and was divided into eleven localities:
- Foetschach
- Gottsbach
- Leistach
- Pichl
- Preg
- Preggraben
- Ritzendorf
- Saint Benedict
- Sankt Lorenzen near Knittelfeld
- Schütt
- Untermur
Incorporations
In the course of the structural reform of the Styrian community , the communities of Rachau, St. Lorenzen and St. Margarethen were merged in 2015.
Neighboring communities by the end of 2014
Neighboring municipalities were, starting in the north clockwise:
- Sankt Marein near Knittelfeld
- Feistritz near Knittelfeld
- Kraubath on the Mur
- Sankt Stefan ob Leoben
- Rachau
- Sankt Margarethen near Knittelfeld
history
The Murtal was already an important transport route in Roman times. This is why objects from Roman times were found in the area of Sankt Lorenzen. Of particular note is a larger silver coin find from the time of the soldier emperors (coins from 222 to 268 AD), which was found in 1837 during construction work in the Preggraben.
Listah (Leistach) was first mentioned in a document from 1047. The fate of the area was determined for centuries by the two monasteries of Admont and Seckau . The political community of St. Lorenzen was established in 1849/50.
Sauerbrunn springs were used from the late 19th century. However, the facilities fell into disrepair after the Second World War.
population
| Population distribution 2001 | |
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| Foetschach | 47 |
| Gottsbach | 24 |
| Leistach | 4th |
| Pichl | 21st |
| Preg | 95 |
| Preggraben | 105 |
| Ritzendorf | 11 |
| Saint Benedict | 25th |
| Sankt Lorenzen near Knittelfeld | 457 |
| Schütt | 8th |
| Untermur | 8th |
According to the 2012 census, the community had 803 inhabitants. 97.0% of the population had Austrian citizenship. 92.7% of the population professed to the Roman Catholic Church, 1.1% to the Evangelical Church, and 5.1% were without religious belief.
politics
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 mandataries from the following parties:
The last mayor was Hubert Wolfsberger (Independent Citizen List).
Partner municipality
St. Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld and Feistritz bei Knittelfeld maintain a community partnership with the Italian city of Grado . There are annual trips there and representatives from Grado also visit the two communities regularly. Feistritz and St. Lorenzen also bring a Christmas tree to Grado every year, which decorates the Basilica of Sant'Eufemia there at Christmas time . Although the partnership charter was only officially signed on November 29, 2003, the contact and friendship between the congregations dates back to 1989.
coat of arms
The municipal coat of arms was awarded with the decision of the Styrian state government on July 1, 1965.
Blazon (coat of arms description):
- "In a shield divided diagonally by gold and green, an identical red fire grate with a handle and ring in the upper, a horizontal silver wave bar in the middle of the lower field".
Culture and sights
- Parish church hl. Laurentius, documented in 1075: late Gothic building (around 1500) in St. Lorenzen.
- Church of Sankt Benedikten, first documented mention in 1147: "Double church" created from the assembly of neighboring Romanesque and Gothic chapels.
Economy and Infrastructure
According to the 2001 census of workplaces , there were 32 workplaces with 230 employees in the municipality as well as 231 out-commuters and 153 in-commuters. There were 56 agricultural and forestry holdings (29 of which were the main occupation), which together farmed 4,869 hectares (1999).
The hard stone works in Preg and the operation of the Kies-Union are of economic importance.
There is a kindergarten and a primary school in the former community.
The traffic development takes place via the Pregerstraße L 553. The Murtal expressway S 36 runs directly north of the municipality. The Fentsch-St. Train station is also in the area. Lorenzen on a section of the Rudolfsbahn .
literature
- Alex Leitgeb: Chronicle "900 Years of St. Lorenzen"
Individual evidence
- ↑ Province 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 has been 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)
- ^ Styrian municipal structural reform
- ↑ Section 3, Paragraph 8, Item 3 of the Act of December 17, 2013 on the reorganization of the municipalities of the State of Styria ( Styrian Municipal Reform Act - StGsrG). Provincial Law Gazette for Styria of April 2, 2014. No. 31, year 2014. ZDB -ID 705127-x . P. 3.
- ^ The State of Styria: The new municipal structure of Styria. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 15, 2013 ; Retrieved November 10, 2013 . 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.
- ↑ General State Law and Government Gazette for the Crown Land of Styria, Issue 21, October 7, 1850, No. 378.
