Stadl-Predlitz
Municipality in Styria, Austria
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stadl-Predlitz is a municipality in the Murau District of Styria, Austria. It was created as part of the Styria municipal structural reform,[3] at the end of 2014, by merging the former towns Stadl an der Mur and Predlitz-Turrach.[4]
Stadl-Predlitz | |
|---|---|
Parish church in Predlitz | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Stadl-Predlitz Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°05′00″N 13°58′00″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Murau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wolfgang Schlick (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 256.94 km2 (99.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 914 m (2,999 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 1,684 |
| • Density | 6.554/km2 (16.97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8862, 8863, 8864 |
| Area code | 03534 |
| Website | www.stadl-predlitz.gv.at |
Geography
Municipality arrangement
The municipality territory includes the following seven sections (populations as of January 2015[5]):
- Einach (235)
- Paal (127)
- Predlitz (380)
- Sonnberg (81)
- Stadl an der Mur (448)
- Steindorf (297)
- Turrach (150)
The municipality consists of three Katastralgemeinden (areas 2015[6]):
- Einach (2,328.33 ha or 5,753.4 acres)
- Predlitz (12,657.36 ha or 31,277.0 acres)
- Stadl (10,633.40 ha or 26,275.7 acres)
Neighboring municipalities
The municipality borders on one Styrian, three Salzburger, and six Kärntner municipalities (TA = Tamsweg District, SV = Sankt Veit an der Glan District, FE = Feldkirchen District, SP = Spittal an der Drau District).
Incorporations
- In 1969 the independent municipalities Einach and Predlitz were joined into municipality Predlitz-Turrach.
- In 2015 the municipalities Stadl an der Mur and Predlitz-Turrach were joined into new municipality Stadl-Predlitz.
Demographics
Culture and sights
.JPG)
- Saints Primus and Felician church in Predlitz. A Romanesque church that was expanded to the west in 1707/1709 and whose choir was built around 1452.
Politics
Municipal council
The prior elections brought the following results:
The ÖVP held with Johannes Rauter as mayor.
Wappen
| Crests of former towns | |
|---|---|
 |  |
The granting of the town crest came into effect on 10 January 2016.[7]
The blazon (crest description) reads:
- "In a diagonal-split shield, at lower left on silver a black wheeled Bessemerburner with three red flames, at upper right on green a silver capped window Salzstadl with a blue Schwert."
Notable people
- Erich Moser (born 1948), former mayor of Stadl an der Mur and Bundesrat
