Hirschegg-Pack
Municipality in Styria, Austria
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Hirschegg-Pack is since 2015 a municipality with 1,054 residents (as of 1 January 2016) in Voitsberg District in Styria in Austria. It was created as part of the Styria municipal structural reform,[3] at the end of 2014, by merging the former towns Hirschegg and Pack.[4]
Hirschegg-Pack | |
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Hirschegg parish church | |
  Hirschegg-Pack Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°01′12″N 14°57′30″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Voitsberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Johann Schmid (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 98.89 km2 (38.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 899 m (2,949 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 1,022 |
| • Density | 10.33/km2 (26.77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8584, 8583, 9451 |
| Area code | 03141, 03145 |
| Website | www.hirschegg-pack.at |
Geography
Municipality arrangement
The municipality territory includes the following two sections (population as of 1 January 2016[5]):
The municipality consists of the Katastralgemeinden Hirschegg-Piber, Hirschegg-Rein and Pack.
Politics
The town council, with 15 members, was voted in 2015 as the following portions: 11 ÖVP, 3 SPÖ, 1 FPÖ.
- Mayor
- 2018 Johann Schmid (ÖVP)
- 2015-2018 Gottfried Preßler (ÖVP)
Culture and sights
- Hirschegg
- Pfarrkirche Hirschegg
- Pack
- Schloss Pack
- Pfarrkirche Pack
- Freiländer Alm
- Hebalm und Hebalmkapelle
Tourism
The two sections Hirschegg and Pack joined with the places Edelschrott, Modriach and St. Martin am Wöllmißberg as the tourism agency Steirische Rucksackdörfer.[6][7]
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