Amering

  • ÖVP: 12
  • SPÖ: 3

Amering is a municipality with 1077 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district Mur Valley in Styria. The municipality is located in the judicial district Jews castle. From 1 January 2015, is the framework of the Styrian municipality structural reform with the municipalities shelter, Santa Anna joined the Lavantegg and Sankt Wolfgang - Kienberg, the new community will be called " shelter " to continue.

  • 6.1 freeman
  • 6.2 Sons and daughters

Geography

Geographical Location

Amering lies in the connection line between the Upper Mur Valley, Aichfeld and the Lavant valley. The municipality borders the Styrian - Carinthian border and at the border of Western Styria to Upper Styria.

The name derives from the Ameringkogel ( 2187 m), the highest peak of the mountain range of Stubalpe.

Community structure

The municipality comprises the following six localities ( in parentheses population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Amering (408 )
  • Großprethal (137 )
  • Kathal in Obdachegg (129 )
  • Kleinprethal (70)
  • Obdachegg (260 )
  • Sankt Georgen in Obdachegg (65 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Obdachegg and Prethal.

History

The community Amering was formed on January 1, 1968 by merging the municipalities Obdachegg and Prethal.

Culture and sights

Economy

Economically, the community Amering is significantly influenced by agriculture. Structured small farms in scattered location characterize the appearance of the community. Apart from agriculture, the timber industry is an important source of income. The qualities of the town are connected with the proximity to key infrastructure, which the city is characterized as a residential area in its remoteness.

The coat of arms of Amering is a wooden structure, as used in the usual local farms in the area for Aufzimmern of hay barns. Brown bar, dovetailed on a blue background and green crest body.

Policy

The council consists of 15 members and has been working for the municipal elections in 2010 mandatary of the following parties together:

The ÖVP provides the mayor with Peter Bacher.

Personalities

Freeman

Sons and daughters

  • Norbert Staffaneller ( b. 1941 ), Member of Parliament
  • Peter Rieser (* 1950), Austrian politician
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