Waisenegg
Waisenegg (former municipality) |
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| Basic data | |||
| Pole. District , state | Weiz (WZ), Styria | ||
| Judicial district | Wheat | ||
| Coordinates | 47 ° 23 ′ 39 ″ N , 15 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ E | ||
| height | 747 m above sea level A. | ||
| Residents of the stat. An H. | 1069 (January 1, 2016) | ||
| Building status | 321 (2001 ) | ||
| surface | 26.05 km² | ||
| Post Code | 8190 Birkfeld | ||
| prefix | + 43/3174 (Birkfeld) | ||
| Statistical identification | |||
| Community code | 61757 | ||
| Counting district / district | Piregg; Waisenegg (61757 005, 004) | ||
 Location of the former municipality in the Weiz district |
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| Independent municipality until the end of 2014; KG: 68022 Piregg, 68032 Waisenegg |
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Waisenegg is a former municipality with 1069 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2016) in the market town of Birkfeld in the district of Weiz , Styria . As part of the structural reform in Styria , it has been merged with the neighboring communities of Gschaid bei Birkfeld , Haslau bei Birkfeld , Birkfeld and Waisenegg since 2015 . The new market town continues the name "Birkfeld".
geography
Waisenegg is located in the Eastern Styrian hill country in the Fischbacher Alps , northwest of Birkfeld.
structure
The municipality comprised the following two cadastral communities and towns of the same name (residents as of January 1, 2020, area as of 2015):
- Piregg (287 Ew., 1,173.43 ha)
- Waisenegg (726 Ew., 1,431.97 ha)
history
The land register of the Bishop of Seckau first mentions Wessenekke in 1295 . Pirchek is also mentioned in the tithe book of 1389 . In 1968 the communities of Waisenegg and Piregg, founded in 1850, were united. In 2015 the community existed for 165 years before it was merged with the neighboring communities of Gschaid bei Birkfeld , Haslau bei Birkfeld , Koglhof and Birkfeld as part of the Styrian community structural reform . The new market town continues the name "Birkfeld".
politics
The last mayor of the community was Franz Tiefengraber. After the 2010 elections, the municipal council was composed as follows: 12 ÖVP , 2 SPÖ , 1 FPÖ .
coat of arms
The municipal coat of arms was awarded with effect from October 1, 1982.
Blazon :
- "A red shield sown with golden grains and a golden rust, symbol of St. Lawrence, placed over the field"
Culture and sights
Personalities
Honorary citizen
- 1976: Franz Höller, local poet
Individual evidence
- ^ Styrian municipal structural reform .
- ↑ Announcement of the Styrian state government of June 13, 2013 about the union of the market community Birkfeld and the communities Gschaid bei Birkfeld, Haslau bei Birkfeld, Koglhof and Waisenegg, all political district Weiz. Styrian Provincial Law Gazette No. 62/2013, issue 20, ZDB -ID 705127-x , p. 332.
- ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
- ↑ cadastral communities Styria. 2015 (Excel file, 128 KB); Retrieved July 29, 2015
- ^ Styrian municipal structural reform .
- ↑ Announcement of the Styrian state government of June 13, 2013 about the union of the market community Birkfeld and the communities Gschaid bei Birkfeld, Haslau bei Birkfeld, Koglhof and Waisenegg, all political district Weiz. Styrian Provincial Law Gazette No. 62/2013, 20th issue , ZDB -ID 705127-x . P. 332.
- ↑ Communications from the Styrian State Archives 33, 1983, p. 39
- ↑ Neues Land, No. 1 (January 4, 1976), p. 5.
