Sankt Margarethen im Lungau

Sankt Margarethen im Lungau
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Salzburg
Political District :	Tamsweg
License plate :	TA
Surface:	24.44 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 5 '  N , 13 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 4 '47 "  N , 13 ° 41' 43"  E
Height :	1065  m above sea level A.
Residents :	718 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	29 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	5581
Area code :	06476
Community code :	5 05 08
Address of the municipal administration:	St. Margarethen 73 5581 Sankt Margarethen im Lungau
Website:	www.st.margarethen.salzburg.at
politics
Mayor :	Johann Lüftenegger ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2019 ) (9 members)	5 4th 5 4th  A total of 9 seats ÖVP : 5 FPÖ : 4
Location of Sankt Margarethen im Lungau in the Tamsweg district
Municipal Office
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Sankt Margarethen im Lungau ( Lungau dialect : Mogreatn ) is one of the 15 communities in the Tamsweg (Lungau) district in the State of Salzburg in Austria with 718 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).

Community structure

The place is divided into the districts of Oberbayrdorf, Unterbayrdorf, Triegen, Staig, Pichlern and the town center. The town center is in turn divided (informally by the residents) into Oberdorf and Unterdorf.

Until the end of January 1962 the community belonged to the judicial district of Sankt Michael im Lungau , since February 1, 1962 it has been part of the judicial district of Tamsweg .

coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a shield divided diagonally to the right. Above in black half a gold-proven silver ibex, which comes from the coat of arms of the knightly family of Mooshamer. Below is a gold-proven green dragon in silver in honor of the patroness, Saint Margaret, who is said to have defeated the dragon once. The coat of arms was designed by Peter Sampl and was awarded to the municipality on May 28, 1971.

politics

The community council has a total of 9 members.

• With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Salzburg in 2004, the municipal council had the following distribution: 4 SPÖ, 3 ÖVP, and 2 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Salzburg in 2009 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 3 ÖVP, 3 SPÖ, and 3 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Salzburg in 2014 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 4 SPÖ, 3 ÖVP, and 2 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Salzburg in 2019 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 5 ÖVP, and 4 FPÖ.

mayor

• 1979–1984 Werner Roßmann (ÖVP)
• 1984–1991 Alfons Schröcker (SPÖ)
• 1991–1999 Johann Stolzlechner (SPÖ)
• 1999–2009 Balthasar Kerschhaggl (ÖVP)
• 2009-2019 Gerd Brand (SPÖ)
• since 2019 Johann Lüftenegger (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Samson parade

See also:  List of listed objects in Sankt Margarethen im Lungau

• Tower of St. Margarethen

Regular events

• The Samson parade is a very old custom in the Lungau in which a giant figure is carried around.

education

In addition to a kindergarten and elementary school, there is also the private school Multiaugustinum , which offers training courses in the fields of gastronomy, art, media, advertising graphics and photography.

tourism

St. Margarethen is a popular holiday destination for all seasons. It is the valley location of the St. Margarethen - Aineck - Katschberg ski area . Four other ski areas (Speiereck-Großeck, Fanningberg, Obertauern and Schönfeld) can be reached within 5 to 20 minutes by car.

Personalities

• Josef Mühlbacher (1868–1933), priest, sculptor and painter

Web links

Commons : Sankt Margarethen im Lungau  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Community website
• 50508 - Sankt Margarethen im Lungau. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Balthasar Kerschhaggl . In: Salzburger Nachrichten : Salzburgwiki .
2. ↑ Multiaugustinum Technical School