Sankt Georgen an der Stiefing
- ÖVP: 12
- SPÖ: 3
Sankt Georgen an der Stiefing is a market town with 1091 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Leibnitz district in the Austrian state of Styria.
- 4.1 Coat of Arms
- 5.1 freeman
Geography
Sankt Georgen an der Stiefing lies east of the Mur at the northeast edge of the field of Leibnitz in Styria.
Community structure
The municipality comprises the following eight villages (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):
- Baldau (133 )
- Gerber Village (45 )
- Short Ragnitz (116 )
- Lappach (118 )
- Prentern (22)
- Sankt Georgen an der Stiefing (552 )
- Stiefing (66 )
- Stiefingberg (47)
The municipality comprises the cadastral Lappach and St. Georgen an der Stiefing.
History
The Parish Church was mentioned in documents in 1147. It forms with the castle an architectural ensemble. 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.
Culture and sights
Policy
Mayor is Wolfgang Neubauer. The council is made up after the elections of 2010 were as follows: 12 ÖVP, SPÖ 3
Coat of arms
The award of the municipality coat of arms was made with effect from 1 June 1994. Coat Description: Blue silver St. George on horseback with a lance a dragon lying on the back killing.