Obervogau

  • ÖVP: 6
  • SPÖ: 3

Obervogau until the end of 2014 a municipality with 868 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Leibnitz district in the Austrian state of Styria. As part of the municipality of structural reform in Styria it is merged in 2015 with the communities of Strasbourg, Court and Vogau, the new community will be known as road - pitch. This is based on the Styrian community structure reform law - StGsrG.

  • 3.1 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 Structures

Geography

Obervogau located on a Murbogen in southern Styria.

The only cadastral and locality is Obervogau.

Neighboring communities

Together with the communities Arnfels, Bergshausen, Ehrenhausen, Eichberg- Trautenburg, Gamlitz, gloss, Gleinstatten, Large Small, home shoe, Kaindorf Sulm, Kitzeck im Sausal, Leutschach, Oberhaag, Pistorf, ratchet, Retznei, Sankt Andra Höch, St. Johann im Saggautal, Sankt Nikolai im Sausal, Schlossberg, Seggauberg, Court, Strass in Steiermark, Sole Valley on the Wine Route and Vogau Obervogau member of the natural Park of South Styrian wine country.

History

1271 is first mentioned in a document as Superis Vogan. The local church as an autonomous body created in 1850. 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 Johann Rauscher. The council is made up after the elections of 2010 are as follows: 6 ÖVP, SPÖ 3

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows in 1975, awarded "in the silver shield a blue arch bridge, topped with a golden post horn. "

Culture and sights

Structures

  • Dam and power plant Obervogau
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