Sankt Anna am Aigen
- ÖVP: 12
- FPÖ: 2
- SPÖ: 1
Sankt Anna am Aigen is a market town with 1743 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the south- east of Styria in the district of Southeastern Styria. From 1 January 2015 it has joined forces framework of the Styrian municipality structural reform with the community Frutten - Gießelsdorf, the new community will continue to use the name " Sankt Anna am Aigen ".
- 2.1 municipal
- 2.2 Mayor
- 2.3 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 freeman
- 4.2 Sons and daughters of the town
Geography
Geographical Location
Sankt Anna am Aigen is about 70 km south-east of Graz, approximately 25 km south-east of the district capital field creek in East Styrian Hill Country and about 20 minutes by car from the city of Bad Radkersburg.
Neighboring communities
- In the North: Kapfenstein
- In the East: Neuhaus am Klausbach Burgenland and Slovenia
- In the South: Klöch and Tieschen
- In the West: Bavarian Kölldorf, Frutten - Gießelsdorf and Merkendorf
Community structure
The municipal area covers seven villages (in brackets population as at 31 October 2011):
- Aigen (397)
- Jamm ( 389)
- Klapping (106)
- Plesch ( 353)
- Risola (78 )
- Sichauf (152)
- Waltra ( 283 )
The municipality comprises the cadastral Aigen, Jamm, Klapping, Plesch, Risola and Waltra.
Population Development
Policy
Parish council
The council consists of 15 members and has been working for the municipal elections in 2010, mandates the following parties together:
Mayor
The mayor is John Weidinger (ÖVP ) Vice Mayor Reinhard Schögl (ÖVP ). Head of Office is Bruno url
Coat of arms
The award of the municipality coat of arms with effect from 15 October 1952.
Blazon: In a blue shield erect, silver ibex, which holds in its forelegs a golden patriarchal cross right appear free-floating.
Culture and sights
Personalities
Freeman
Sons and daughters of the town
- Leopold Schuster (1842-1927), Prince-Bishop
- Andreas Franz Frühwirth (1845-1933), Cardinal
- Anton lip (1905-1974), Director of Music
- Franz Lackner ( b. 1956 ), Archbishop of Salzburg