Sankt Johann bei Herberstein
Sankt Johann in Herbersteins with 374 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) is a municipality in the district court Fürstenfeld and in the political district of Hartberg - Fürstenfeld in Styria ( Austria ). It is the only place on the middle Feistritzwerke which lies on both banks.
- 2.1 Population development
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Mayor
- 4.1 traffic
- 4.2 Established businesses
- 4.3 Education
- 5.1 associations
- 5.2 Structures
- 5.3 Natural Monuments
- 5.4 Sports
Geography
Geographical Location
Sankt Johann in Herbersteins is about 15 km southwest of the district capital of Hartberg and 42 km northeast of the provincial capital of Graz. The municipality is crossed by the Feistritzwerke and is located at the output of Feistitztales in the hills of Eastern Styria. The municipality covers 285 hectares and is inhabited by 350 people.
Community structure
St. Johann in Herbersteins (2.85 km ²)
Sankt Johann in Herbersteins
The most important of the abbreviations used are:
- M = center of the municipality
- Stt = district
- R = Rotte
- W = hamlet
- D = village
- ZH = Scattered houses
- Sdlg = settlement
- E = bowery (only if they have their own locality code)
The complete list that uses the Statistics Austria, can be found at Topographic settlement Labelling according to STAT
Please note that some places may have different spellings. So Katastralgemeinden write differently than the same localities.
Source: Statistics Austria -
Sankt Johann in Herbersteins only from a homonymous cadastral district and village.
Neighboring communities
History
St. Johann in Herbersteins was first mentioned about 860 years ago. With the development of the village strongly associated, in the Middle Ages was the basic rule of the Teutonic Order, the family Herbersteins - with the place name is associated.
Demographics
Policy
Parish council
The last municipal elections brought the following results:
Mayor
Mayor 's Iris Klammler (ÖVP ) Vice Mayor Karl Kröpfl (ÖVP ).
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Sankt Johann in Herbersteins situated on the state road from Kaibing after Stubenberg. The change road B 54 from Hartberg to track village is about two miles away. The South A 2 motorway from Vienna to Graz can be reached via the junction Sinabelkirchen (150 ) in about 16 km.
The community is not connected to the railway network. Within a radius of ten kilometers there is no Railway Station.
Graz Airport is about 45 km away.
Established businesses
In 14 factories around 60 jobs will be offered. In just the last three years, 30 new jobs will be created. The diversity of plants results in a wide range of crafts, trade, services and tourism businesses.
A significant contribution to the conservation of the landscape make the four full- time farmers (two wine growers, organic farmers and livestock farm ) as well as several part-time farmers.
Education
In Sankt Johann in Herbersteins there is an elementary school that is also used by the surrounding communities. For adult education is the education and recreation house " house of women " very active, which is housed in the rectory.
Culture and sights
Clubs
The cultural and social life in the village is essentially determined by the many associations and institutions dominated ( Volunteer Fire Department, brass, ÖKB, leisure club, tennis club, children's friends, senior federal, singing circle, etc.). The youth offered by the variety of associations the opportunity to make effective use of leisure time and to integrate into the local life.
Structures
The most striking feature of the place, the local parish church, dedicated to St. John; they stands on the site of the first brick church in the middle Feistritztal. The present church dates from the mid-17th century, the masonry of the existing church was mostly used on. In 1672, the church and the adjoining convent were consecrated, was purchased from after 1654 by monks of the Augustinian Order. Of particular note are the frescoes by Johann Cyriak Hackhofer, can be admired in the sacristy. There is also a significant collection of walled Roman stones at the church. The former monastery now houses the recreational and educational center "House of Women " of the Diocese of Graz- Seckau.
Natural Monuments
The village is characterized by the Feistritzwerke. The river forces its way through the Herbersteins gorge, which lies at the Natura 2000 protected area. He is a lifeline for the place and life, survival and recreation area for residents and guests. At the same time, the river contributes through the power station with its wood spillway for environmentally friendly energy production. Feistritzwerke island with stone beds and the river trail invites many visitors to enjoy the river scenery and relax.
Sports
In the village and also in the Feistritzwerke numerous Kneipp facilities are available. From the parish church to the Holy - grave chapels there is a path which terminates on a lookout. Other trails lead to the viewpoint " Kranzerl " overlooking Herberstein, to vultures wall overlooking the Stubenbergsee and Kulm.