Sankt Peter ob Judenburg
- ÖVP: 9
- SPÖ: 5
- FPÖ: 1
Sankt Peter ob Jews Castle is a municipality with 1073 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the Austrian province of Styria.
- 4.1 traffic
- 4.2 Established businesses
- 6.1 freeman
Geography
Geographical Location
St. Peter's is located about 5 km west of the district capital of Jews Castle in the Mur Valley in the northern foothills of the Alps Seetaler, at the foot of Zirbitzmassivs or on the right ( southern ) bank of the Mur, highest point of the municipality is the Erslstand with 2,155 m.
Neighboring communities
- Jews castle
- Oberweg
- Sankt Lorenzen bei Scheifling, Murau
- Sankt Georgen ob Judenburg
- Pöls
(clockwise)
Structure
The municipality consists of the four Katastralgemeinden: St. Peter, Roth tower, Feistritzwerke ditch Möschitzgraben.
There are the following localities:
- Feistritzwerke trench ( 86)
- Möschitzgraben (75)
- Mitterndorf (33 )
- Pichl (30 )
- Rach (9 )
- Rothenthurm ( 411)
- Sankt Peter ob Judenburg ( 393)
In parenthesis the number of inhabitants according to 2011 census register
History
The municipality Sankt Peter ob Jews castle was built in 1849 /50 and originally included only the territory of the cadastral St. Peter's. Once in 1951 after the dissolution of the community Pichl of (the western part - Bulk - joined the former municipality Wöll ) eastern part came to St. Peter, was created by the Association of Municipalities Feistritzwerke ditch Möschitzgraben, Roth tower and Saint Peter whether Jews castle on January 1, 1970 the present town of Sankt Peter ob Jews castle.
Culture and sights
The parish church of St. Peter whether Jews castle, the Jews from Burger sculptor Johann Nischlwitzer built in 1774 Fischerkanzel. As part of the church interior renovation in the early 1990's ceiling frescoes of the twelve apostles were exposed.
Museum Furth- forge: the former Hoof and forge workshop in the district Furth has been renovated on the initiative of the Association and is open to the public as a museum.
AuErlebnisWeg show the Au: 2004 trail "Look at the Au " in the St. Peterer Au at Furth was opened. On 5 stops visitors the life world Flussau is brought near. Length ( round-trip ): 4 km.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
St. Peter's is located on the busy B317 Friesacher road that represents a portion of the shortest route from Vienna to Italy. Is correspondingly high volume of traffic. In addition, in the municipality of the B317 nor B114 Triebener road branches off from, the easternmost crossing of the Lower Tauern
Established businesses
Many workers commute to neighboring communities, the 145 existing jobs in St. Peter divided (according to 2001 census ) as the chart shows.
Policy
The council consists of 15 members and has been working for the municipal elections in 2010 mandatary of the following parties together:
- ÖVP 9 mandates
- SPÖ 5 mandates
- FPÖ 1 mandate
Mayor is Wolfgang Rosary (ÖVP ) Vice Mayor Peter Gruber - Veit jun. (ÖVP ), municipal treasurer is Herbert Ressler (SPO )