Turnau, Styria

Turnau is a market town with 1562 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Styria, judicial district of Bruck an der Mur and in the political district of Bruck- Miirzzuschlag, at the foot of the high Schwab. The municipality covers 134.28 km ².

  • 3.1 Municipal Council
  • 3.2 Regional Policy

Geography

Geographical Location

Turnau is located approximately 17 km north-east of the district capital of Bruck an der Mur.

Structure

The municipality consists of the following cadastral (area 2001): Göriach ( 1410.40 ha), Seewiesen ( 4025.03 ha), Stübming ( 6356.18 ha), Thal ( 1213.47 ha), Turnau ( 399.86 ha).

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

  • Au at Turnau (154, 778 m)
  • Göriach ( 237, 797 m)
  • Seewiesen (51, 974 m)
  • Stübming (139, 860 m)
  • Thal ( 46)
  • Turnau ( 938, 755 m)

Neighboring communities

  • Gußwerk
  • Veitsch
  • Kindberg
  • Sankt Lorenzen im Muerztal
  • Parschlug
  • Thoerl
  • Aflenz Land
  • Aflenz
  • Thoerl

(all in the district of Bruck- Miirzzuschlag )

History

The place itself seems to Turnau for the first time in a document from 1268. The finding in the church wall shows that the Catholic church "St. James the Elder " is created at least in the 14th century. Only after several centuries, the church received its independence. Since 1959 the parish Turnau reports to the Diocesan Bishop of Graz- Seckau.

Policy

Municipal council

  • SPÖ: 6
  • ÖVP: 6
  • FPO: 3

The seats parameters is outdated and obsolete!

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

  • 6 ÖVP
  • 6 SPÖ
  • 3 FPÖ

Mayor Roland Schadl (ÖVP ).

Election results: results of the municipal elections in 2010:

  • ÖVP 425 votes / 38.01 %
  • SPO 443 votes / 39.62 %
  • FPÖ 250 votes / 22.36 %

Regional Policy

Turnau is a member in December 2, 2009 Regionext small Hochschwab South, and in the LEADER area Mariazellerland - Muerztal.

Regarding community structure reform 2010-2015 the church remains perhaps independently, even a merger with the safe converging Aflenz and Aflenz country is possible ( 3-fold solution ). In Discussion is also a further merger with St. Ilgen / Etmißl / Thoerl ( 6 solution), but the latter part Thoerl merger is uncertain.

Economy and infrastructure

According to Census of 2001, there are 74 workplaces with 257 employees.

Culture and sights

Personalities

Honorary Citizen of:

Sons and daughters of Turnau:

  • Konstantin Kammerhofer (1899-1958), politician ( Styrian homeland security, NSDAP ), SS -group leader
  • Heinz Reitbauer sen. (* 1941), restaurateur
  • Franz Schöberl (1845-1908), architect
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