Murfeld

Murfeld
Murfeld
Former municipality
	Coat of arms
	Murfeld Location within Austria
	Coordinates: 46°42′45″N 15°41′47″E / 46.71250°N 15.69639°E
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Südoststeiermark
Area
• Total	24.21 km2 (9.35 sq mi)
Elevation	244 m (801 ft)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	1,645
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8473, 8471, 8423
Area code	+43 3472, +43 3453
Vehicle registration	SO
Website	www.murfeld.at

Murfeld was the southernmost municipality of the Austrian district of Südoststeiermark. As of January 1, 2020, the Municipality was split between the Municipalities of Sankt Veit am Vogau (new code 61060) (to the north) and Straß in Steiermark (new code 61061), to the east, in the district of Leibnitz. The Catastral Subdivision of Seibersdorf bei Sankt Veit (289) merged with Sankt Veit am Vogau. The Catastral Subdivisions of Lichendorf (494), Oberschwarza (152), Unterschwarza (213) and Weitersfeld (527) merged with Straß in Steiermark.^[3]

(Murfeld is also the name of a different place: a township in the Liebenau district of Graz.)

Murfeld municipality is known for its gorgeous landscape, the Murradwanderweg (a trail for bicycles along the River Mur), its agriculture, a tiny grocery store and the widely known Murfähre (a ferry across the River Mur).

Former Subdivisions

Lichendorf (494)
Oberschwarza (152)
Seibersdorf bei Sankt Veit (289)
Unterschwarza (213)
Weitersfeld (527)

Murfeld is the name of the municipality, it is not named after a settlement. Therefore, there is no town called Murfeld.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,788	—
1880	1,899	+6.2%
1890	1,924	+1.3%
1900	1,847	−4.0%
1910	1,934	+4.7%
1923	1,920	−0.7%
1934	1,944	+1.2%
1939	1,833	−5.7%
1951	1,899	+3.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1961	1,731	−8.8%
1971	1,809	+4.5%
1981	1,727	−4.5%
1991	1,695	−1.9%
2001	1,704	+0.5%
2012	1,666	−2.2%
2013	1,682	+1.0%
2015	1,655	−1.6%

Politics

Municipal Council

The Municipal council consists of 15 members and since 2015 of the following mandates:

6 ÖVP - sets the mayor
5 Bürgerliste Murfeld - sets the financial representative
3 SPÖ
1 FPÖ

Communities and organisations

Fire department

The fire department of Oberschwarza is responsible to guard Oberschwarza and Seibersdorf. In 2007 the fire departments of Oberschwarza and Unterschwarza finished constructing a new fire-station, which was built jointly by both fire departments. The following fire departments are present in Murfeld: