Sankt Peter im Sulmtal
- ÖVP: 11
- AAF: 2
- SPÖ: 2
Sankt Peter in Sulmtal is a municipality with 1347 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Germany in Styria.
- 3.1 Population structure
- 3.2 Demographics
- 4.1 townscape design
- 6.1 municipal
- 6.2 Coat of Arms
- 7.1 freeman
Geography
Location
The town of Sankt Peter in Sulmtal located in Sulmtal in the southern West Styria. The municipality is crossed by the Black Sulm, the Stullneggbach and the body of the stream.
Community structure
The municipality of Saint Peter includes six local villages and is divided by the Sulm into a northern and a southern part. To the north are from east to west, the cadastral Wieden, moss and Korbin. South of the Sulm are from east to west, the cadastral Kerschbaum, St. Peter in Sulmtal and free village in Sulmtal.
Free village in Sulmtal (1.90 km ²) Kerschbaum (2.13 km ²) Korbin (1.22 km ²) Moos (3.04 km ²) St. Peter in Sulmtal (1.57 km ²) Wieden (1.10 km ²)
Free village (D)
Kerschbaum (D) Korbin (R )
Moos ( D)
Forest Popp ( ZH) Sankt Peter in Sulmtal (D)
Wieden (R )
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 town 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 -
From the Styrian municipality structural reform, which is to reduce by 2015 the number of municipalities in the district of Mount Germany from 40 to 15, the church will not be affected, an amalgamation with other municipalities is not planned.
Neighboring communities
History
Archaeological excavations in free village evidence of a settlement from the Bronze Age.
Originally, the entire Sulmtal owned by the Archdiocese of Salzburg. After 1225 the then received from Salzburg newly established Diocese of Lavant property in this area. 1228 was first mentioned in documents St. Peter iuxta Lindenberch. On 24 June 1645 an entire village was destroyed by fire.
Population
Population structure
The municipality had 2001 1.267 inhabitants according to the census. 99.1 % of the population possess Austrian citizenship. For the Roman Catholic Church 95.5 % of the population profess, 2.4 % have no religious confession.
Demographics
The population growth of the church was 1869-1934 around 10 %, which is due to the industrial areas and the coal industry of that time. During the 1930s and 1940s, the population decreased to the original value. Since 1951, the population increases again continuously, so that the population has increased 1939-2005 by about 50 %.
Culture and sights
The Campanile of St. Peter, the municipality has a special architectural feature. The 32-meter -high free- standing bell tower was built 1662-1664. One of his bell is dated 1685. Maybe the building was intended as a tower for a later to be built church, which was never realized in the adjacent environment. A parish church of St. Peter was first mentioned in 1244. The present church was completed until 1701 after a fire the previous church in the years 1645, 1669, dedicated to St. Peter and provided with a Rococo interiors. In the church there are a created by templates of the Graz artist Erwin Huber bronze door (according to one of the gates of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome), as well as a baptismal font, which was also created by Templates this artist. Since 1980, the community also has a local history museum, in the former press building of the vicarage ( Kellerstöckl to 1779) has been established. The municipality is in this museum the past and the activities of the clubs, the parish and the community dar. Other topics include the customs, the history of coal mining and significant events in the community. Furthermore the municipality on a nature trail.
Townscape design
Within the European competition " Entente Florale Europe " St. Peter 2000 was awarded a silver medal in the village.
Economy and infrastructure
According to Census of 2001, there are 44 workplaces with 334 employees in the community as well as 397 and 229 commuter commuters. Most important industry is the production of physical goods. There are 86 agricultural and forestry holdings (including 22 in the main acquisition ), which together manage 943 ha ( 1999). St. Peter is located on the Wieserbahn that is part of the Styrian -speed rail network since December 2007 ( S 6 ).
Policy
Parish council
The Municipal Council of the Municipality of St. Peter is heavily dominated by the ÖVP. In the local elections in 2010 it reached 66.75 % of the votes, compared to 2005 represented a gain of 3.63%. Nevertheless, the ÖVP was able to gain a mandate. In second place was 2010, the AAF which reached right away with 13.90% of the way into the council with two mandates. The SPÖ had with 13.06 % suffered heavy losses of 9.87 %. While the list of names Karl Wieser 4.75% did not make it to the municipal council, the Greens failed with 1.54% also on the tray.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was awarded with the effect from 1 June 1955 by the Styrian Government.
Blazon: "A silver over green divided shield. In the upper field, one standing on the dividing line of black cock in untern field two crossed golden keys with upturned away and beards. "
Personalities
Freeman
- 2012 Franz Ehgartner (* 1952), Pastor
- 2014 Alois Painsi, mayor of St. Peter in Sulmtal 2003-2013
Historical Maps
- St. Peter in Sulmtal and its surroundings from about 1789 to 1910
Franziszeische land survey, 1835
The North of St. Peter in the special map 1:75,000, 1910
The south of St. Peter in the receiving sheet 1:25.000 1878
St. Peter in Sulm - Thale, circa 1878