St. Margarethen on the Raab
market community St. Margarethen on the Raab
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Basic data | ||
Country: | Austria | |
State : | Styria | |
Political District : | Wheat | |
License plate : | WZ | |
Surface: | 43.02 km² | |
Coordinates : | 47 ° 3 ' N , 15 ° 45' E | |
Height : | 380 m above sea level A. | |
Residents : | 4.110 (January 1, 2020) | |
Postal code : | 8321 | |
Area code : | 03115 | |
Community code : | 6 17 46 | |
NUTS region | AT224 | |
Address of the municipal administration: |
St. Margarethen an der Raab 163 8321 St. Margarethen an der Raab |
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politics | ||
Mayor : | Herbert Mießl ( ÖVP ) | |
Municipal Council : (2015) (22 members) |
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Location of St. Margarethen an der Raab in the Weiz district | ||
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria |
St. Margarethen an der Raab (official spelling) is a market town with 4110 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in Eastern Styria . The municipality covers an area of 43.02 km².
geography
Sankt Margarethen an der Raab is located in a wide Flachmuldental of the river Raab in the district of Weiz in the Austrian state of Styria . The highest point in the municipality is the Kleeberg ( 499 m above sea level ).
Community structure
The municipality consists of eight cadastral communities (area: as of December 31, 2018) or towns of the same name (population as of January 1, 2020):
- Entschendorf (ha 775.31; 544 Ew.)
- Goggitsch (479.10 ha; 280 Ew.)
- Kroisbach (407.13 ha; 280)
- St. Margarethen an der Raab (443.13 ha; 1177 Ew.)
- Sulz (547.00 ha; 508 Ew.)
- Takern I (311.64 ha; 383 Ew.)
- Takern II (946.04 ha; 595 Ew.)
- Zöbing (397.20 ha; 343 Ew.)
Neighboring communities
The community is the southernmost in the district and borders
- three municipalities in the district of Weiz,
- two communities in the district of Southeast Styria (SO),
- and a municipality in the Graz-Umgebung district (GU).
Gleisdorf | Hofstätten on the Raab | Hartmannsdorf market |
Sankt Marein near Graz (GU) | Kirchberg an der Raab (SO) | Eichkögl (SO) |
history
The church of Sankt Margarethen an der Raab was mentioned in 1267 as a branch church and in 1295 raised to parish church. A new building was built around 1510. The political community of St. Margarethen an der Raab was not established until 1850. In 2010 the community was raised to a market community .
Population development
Since 2001, both the birth balance and the migration balance have been positive.
Economy and Infrastructure
Many small and medium-sized commercial enterprises are based in the municipality.
Culture and sights
politics
Mayor is Herbert Mießl. After the 2015 elections, the municipal council is composed as follows:
badges and flags
The municipal coat of arms was awarded with effect from August 1, 1990.
Blazon (coat of arms description):
- "In red a golden looking dragon in alignment with a golden pearl crown at the top."
The municipality flag has two stripes in the colors yellow and red with the coat of arms.
Personalities
Honorary citizen
- 2001: Josef Jamnig (1924–2016), Styrian Caritas Director (1980–1994), pastor in St. Margarethen an der Raab 1994–2013
Sons and daughters of the church
- Franz Kölbl (1876–1956), politician ( CSP ) and clergyman, President of the Styrian Landtag 1920–1933
- Franz Luttenberger (1883–1937), politician (CSP) and farmer, member of the National Council 1920–1930
Personalities associated with the community
- Edi Glieder (* 1969), soccer player, initially at SC St. Margarethen an der Raab
Web links
- 61746 - St. Margarethen an der Raab. Community data, Statistics Austria .
- st-margarethen-raab.at Homepage of the community
Individual evidence
- ↑ Excel list ( page no longer available , search in web archives ), verwaltung.steiermark.at.
- ↑ CSV file from REGIONALINFORMATION.zip (1,221 KB) ; accessed on January 12, 2019
- ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
- ↑ A look at the community of St. Margarethen an der Raab. (PDF) Statistics Austria, accessed on June 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Parish newspaper July – September 2015 , parish St. Margarethen an der Raab, accessed on September 24, 2019.
- ↑ Communications from the Styrian State Archives 41, 1991, p. 35
- ↑ Entry on St. Margarethen an der Raab on the website kommunalflaggen.eu