Murfeld

Murfeld is the southernmost municipality of the Austrian province of Südoststeiermark.

Murfeld
Coat of arms
Murfeld
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°42′45″N 15°41′47″E
CountryAustria
StateStyria
DistrictSüdoststeiermark
Government
 • MayorWerner Grassl (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total24.21 km2 (9.35 sq mi)
Elevation
244 m (801 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,645
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8473, 8471, 8423
Area code+43 3472, +43 3453
Vehicle registrationSO
Websitewww.murfeld.at
Vischer - Topographia Ducatus Stiriae - 468 Weitersfeld bei Mureck
Weitersfeld an der Mur-Bf-02
Abtrennung Mühlbach
Brücke Schwarzaubach

(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).

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.

Neighbour municipalities

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,788—    
18801,899+6.2%
18901,924+1.3%
19001,847−4.0%
19101,934+4.7%
19231,920−0.7%
19341,944+1.2%
19391,833−5.7%
19511,899+3.6%
YearPop.±%
19611,731−8.8%
19711,809+4.5%
19811,727−4.5%
19911,695−1.9%
20011,704+0.5%
20121,666−2.2%
20131,682+1.0%
20151,655−1.6%

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:

  • FF Lichendof
  • FF Weitersfeld
  • FF Unterschwarza
  • FF Oberschwarza

Sports clubs
  • SVU Romann Murfeld
  • SG Oberschwarza
  • Sportgemeinschaft Seibersdorf
  • ESV Seibersdorf
  • ESV Unterschwarza
  • ESV Weitersfeld

Charity clubs
  • Murfelder Adventlauf

References
  1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.



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