Sulmeck-Greith

ÖVP: 9
SPÖ: 5
FPÖ: 1

Sulmeck - Greith until the end of 2014 a municipality with 1332 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Germany in Styria. As part of the Styrian community structure reform, it is merged in 2015 with the parish of St. Martin in Sulmtal, This is based on the Styrian community structure reform law - StGsrG.

3.1 Population structure

4.1 Greith House

6.1 municipal
6.2 Coat of Arms

7.1 freeman

Geography

Location

The community Sulmeck - Greith located in the southern West Styria at the mouth of the Black and the White Sulm. The largest surface part of the municipality with the cadastral Gasselsdorf, Dietmannsdorf and Graschach lies in the mouth region of the two Sulmquellen. In the south, a hilly part follows, which is popularly known as St. Ulrich in Greith. Here lie between the Sulmtal and the Saggautal the cadastral Tombach, Kopreinigg and Pitschgauegg and the parish church of St. Ulrich.

Community structure

Sulmeck - Greith consists of six local villages. Three of them are in the plane, in Sulmtal ( Graschach, Dietmannsdorf iS, Gasselsdorf ) and the other three on the level, Greith ( Kopreinigg, Pitschgauegg, Tombach ). In the northern municipality located in the west Dietmannsdorf in Sulmtal and in the south- east Gasselsdorf. In the north of the municipality is the cadastral Graschach, in the south Kopreinigg follows, in which the site is located in Sankt Ulrich Greith. The southernmost part of the municipality is formed by the cadastral Pitschgauegg in the west and in the east Tombach.

A small change border between the municipalities of meadow and Sulmeck - Greith with effect from 1 January 2014 for the KG Pitschgauegg.

Dietmannsdorf (2.99 km ²) Gasselsdorf (2.60 km ²) Graschach ( 5.77 km ²) Kopreinigg (2.69 km ²) Pitschgauegg (1.56 km ²) Tombach ( 3.01 km ²)

Dietmannsdorf in Sulmtal (D) Gasselsdorf (D)

Graschach (D)

Kopreinigg ( ZH)

Pitschgauegg (ZH) Tombach ( ZH)

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 -

Neighboring communities

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.

To the west of the village of St. Ulrich in Greith was on an approximately 50 x 70 meters large flat terrain point Kopreinigg the castle. At its beginning it was a fortified tower ( tower castle, moth ), whose construction is believed by a service man Wildon in the 13th century: Ulrich in the Koprounik is mentioned in 1301, in 1308 he received from the Bishop of Seckau the tithe to the castle Bischofegg awarded. Before 1400, died from his family, who came to the fortress of related family Grasl ( Gräzer, Gräsl ). The Grasl sold the castle in 1475 to Paul of Eibiswald. In 1576 it was claimed that the Kopreinigg castle there was a keep, but this remained unprovable lack of documents. In 1658 the castle was inhabited only by an administrator, was dilapidated and his land brought little income. In 1681 the castle was then mapped as multi-storey Vierkanter, by Georg Matthäus Vischer, 1740, it was already deserted. At that time, probably only the north wing have existed in 1826 no longer appears on the building. The building appears to have been made and worn 1785-1826 ruin. 1848, the basic rule was resolved to her a glassworks in the Soboth had heard. There are no more walls seen only brick and mortar residues and rock debris in the land of its location. For the 20th century as the name of the site is occupied, the word " castle Kogel ". For a residential building near it is mentioned that it should have been built from the stones of the castle.

From 1282 to 1918 the area was under the rule of the Habsburgs.

On November 6, 1918, the place came as part of Styria to the Republic of German - Austria. After the annexation of Austria in 1938 he came to Reichsgau Styria 1945 to 1955 he was part of the British zone of occupation in Austria.

The community Sulmeck - Greith was January 1, 1969 by merging the municipalities Dietmannsdorf in Sulmtal, Gasselsdorf and Sankt Ulrich in Greith. The name of the town of Sankt Ulrich had been changed on June 1, 1951 in Sankt Ulrich in Greith.

Population

The population in the area of Sulmeck - Greith has not changed significantly since the 19th century.

Population structure

2001, the municipality had 1,507 inhabitants according to the census. 99.5 % of the population possess Austrian citizenship. For the Roman Catholic Church to 96.8 % of the population profess, 2.3% have no religious persuasion.

Culture and sights

Sights of the municipality are mainly located in the so-called leaf village of St. Ulrich. The parish church, dedicated to St. Ulrich, has ceiling paintings by Peter Pongratz, a contemporary altar of Werner Schimpl and a popular Pietà.

Greith House

End of the 70s the writer Gerhard Roth moved to the southern Styria. He initiated the construction of the cultural center of St. Ulrich in Greith. The house was designed by the Graz architect Karla Kowalski and Michael Szyszkowitz and offers visual arts, film, theater, literature and music in the program. Meanwhile operated the so-called Greith - house from " in Greith culture Ortisei ". In addition, St. Ulrich has prescribed village renewal and intensive direct marketing of regional products.

Economy and infrastructure

According to Census of 2001, there are 29 workplaces with 277 employees in the community as well as 507 and 222 commuter commuters. Most important industry is the production of physical goods. There are 130 agricultural and forestry enterprises ( of which 93 are in the main acquisition ), which together manage 2,078 ha ( 1999).

The principal activity consists of commuters, small farmers, some commercial buildings and an industrial company. As a typical wine is the Weststeirische Schilcher, which is grown mainly by the municipality. The most important operation is the brick plant ( clay roof ) Gleinstatten.

The transport infrastructure of the municipal area is via the Sulmtalstraße (B 74) and the Pölfing Straße ( L605 ). The Südsteirische Boundary Road (B 69) is located south of the municipal area.

Policy

Parish council

The People's Party is the largest party in the municipal council of Sulmeck - Greith. In the local elections, the ÖVP achieved strong and won an additional mandate. Mandate distribution date: 10 ÖVP 5 SPÖ (since 2010).

Coat of arms

The right to bear the coat of arms was granted by the Styrian Government, the July 1, 1986 and handed over the crest. The coat of arms shows a white and black, curved wide line the Black and the White Sulm. The two lines here run from the top corners diagonally to sign foot. About the lines depends on a leafy grape, which serves as a symbol of the fertility of the landscape. The basic color of the shield is divided into two parts, the left part of coat of arms in red, the right is white. The grape is however, kept half in the other color.

Personalities

Freeman

2008 Gerhard Roth ( born 1942 ), writer

279901