Birkfeld

ÖVP: 9
SPÖ: 5
FPÖ: 1

Birkfeld is a market town with 1602 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Styria.

5.1 traffic
5.2 Education

7.1 freeman
7.2 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Birkfeld located in the center of the Upper Valley in Feistritzwerke Weiz district in the Austrian state of Styria.

There are no other cadastral except Birkfeld.

Neighboring communities

History

The village was mentioned in the princely land register from 1265 for the first time and got his first market privilege 1330. The municipality as an autonomous body was established in 1850. During the same year, the establishment of a district court took place. 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.

Policy

Mayor is Franz Derler (ÖVP ). The council is made up after the elections of 2010 are as follows: 9 ÖVP, SPÖ 5, 1 Freedom Party

Coat of arms

Blazon:

The award of the municipality coat of arms came into effect on 1 October 2009.

Infrastructure

Traffic

By Birkfeld Weiz leads the federal highway 72 Birkfeld The station is now the terminus Feistritztalbahn, which led to 1981 up by rats (on the former railway line Birkfeld rats is now the Feistritztal bike path along the R8 Feistritzwerke created).

Education

BORG Birkfeld, Educational Panther 2010

Culture and sights

In Birkfeld is held every year in the 1st week of October Intermusica, an international brass music competition for soloists and their orchestra instead.