DÃ¼rnstein in der Steiermark

SPÖ: 6
ÖVP: 3

Dürnstein in Styria is a municipality with 275 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the political or judicial district Murau in Styria.

4.1 municipal
4.2 Election results
4.3 Coat of Arms

Geography

Geographical Location

Dürnstein in Styria is located about 20 km southeast of Malmesbury and about 5 km north of Friesach.

Community structure

The municipality comprises the two villages (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

Dürnstein in Styria ( 250)
Wildbad Einoed (34 )

The only Cadastral is Dürnstein.

Neighboring communities

From the North, clockwise:

Sankt Marein bei Neumarkt (district Murau )
Mills ( Murau )
Friesach ( district of Sankt Veit an der Glan )

History

The municipality Dürnstein was built in 1849 /50.

Economy and infrastructure

According to Census of 2001, there are 11 workplaces with 56 employees in the community as well as 107 commuters and 32 commuters. There are 21 agricultural and forestry holdings (5 of them in the main acquisition ), which together manage 933 ha (1999 ).

Policy

Parish council

The council consists of nine members and is since the municipal elections 2010 mandatary of the following parties together:

3 ÖVP
6 SPÖ

Election results

City Council Election 2010:

ÖVP 88 votes / 36.97 %
SPO 150 votes / 63.03 %

Coat of arms

The award of the municipality coat of arms came into effect on 1 January 1987. Coat Description: Green in a silver shield a main border horned black panther with open mouth.