Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld

  • SPÖ: 9
  • ÖVP: 6

Saint Margaret at Knittel is a municipality with 1309 inhabitants ( 1 January 2013 ) in the district court district Mur and Jews Castle in Styria.

  • 2.1 Population development
  • 4.1 municipal
  • 4.2 Mayor
  • 4.3 Coat of Arms

Geography

Saint Margaret at Knittel field is a Schwemmkegelsiedlung in Upper Styria, south of the Mur River and southeast of the city Knittel field.

Community structure

The municipality comprises the following six localities ( in parentheses population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Gobernitz (115 )
  • Kroisbach (66 )
  • Obermur (21)
  • St. Margaret Knittelfeld ( 843)
  • St. Margaret Knittelfeld Sdlg (124 )
  • Ugendorf (169 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral St. Margaret.

Incorporations

As part of the Styrian community structure reform (at least until 2015) municipalities Rachau, St. Lorenzen and St. Margaret are fused.

History

The village was part of the 1122 incurred Mark Styria, which was isolated in 1180 as a duchy of Bavaria, Styria. As of 1192, the area was ruled by the Babenberg in personal union between Austria and Styria. From 1282 to 1918 the area was under the rule of the Habsburgs.

1849/50 the municipality of St. Margaret was built. On November 6th, 1918 at Saint Margaret came Knittel field as part of Styria to the Republic of German - Austria. After the annexation of Austria in 1938 the place came to Reichsgau Styria 1945 to 1955 he was part of the British zone of occupation in Austria.

Demographics

Culture and sights

Policy

Parish council

The council consists of 15 members and has been working for the municipal elections in 2010, mandates the following parties together:

  • 6 ÖVP
  • 9 SPÖ - represents the Mayor

Mayor

On October 30, 2013 Erwin Hinterdorfer was elected mayor.

Coat of arms

The award of the municipality coat of arms was made with effect from 1 May 1980. Blazon (Coat of Arms description): " In a silver shield growing pile, two red rudder in the sign between three red long-handled hammers; the abutting hammers even reach up towards the center and form a bar, over which a herschauender green dragon is chained by a black collar and a black chain in the center of the upper plate edge. "

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