Paldau
- ÖVP: 11
- SPÖ: 3
- FPÖ: 1
Paldau is a market town with 2084 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the south- east of Styria in the district of Southeastern Styria.
- 2.1 municipal
- 2.2 Coat of Arms
Geography
Geographical Location
Paldau is located approximately 32 km south-east of Graz, about 7 km west of the district capital field creek in East Styrian Hill Country.
Neighboring communities
- In the North: Kirchberg an der Raab and Oberstorcha
- In the East: Gniebing - Weissbach
- In the South: Baumgarten bei Gnas, Kohlberg and Perlsdorf
- In the West: Sankt Stefan im Rosental
Community structure
The municipality comprises the following six localities ( in parentheses population as of 31 October 2011):
- Axbach (286 )
- Häusla (133)
- Paldau ( 788 )
- Pöllau (114 )
- Puch (423 )
- Saaz (336)
The municipality comprises the cadastral Axbach, Paldau and Saaz.
Population Development
Policy
Parish council
The council consists of 15 members and has been working for the municipal elections in 2010 mandatary of the following parties together:
Coat of arms
The award of the municipality coat of arms was made with effect from 1 July 1966. Coat Description: In one of Red, Black and Kürsch twice diagonally left divided shield a golden diagonally right Asked crosier.
Culture and sights
- Parish Church of St. Veit
- Branch Church St.. Sebastian on Saazkogel, less late -Gothic building, early 16th century
- Stone figure hl. John Nepomuk on the pedestal at the street, mid-18th century