Kapfenstein

  • ÖVP: 11
  • SPÖ: 4

Kapfenstein is a municipality with 1615 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the south- east of Styria in the district of Southeastern Styria.

  • 2.1 Structures
  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 freeman

Geography

Geographical Location

Kapfenstein is about 45 km as the crow but at least 66 km drive distance southeast of Graz, approximately 10 km south-east of the district capital field creek in East Styrian Hill Country.

Neighboring communities

Community structure

The municipal area covers seven villages (in brackets population as at 31 October 2011):

  • Good village (181 )
  • Haselbach (178 )
  • Kapfenstein (446 )
  • Kölldorf (277 )
  • Mahrensdorf (162 )
  • Neustift ( 220)
  • Pichla (140 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Good village, Haselbach, Kapfenstein, Kölldorf, Mahrensdorf, Neustift near Kapfenstein Pichla.

Population Development

Culture and sights

Structures

In its center, on an extinct volcanic cone, is Kapfenstein Castle, which was already in 1065 first mentioned. For many centuries the fortress was one of those fortresses in eastern Styria's room, which protected the Styria and the neighboring Austrian crown lands before the rush of the Magyars, Turks and kuruc. First Kapfenstein was owned by the Caphensteiner, later it was Walseern, White Eggern, Lengheim and Piebetz family. 1898 finally the estate came into the possession of the family Winkler Hermaden, who is the owner today.

Policy

Parish council

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

Coat of arms

The award of the municipality coat of arms was made with effect from 1 October 1990. Coat Description: Black and gold forming a rafter, each leg gesparrt triple green.

Personalities

Freeman

  • 2011 Franz Nell, former mayor of Kapfenstein
Feldbach, Styria Neuhaus am Klausenbach Auersbach Aug-Radisch Bad Radkersburg Bierbaum am Auersbach Breitenfeld an der Rittschein Deutsch Goritz Dietersdorf am Gnasbach Edelsbach bei Feldbach Edelstauden Eichfeld Fladnitz im Raabtal Frannach Glojach Gosdorf Grabersdorf Hof bei Straden Hohenbrugg-Weinberg Johnsdorf-Brunn Kirchbach in Steiermark Kohlberg, Styria Krusdorf Leitersdorf im Raabtal Mitterlabill Mureck Murfeld Oberdorf am Hochegg Oberstorcha Perlsdorf Petersdorf, Styria Pirching am Traubenberg Poppendorf, Styria Raabau Raning Ratschendorf Riegersburg Schwarzau im Schwarzautal Studenzen Unterauersbach
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