Stallhofen

market community

Stallhofen

coat of arms

Austria map

Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Styria

Political District :

Voitsberg

License plate :

VO

Surface:

27.32 km²

Coordinates :

47 ° 3 ' N , 15 ° 13' E Coordinates: 47 ° 3 '0 " N , 15 ° 13' 0" E

Height :

444 m above sea level A.

Residents :

3,152 (January 1, 2020)

Population density :

115 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

8152

Area code :

03142

Community code :

6 16 24

NUTS region

AT225

Address of the
municipal administration:

Stallhofen 113
8152 Stallhofen

Website:

www.stallhofen.eu

politics

Mayor :

Franz Feirer ( ÖVP )

Municipal Council : (2015)
(21 members)

15th

4th

2

15th 4th 2

A total of 21 seats

ÖVP : 15
FPÖ : 4
SPÖ : 2

Location of Stallhofen in the Voitsberg district

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

BW

Local council election 2010

Turnout: 76.14% (2005: 79.57%)

%

70

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

67.07%
(+ 0.04 % p )

15.44%
(-4.78 % p )

12.58%
(-0.16 % p )

4.91%
( n. K. )

2005

2010

Stallhofen is a market town with 3152 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the judicial district or district of Voitsberg in Styria (Austria).

geography

The community is 446 m above sea level.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following seven localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

Aichegg (446)
Bernau (258)
Hausdorf (279)
Kalchberg (394)
Muggauberg (274)
Rassberg (246)
Stallhofen (1255)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Aichegg, Kalchberg, Muggauberg, Raßberg and Stallhofen.

Incorporations

On January 1, 1954, the communities of Raßberg and Stallhofen were merged to form the community of Stallhofen.

politics

coat of arms

The municipal
coat of arms was awarded with effect from July 1, 1985. Description of the coat of arms: In blue a gold-lined red pole, in it three golden balls in a three-pass over a growing golden abbot's staff. Design: Johann Schlack, Stallhofen

Culture and sights

Parish church : consecrated to St. Nicholas. The church is the oldest preserved building in the town. It has architectural styles from 3 epochs ( Romanesque , Late Gothic , Baroque ). The oldest part with a wooden flat ceiling between the tower and the fore-aisle, originally Romanesque, replaced by a Gothic vault around 1520. The presbytery was added at this time. At the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th century, a 45 meter high defensive tower equipped with loopholes was built. Today the tower is also the church tower.
Gustinus Ambrosi Museum: the Austrian sculptor and poet Gustinus Ambrosi (1893–1975) designed his own retirement home in Stallhofen; Today the Gustinus Ambrosi Museum is located in the building
Krampus Museumand Antiques Museum : both museums are located in the Gasthof Rößl (Kirchenwirt)

Public facilities

fire Department

The volunteer fire brigade is also represented in Stallhofen with around 100 members, five vehicles and a jet boat. Stallhofen is the water service base of the Voitsberg district.