Ratten
- SPÖ: 7
- ÖVP: 7
- Civil List rats Template: Election chart / Maintenance / code: 1
Rats is an Austrian municipality with 1181 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Styria.
- 4.1 municipal
- 4.2 Mayor
- 4.3 Coat of Arms
- 4.4 Town twinning
- 5.1 freeman
Geography
Rats is about 25 km north of the district capital Weiz between Pretulalpe and Joglland in the upper Feistritztal. The municipality has an area of 28.72 km ² and lies at an altitude of 765 m.
Community structure
The municipality comprises the two villages (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):
- Grubbauer ( 393)
- Church District ( 782 )
The municipality comprises the cadastral Grubbauer and church district.
History
The place is mentioned in 1340 as in the Roeten. The abolition of the manorial system was carried out in 1848., The local church as an autonomous body was established in 1850. Starting in 1922, there were brown coal mining at the site. After the annexation of Austria in 1938, the community came to Reichsgau Styria, 1945-1955, she was part of the British zone of occupation in Austria. 1960 was the last tunnel, the closed " peace tunnel ". The former mining village is a holiday and recreation today.
Culture and sights
- Rosary Chapel from 1664
- Museum " Mining rats "
- Blasmusikmuseum rats
Policy
Parish council
The local council of rats is composed of 15 councilors.
(As of March 2010)
Mayor
Mayor is the SPO Bez.Geschäftsführer Thomas Heim ( SPÖ). Deputy Mayor is Daniela Zapf. Church treasurer (ÖVP ) is Johannes Schweighofer.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms shows in 1975, awarded " in a divided by wave cut from silver to green shield forward three green conifers, behind the silver mine mark over three (1:2) silver bullets ".
Twinning
Since 1978, there is an official partnership with the community Waldalgesheim in Germany.