Waldbach-Mönichwald is a municipality since 2015 in the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District of Styria, Austria.
Waldbach-Mönichwald | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Waldbach-Mönichwald Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°26′50″N 15°52′57″E / 47.44722°N 15.88250°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Hartberg-Fürstenfeld |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stefan Hold (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.78 km2 (20.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 625 m (2,051 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 1,523 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8251, 8252, 8253 |
| Website | waldbach.riskommunal.net |
The municipality was created as part of the Styria municipal structural reform,[3] at the end of 2014, by merging the former towns Waldbach and Mönichwald.[4]
A petition against the merger, raised by the town Waldbach at the constitutional court, was not successful.[5]
Geography
editMunicipality arrangement
editThe municipality territory includes the following six hamlets (populations as of January 2015[6]):
- Arzberg (415)
- Breitenbrunn (81)
- Karnerviertel (567)
- Rieglerviertel (83)
- Schmiedviertel (303)
- Schrimpf (97)
The municipality consists of the five Katastralgemeinden: Arzberg, Karnerviertl, Rieglerviertl, Schmiedviertl and Schrimpf.
Tourism
editThe municipality formed, together with Fischbach, Miesenbach, Ratten, Rettenegg, Strallegg, St. Kathrein am Hauenstein, St. Jakob im Walde, Birkfeld, Wenigzell and Vorau, the tourism agency "Joglland-Waldheimat". The base is in the town St. Jakob im Walde.[7]
Politics
editMayor
editIn the election for the town council in April 2015, Stefan Hold (ÖVP) from Mönichwald was elected as the first mayor of the newly formed municipality.[8]
The municipal court also included deputy mayor Arrigo Kurz (ÖVP) and the town treasurer Martin Übelher (SPÖ), both from Waldbach.[8]
Until 31 December 2014, Andreas Riegler (ÖVP) in town Waldbach and Josef Freiberger (ÖVP), in the town Mönichwald, were the incumbent mayors. In the merger of the municipalities, there was at first no mayor. Thereby in protest against the merger, none of the former town politicians were to be mayor, and from the Landesregierung Steiermark with Franz Schröck, a Mitarbeiter of the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld, was installed as interim commissioner. This had led to the resulting duties until the election of the mayor during the inaugural meeting of the Municipal Council.[9]
Municipal council
editThe municipal council consists of 15 members. After the results of the 2015 election, the council convened with the following members:
At the session of the town council, the groups of both former municipalities were there, with eight members from Waldbach and seven from Mönichwald.[8]
The prior elections brought the following results:
| Party | 2015 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| merged municipality | Waldbach | Mönich- wald |
Waldbach | Mönich- wald |
Waldbach | Mönich- wald | |||||||||||||||
| Vote | % | Mand. | V. | % | M. | V. | % | M. | V. | % | M. | V. | % | M. | V. | % | M. | V. | % | M. | |
| ÖVP | 581 | 54 | 8 | 303 | 59 | 6 | 394 | 63 | 6 | 282 | 51 | 5 | 361 | 57 | 6 | 329 | 62 | 6 | 339 | 57 | 9 |
| SPÖ | 270 | 25 | 4 | 133 | 26 | 2 | 178 | 29 | 3 | 184 | 34 | 3 | 230 | 36 | 3 | 136 | 26 | 2 | 200 | 34 | 5 |
| FPÖ | 218 | 20 | 3 | 77 | 15 | 1 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 83 | 15 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 58 | 10 | 1 |
| Counts | 1,323 | 629 | 744 | 646 | 753 | 620 | 746 | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage | 82% | 83% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 87% | 82% | ||||||||||||||
Demographics
edit| Year | Mönichwald | Waldbach | Total |
| 1869 | 844 | 745 | 1589 |
| 1880 | 891 | 724 | 1615 |
| 1890 | 851 | 695 | 1546 |
| 1900 | 853 | 703 | 1556 |
| 1910 | 901 | 740 | 1641 |
| 1923 | 868 | 703 | 1571 |
| 1934 | 950 | 809 | 1759 |
| 1939 | 934 | 886 | 1820 |
| 1951 | 888 | 865 | 1753 |
| 1961 | 918 | 867 | 1785 |
| 1971 | 923 | 956 | 1879 |
| 1981 | 1034 | 920 | 1954 |
| 1991 | 1065 | 901 | 1966 |
| 2001 | 975 | 797 | 1772 |
| 2011 | 898 | 723 | 1621 |
| 2014 | 864 | 693 | 1557 |
References
edit- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform.
- ^ § 3 Abs. 4 Z 6 StGsrG, Landesgesetzblatt für die Steiermark Nr. 31, Jahrgang 2014. ZDB-ID 705127-x.
- ^ Erkenntnis des VfGH 23 September 2014, G 44/2014, V 46/2014 über die Anträge der Gemeinde Waldbach.
- ^ Statistik Austria, as of 1 January 2015
- ^ Grazer Zeitung. "Amtsblatt für die Steiermark". 30 December 2014, 210. Jahrgang, 52. Stück. Nr. 307. ZDB-ID 1291268-2 p. 626.
- ^ a b c Gemeinde Waldbach-Mönichwald: Gemeinderat (accessed on 28 May 2015).
- ^ Kleine Zeitung 30 December 2014: Beamter übernimmt Amt des Bürgermeisters (retrieved 19 April 2015)
External links
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- "Municipal data for Waldbach-Mönichwald". Statistik Austria.
- Gemeinde Waldbach-Mönichwald: official Internet page (accessed on 27 May 2015).