Wolfsberg im Schwarzautal
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- ÖVP: 4
- SPÖ: 1
Wolfsberg is a market town with 795 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Styria.
- 3.1 Coat of Arms
- 5.1 freeman
- 5.2 Sons and daughters of the town
- 5.3 associated with Wolfsberg personalities
Geography
Wolfsberg is located in the district of Leibnitz in the Austrian province of Styria.
Community structure
The municipality comprises the three villages (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):
- Marchtring (213)
- Wölfer Berg ( 93)
- Wolfsberg ( 495)
The municipality comprises the cadastral Marchtring and Wolfsberg.
History
Since about 1220 it is known that Wolf Mountain and the neighboring towns under the lordship of the Styrian Duke stood. They remained so until the 17th century. Then the landlord was to emancipation in 1848, located in the lower Mur rule Strasbourg. The local church as an autonomous body created in 1850. After the annexation of Austria in 1938, the community came to Reichsgau Styria, 1945-1955, she was part of the British zone of occupation in Austria. 1969, a part of the cadastral Marchtring was connected to the community.
Policy
Mayor Rupert Verily Verily from the list. The council is made up after the elections of 2010 are as follows: 4 Active, Verily, 4 ÖVP, SPÖ 1
Coat of arms
The coat of arms shows in 1970, awarded " in a green split to silver plate forward an erect black wolf with knocked- red tongue and red eyes, behind a golden triple mount, surmounted by a golden miter. "
Culture and sights
Personalities
Freeman
Sons and daughters of the town
- Johann Pock (* 1965), theologian
With Wolfsberg associated personalities
- Daniela Schuster (born 1973 ), former skier and world champion in the deep snow