Weinitzen
Weinitzen is a municipality with 2586 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) north of Graz in Styria, in the district of Graz-Umgebung.
- 2.1 Weinitzen
- 2.2 Demographics
- 3.1 Structures
- 3.2 Natural Monuments
- 4.1 traffic
- 5.1 municipal
- 5.2 Mayor
- 5.3 Coat of Arms
- 6.1 associations
- 7.1 Sons and daughters of the town
Geography
Geographical Location
Weinitzen lies directly north of the provincial capital of Graz in Graz Hill Country. Through the village flows the Schöcklbach, a tributary of the River Mur. But the Schoeckl itself is not in the municipal area.
Community structure
The municipality comprises the following four localities ( in parentheses population as of 31 October 2011):
- Fölling ( 353)
- Niederschöckl ( 1149 )
- Oberschöckl (806)
- Weinitzen (219 )
The municipality comprises the cadastral Fölling Niederschöckl and Weinitzen.
Neighboring communities
History
The church in its present form since 1938, have been incorporated as part of the community to Graz.
Weinitzen
In 1572 a forest Forest is mentioned near the St. Ulrich Church as " the Weinitzen ". Then the name of the local church dates back later. 1754, the first census was carried out.
Demographics
Culture and sights
Structures
- The weather tower in the district Niederschöckl is the mean between the brick also Wetterturm Rinnegg (municipality Sankt Radegund ) and the wood on the Schaftalberg (municipality Kainbach in Graz). In almost equal distances from each other, they are almost in a straight line. In the arms of the cross on the tent roof of the 15 m high tower engraved weather year 1824 is the year of manufacture. In 1981 the weather tower was renovated. Today, the bells of the tower announcing happy events such as births and weddings.
- In the municipality there is a plague cross.
Natural Monuments
The burial mounds in the district Niederschöckl evidence of the Noric -Roman settlement in present-day municipality.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Weinitzen is located on the main road from Graz to Sankt Radegund bei Graz in the recreation area of the Schöckl.The. The Phyrn motorway (A9) is about 10 km away and can be reached via the junction Gratkorn (173). The Weiz Straße (B 72) from Graz to Weiz is about 4 km away.
In Weinitzen there is no train station. Graz Main Train Station is about 10 km away.
Distance from Graz airport is around 20 km.
Policy
Parish council
The council consists of 15 members and has been working for the municipal elections in 2010, mandates the following parties together:
- 7 List Tüchler - represents the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor
- 3 ÖVP
- 3 SPÖ
- 2 Civil List - We for Weinitzen ( WFW )
Mayor
Mayor since 1997, Hans Werner Tüchler ( list Tüchler, 2005 FPÖ). Vice Mayor Karl Celedin ( SPÖ).
Coat of arms
With effect from September 1, 1979 Weinitzen was given the right to run their own coat of arms: In a silver shield triple barbless Red Angel, abgeledigt from their hooks right curved ever a pedunculated away introspective red vine leaf grows.
Leisure & Tourism
Clubs
- Damenschnupfclub Red Eagle
- ESV vineyard
- ESV Union Fasslberg
- FC Bergcafe
- Feitlclub Faßlberg
- FF Weinitzen - Oberschöckl
- Hunting party Weinitzen - Oberschöckl
- Leather pants round
- Model sports freak 's Styria
- Motorsport Club Goonriders
- Musikverein Weinitzen
- Riding Club Weinitzen
- The Seniors' Club Weinitzen
- Singkreis Basoarte
- Schnupfclub Bonanza
- Sparverein Imme
- Sparverein Niederschöcklhof
- Sparverein Tischlerwirt
- Tourism Weinitzen
- Sports club Weinitzen
- BASEketball Weinitzen
- The comrades
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- Waltraud Klasnic (* 1945), Austrian politician and from 1996 to 2005 ' Woman Governor " of Styria, began her political career in Weinitzen
- Franz Schmidt, Austrian music instrument maker and musician who lives in Weinitzen
- Florian Neuhold (* 1993), professional football player for SCR Altach