Feistritztal
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Feistritztal | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
  Feistritztal Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°11′35″N 15°49′42″E / 47.19306°N 15.82833°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Hartberg-Fürstenfeld |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Friedrich Wachmann (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.73 km2 (9.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 2,417 |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8221, 8222, 8223, 8224, 8265 |
| Website | www.feistritztal.at |
Feistritztal is since 2015 a municipality in Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District in Styria, Austria.
The municipality was founded as part of the Styria municipal structural reform,[3] on 31 December 2014, from the dissolved independent municipalities Blaindorf, Kaibing, Sankt Johann bei Herberstein and Siegersdorf bei Herberstein (all in political District Hartberg-Fürstenfeld), plus Hirnsdorf (in political Weiz District).[4]
The border of the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District and Weiz District was altered, that the new municipality lies completely in Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District.[5]
The municipal territory includes the following seven sections (populations as of 2015[6]):
- Blaindorf (305)
- Hirnsdorf (673)
- Hofing (128)
- Illensdorf (230)
- Kaibing (391)
- Sankt Johann bei Herberstein (387)
- Siegersdorf bei Herberstein (293)
The municipality consists of 7 Katastralgemeinden (areas 2015[7]):
- Blaindorf (520.61 ha or 1,286.5 acres)
- Hirnsdorf (456.78 ha)
- Hofing (535.21 ha)
- Kaibing (280.58 ha or 693.3 acres)
- St. Johann bei Herberstein (282.11 ha)
- Siegersdorf (494.73 ha or 1,222.5 acres)
Municipal council
The council has 15 members and convened with the following parties
The last election had the following results:
| Partei | 2015 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Feistritztal | Blaindorf | Hirnsdorf | Kaibing | St. Johann | Siegersdorf | |||||||||||||
| Stim. | % | Mand. | St. | % | M. | St. | % | M. | St. | % | M. | St. | % | M. | St. | % | M. | |
| ÖVP | 961 | 57 | 9 | 218 | 45 | 4 | 267 | 52 | 5 | 198 | 71 | 7 | 146 | 60 | 6 | 148 | 72 | 7 |
| SPÖ | 422 | 25 | 4 | 229 | 47 | 5 | 227 | 44 | 4 | 80 | 28 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 1 | 57 | 28 | 2 |
| FPÖ | 207 | 12 | 2 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 | nicht kandidiert | nicht kandidiert | nicht kandidiert | ||||||
| Die Grünen | 85 | 5 | 0 | nicht kandidiert | nicht kandidiert | nicht kandidiert | 53 | 22 | 2 | nicht kandidiert | ||||||||
| Wahlberechtigte | 2.054 | 552 | 593 | 311 | 287 | 249 | ||||||||||||
| Wahlbeteiligung | 82% | 89% | 89% | 91% | 88% | 84% | ||||||||||||
Tourism
The town along with Anger, Floing, Puch bei Weiz and Stubenberg has the tourism group "Apfelland Stubenbergsee". Which seat is in Stubenberg.[8]
