Spielberg, Styria
Coat of Arms | Map |
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Coat of Arms of Spielberg | Map of Austria with the Position of Spielberg |
General information | |
Federal State: | Steiermark |
Bezirk: | Knittelfeld |
Area: | 22.23 km² |
Population: | 4.875 |
Population density: | 219/km² |
Elevation: | 660 m |
Postal code: | A-8724 (also: A-8720) |
Area code: | +43 3512 |
Location: | 47°12′N 14°47′E / 47.200°N 14.783°E |
Community Identification Number: | 60914 |
Address of the City Hall: |
Marktpassage 1 A-8724 Spielberg |
Website: | http://www.spielberg.at |
e-mail: | [email protected] |
Politics | |
Mayor: | Dir. Kurt Binderbauer (SPÖ) |
Municipal council: | 21 members: 14 SPÖ, 4 ÖVP, 2 FPÖ, 1 Greens |
Spielberg is a Marktgemeinde located in the Bezirk Knittelfeld in Styria, Austria.
General
The township Spielberg, with a population of about 5000 habitants, is located northern the Mur in the east of the Aichfeld, between the cities Zeltweg and Knittelfeld. The municipal area of Knittelfeld is grown together with a part of the township. Since 1986 Spielberg is a Marktgemeinde. Within the district you can find both municipal and countrified mintages.
Structure
The township is composed of 9 Katastralgemeinden. Pausendorf with 1500 habitants is the major Katastralgemeinde. The Katastralgemeinde Spielberg whereas is just a little part of the township but gives the whole municipality its name.
- Einhörn
- Laing
- Lind
- Maßweg
- Pausendorf
- Sachendorf
- Schönberg
- Spielberg
- Weyern
Politics
The dominating position of the SPÖ in the township consits foremost since 1960, when the countrified township became a municipal municipality mostly because a lot of industry firms above all the Austria Antriebstechnik AG (ATB) lowered in the township.
Economy
Spielberg is the place where the A1-Ring (formerly known as Österreichring) is located. From 1970 until 1987 and from 1997 until 2003 the Austrian_Grand_Prix took place there.
External Links
- official website
- ATB (Spielberg's most important employer)
- Regionalbus Aichfeld (puplic transportation in Spielberg)