Sulztal on the Wine Route
Sulztal on the Weinstrasse (former municipality) village of Sulztal |
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Basic data | ||
Pole. District , state | Leibnitz (LB), Styria | |
Judicial district | Leibnitz | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 40 ′ 37 " N , 15 ° 33 ′ 1" E | |
height | 505 m above sea level A. | |
Residents of the village | 112 (January 1, 2020) | |
Building status | 64 (2001 | )|
surface | 2.29 km² | |
Post Code | 8461 | |
prefix | + 43/3453 | |
Statistical identification | ||
Community code | 61050 | |
Locality code | 15611 | |
Counting district / district | Sulztal on Weinstrasse. (61 050 003) | |
![]() Location of the former municipality in the Leibnitz district |
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Independent municipality until the end of 2014; KG: 66180 Sulz, 66181 Sulztal |
Sulztal an der Weinstrasse was a municipality with 126 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2014) in the Leibnitz district in the Austrian state of Styria . Since January 1, 2015 it has been merged with the municipality of Gamlitz as part of the municipal structural reform in Styria , the new municipality continues to bear the name Gamlitz.
Sulztal an der Weinstrasse lies on the Slovenian border in southern Styria at an altitude of 429 to 505 m.
Community structure
Sulztal consists of the only village Sulztal or two cadastral communities (area 2015):
- Sulz 97.42 ha
- Sulztal 131.80 ha
history
The local community as an autonomous body was established in 1850. The community was added to the new state of Yugoslavia in 1919 when the border was drawn after the First World War . The regional border between Leibnitz and Marburg - at the same time the watershed between Mur and Drava - was established as the state border. In 1921, a small part of the Sulztal community was returned to Austria, and Franz Knaus was elected by the community's citizens as the first mayor from 1927 to 1942. After the annexation of Austria in 1938, the community became part of the Reichsgau Steiermark, from 1945 to 1955 it was part of the British zone of occupation in Austria.
Population development
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/timeline/c3e3bdd1aeae4415c61e2e28bef91a59.png)
politics
Until the municipal merger, Thomas Hohler (SPÖ) was mayor. After the 2010 elections, the municipal council was composed as follows: 6 SPÖ , 2 ÖVP , 1 Greens .
coat of arms
The municipal coat of arms was awarded with effect from May 1, 1998.
Blazon (coat of arms description):
- "A silver wave pole in a red shield, from the side edges of which a silver vine with three leaves and two grapes breaks in."
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Aufnahmeblatt_5355-1.jpg/220px-Aufnahmeblatt_5355-1.jpg)
Economy and Infrastructure
Sulztal is a rural wine-growing community, therefore there are several wine taverns and accommodation providers.
Sulztaler children have to commute to the elementary school in the neighboring municipality of Ratsch an der Weinstrasse or to the secondary school in Gamlitz .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Announcement of the Styrian state government of September 19, 2013 about the unification of the market community Gamlitz and the community Sulztal an der Weinstrasse, both political district Leibnitz. Styrian Provincial Law Gazette of October 14, 2013. No. 96, 28th issue. P. 554.
- ^ Notices from the Styrian State Archives 49, 1999, p. 61