Zeutschach
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Zeutschach is a municipality with 221 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the judicial district or district Murau in Styria.
- 4.1 municipal
- 4.2 Coat of Arms
Geography
Geographical Location
Zeutschach is located a few kilometers west of Neumarkt in Steiermark on a plateau on the eastern slopes of the Grebenzen, south of Neumarkt saddle. The municipality, which includes both main peaks of the Grebenzen and the east upstream plateau, is located entirely within a conservation area as well as in the nature park Grebenzen.
Neighboring communities
Adjoin Zeutschach ( starting in the north clockwise) the municipalities of:
- Mariahof
- Neumarkt in Steiermark
- Sankt Marein bei Neumarkt
- Sankt Lambrecht
- Sankt Blasen
Community structure
The only cadastral and town in the municipality is Zeutschach.
History
A settlement of the current municipal area is detectable for the Early Middle Ages, from the east, entering as the end of the 6th century Slavs in the region. The naming in and around Zeutschach occupy the Slavic origin of the settlements.
The name Zeutschach has developed from the Slavic place names " Zizawa " which was mentioned in 1172, in a Latin document for the first time ( "locus qui dicitur Zizawa "). From the Slavic origins of the word can be interpreted as Zizawa " water-rich, swampy area with sour grass ".
The municipality Zeutschach was built in 1849 /50.
Population
According to the census result Zeutschach had 2001 234 inhabitants in the year. The inhabitants are almost all ( 99.1%) owned by the Austrian citizenship and belong predominantly ( 97.0 %) of the Roman Catholic Church.
Policy
Parish council
The council consists of nine members and is since the municipal elections 2010 mandates the following parties together:
- 4 ÖVP
- 5 Bürgerliste Harmonious Zeutschach
Coat of arms
A coat of arms of the municipality Zeutschach of the Styrian Provincial Government was awarded on August 1, 1991. The heraldic description of the emblem is:
The hash bar is the coat of arms of a medieval noble ministerial family taken in Graslupp had their hunting.