Stanz im Mürz Valley

coat of arms

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Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Styria

Political District :

Bruck-Mürzzuschlag

License plate :

BM (from 1.7.2013; old: MZ)

Surface:

76.73 km²

Coordinates :

47 ° 28 ' N , 15 ° 30' E Coordinates: 47 ° 27 '59 " N , 15 ° 30' 1" E

Height :

669 m above sea level A.

Residents :

1,855 (January 1, 2020)

Postal code :

8653

Area code :

03865

Community code :

6 21 32

NUTS region

AT223

Address of the
municipal administration:

Stanz im Mürz Valley 61
8653 Stanz im Mürz Valley

Website:

www.stanz.at

politics

Mayor :

Friedrich Pichler (BI)

Municipal Council : (2015)
(15 members)

7th

6th

2

7th 6th 2

A total of 15 seats

SPÖ : 7
BI : 6
ÖVP : 2

Location of Stanz in the Mürz Valley in the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

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Stanz im Mürzzuschlag is a municipality with 1855 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Austrian state of Styria ( judicial district Mürzzuschlag and in the political district Bruck-Mürzzuschlag ).

geography

Geographical location

Punching in Mürztal is located in Stanztal , a tributary of the Mürztals south of the municipality of Kindberg . The Stanzbach, which runs through the municipal area, flows into the Mürz , a north-eastern tributary of the Mur in the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district in northeast Styria . Stanz in the Mürz Valley can be reached via the L114 state road, which branches off to the west from the closest exit “Kindbergdörfl” of the Semmering expressway S6 and leads in the east towards Fischbach over the Schanzsattel .

Community structure

Cadastral communities are (area 2016):

Brandstattgraben (1,283.99 ha )
Dickenbach (1,234.89 ha)
Fochnitz (1,484.22 ha)
Hollersbach (807.39 ha)
Possegg (1,604.33 ha)
Punch (1,280.85 ha)

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

Brandstatt (245)
Dickenbach (57)
Fladenbach (61)
Fochnitz (27)
Hollersbach (116)
Possegg (32)
Retsch (50)
Sonnberg (341)
Stanz im Mürz Valley (763)
Traßnitz (62)
Unteralm (101)

history

In 1150, Stanz was first mentioned as "Stawencz" in the documents. In the 14th century, Stanz came into the possession of the Stubenberger. Around 1836 the hammer works in Stanz had great economic importance. In 1848 the peasant class was liberated. The local community as an autonomous body was established in 1850. After the annexation of Austria in 1938, the community came to the Reichsgau Steiermark, 1945 to 1955 it was part of the British zone of occupation in Austria. The paramount importance of agriculture and forestry operations until around 1960 has declined and there are increasing numbers of commuters.

politics

The municipal council has 15 seats:

7 SPÖ
6 BI
2 ÖVP

mayor

until 2013 Johann Mauerhofer (SPÖ)
2014–2015 Peter Bader (SPÖ)
since 2015 Friedrich Pichler (citizens' initiative for a liveable punch)

coat of arms

The municipal coat of arms was awarded with effect from April 1, 2003.
Blazon (coat of arms description): In a shield split by red and silver, color-confused in silver and black, a pile of three ostrich feathers growing out of two arms of an anchor.

Culture and sights

Parish church of Stanz in the Mürz valley

Interior of the parish church

Parish church hl. Catherine
Filial church hl. Ulrich

Trachtenkapelle Stanz
The Gwoidig'n
Punch village musicians, Bohemian-Moravian brass band, since 2000
Punch rogue

tourism

Together with Kindberg, the municipality forms the “Mürz Valley Orchard Region Kindberg-Stanzertal” tourism association . Its seat is the community of Kindberg.

Personalities

Honorary citizen

1964: Josef Krainer (1903–1971), Governor of Styria 1948–1971

Sons and daughters of the church

Ernst Hammer (1924–1990), storyteller and poet
Grete Pirchegger (* 1941), ÖVP politician , member of the Federal Council 1986–1997
Christian Stadlhofer (* 1980), director and musical actor

literature

Franz Jäger: The punch. Tradition and history of a Mürz valley community. Stanz im Mürz Valley 2007.

Web links

Commons : Stanz im Mürz valley - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website

62132 - Stanz im Mürz Valley. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

↑ Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying, Regional Information, reference date December 31, 2016, accessed February 19, 2017.
↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
↑ Angelina Koidl: A new local chief in Stanz mein district.at, January 23, 2014.
↑ Fritz Pichler is the new mayor of Stanz mein district.at, April 28, 2015.
↑ State Law Gazette Styria No. 19/2003
^ Grazer Zeitung , Official Gazette for Styria. December 30, 2014, 210th year, 52nd piece. No. 308. ZDB -ID 1291268-2 p. 626.
↑ Südost-Tagespost (January 28, 1964), p. 6.

[1] Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying, Regional Information, reference date December 31, 2016, accessed February 19, 2017.

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_AT_Ortschaft_QUELLE-2] Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )

[3] Angelina Koidl: A new local chief in Stanz mein district.at, January 23, 2014.

[4] Fritz Pichler is the new mayor of Stanz mein district.at, April 28, 2015.

[5] State Law Gazette Styria No. 19/2003

[6] Grazer Zeitung , Official Gazette for Styria. December 30, 2014, 210th year, 52nd piece. No. 308. ZDB -ID 1291268-2 p. 626.

[7] Südost-Tagespost (January 28, 1964), p. 6.