Sankt Marein bei Graz
- ÖVP: 9
- SPÖ: 4
- GREEN: 2
Sankt Marein bei Graz until the end of 2014 a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung between Graz and Feldback 1257 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Styria. As part of the municipality of structural reform in Styria it is merged in 2015 with the community and the Krumegg ( located in the district of Southeastern Styria ) community Petersdorf II, the new community will be known as the market town of Sankt Marein bei Graz. This is based on the Styrian community structure reform law - StGsrG. The boundaries of the districts of Graz-Umgebung and Südoststeiermark be up to the effective date of the merger changed so that the new church will lie entirely in the district of Graz-Umgebung.
- 2.1 Population development
- 3.1 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 traffic
- 4.2 Education
- 6.1 Sons and daughters of the market town of
Geography
Geographical Location
Sankt Marein bei Graz is located about 20 km east of the provincial capital of Graz in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the East Styrian Hill Country. Through the village flows the Pickelbach, a tributary of the Raab. Sankt Marein bei Graz is the easternmost town in the district.
Community structure
The municipality comprises the two villages (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):
- Sankt Marein bei Graz - Market ( 449 )
- Sankt Marein bei Graz environment ( 797 )
The municipality comprises the cadastral St.Marein on Pickelbach.
Neighboring communities
History
The local church as an autonomous body created in 1850. After the annexation of Austria in 1938, the community came to Reichsgau Styria, 1945 to 1955 she was part of the British zone of occupation in Austria.
Population Development
Policy
- 9 ÖVP - represents the Mayor
- 4 SPO
- 2 Green
Mayor Johann Puchmüller (ÖVP ).
Coat of arms
Coat Description:
The award of the municipality coat of arms was made with effect from 1 July 1966.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Sankt Marein bei Graz is located off the main roads. The Southern Highway ( A 2) is approximately 11 km away and the junction Lassnitzhoehe (169 ) can be achieved. The field Straße (B 68) from Gleisdorf to field creek is about 6 km away, the church Straße (B 73) from Graz to Kirchbach in Steiermark about 8 km.
In St. Marein there is no train station. Access to the Styrian Eastern Railway consists Studenzen - Fladnitz station in about 7 km with hourly regional train connections to Graz and track village or on the field creek.
Graz Airport is about 23 km away.
Education
- Secondary school, Educational Panther 2009
Culture and sights
- The parish church stands on an elevated plateau, surrounded by a wall niche with two covered staircases. First mentioned in 1224, it is a late Gothic building in 1550, with onion dome
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the market town of
- Johann Joseph Fux (1660-1741), composer
- Candlemas Egger (1906-1923)
- Alois Kraxner C.Ss.R. (1933-2010), religious cleric and Episcopal Vicar for Religious in the Archdiocese of Vienna
- Marianne Graf ( b. 1951 )