Weißkirchen in Steiermark

  • ÖVP: 13
  • SPÖ: 2

White churches in Styria is a market town with 1302 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the Austrian province of Styria. The municipality is located in the judicial district Jews castle. On January 1, 2015, is joined in the Styrian municipality structural reform with the communities Eppenstein, Maria Buch - Feistritz and Rice Street, the new community will continue to use the name White churches in Styria.

  • 7.1 freeman
  • 7.2 Sons and daughters of white churches

Geography

Geographical Location

White churches in Styria is about 6 1/2 km east of the district capital of Jews castle.

Neighboring communities

  • Maria Buch - Feistritz
  • Eppenstein

Structure

The municipality consists of the cadastral white churches.

History and Topography

The village is located at the intersection of Gaberl road and the Obdacher street in the center of the Murbodens on an alluvial fan of Granitzenbaches. It was formed between the estates and mills of surrounding dominions Eppenstein, Thann and Liechtenstein. The market survey was conducted in 1453. The municipality white churches were built in 1849 /50. In 1951, the name was changed to white churches in Styria.

The site is well preserved. The mostly two-storey houses are usually to the road at the eaves. Floods and fires parts of the market were destroyed several times. Therefore, many of the facades date from the 19th century.

Culture and sights

See also: List of small monuments in white churches in Styria

Demographics

Source: Statistics Austria

Economy and infrastructure

According to Census of 2001, there are 66 workplaces with 663 employees in the community as well as 357 and 488 commuter commuters. There are 13 agricultural and forestry holdings (5 of them in the main acquisition ), which together manage 604 ha (1999 ).

White churches located on the Lavanttalbahn. For the formerly leading through the village federal highway 78 between Zeltweg and shelter pass roads were built, which have been completed in 2004 with the bypass Zeltweg.

The in Kleinfeistritz obtained in the nearby community Reisstraße mining talk like mineral Leukophyllit is further processed into white churches belonging to the Rio Tinto Group Talkumwerk Naintsch and sold all over the world.

Policy

Result of the municipal elections in 2010:

  • ÖVP 665 votes / 13 seats
  • SPO 142 votes / 2 mandates

Mayor 's Ewald peer ( ÖVP).

Personalities

Freeman

Sons and daughters of white churches

  • Reinhard Demolisher (* 1953 ), Cook
  • Ignaz Raffalt (1800-1857), painter of Biedermeier
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