Fehring
Municipality in Styria, Austria
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Fehring is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in Styria, Austria.[3] The landscape is rolling hills cut by the valley of the Raab. Fehring is on a socket some metres above the valley floor. The town is bordered to the east by Burgenland.
Fehring | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Fehring Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 46°56′00″N 16°01′00″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Südoststeiermark |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Johann Winkelmaier (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 87.08 km2 (33.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 272 m (892 ft) |
| Population (2017-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,284 |
| • Density | 83.65/km2 (216.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8350 |
| Area code | +43 3155 |
| Vehicle registration | FB |
| Website | www.fehring.at |
Neighbouring municipalities
- In the north: Johnsdorf-Brunn and Hohenbrugg-Weinberg
- In the east: Sankt Martin an der Raab and Mühldorf
- In the south: Kapfenstein
- In the west: Pertlstein
Community structure
The municipality Fehring consists of the villages Hirtzenrigel, Höflach, Petzelsdorf, Petersdorf and Schiefer.
History
The first mention of Fehring is with 40 homesteads in a document from Ottokar of 1265th. The district Petzelsdorf is already mentioned in the Babenberger Urbar 1220th. Fehring was founded as a marketplace and Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria awarded the market law. A parish has been documented in Fehring since 1305.
There have been a lot of wars and fights around Fehring, therefore a tabor was built in the 15th century.
Transportation
Coat of arms
King Ferdinand granted arms in Augsburg at 8 July 1550.
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