Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße is a municipality with 2,623 residents (as of 1 January 2016) in the Leibnitz District of Styria, Austria.
Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße | |
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 Location within Leibnitz district | |
  Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′35″N 15°35′04″E / 46.72639°N 15.58444°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Leibnitz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin Wratschko (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.25 km2 (7.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 258 m (846 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 2,558 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8461 |
| Area code | 03453 |
| Website | www.ehrenhausen.at |
The municipality, Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße, was formed as part of the Styria municipal structural reform,[3] at the end of 2014, by merging the former towns Ehrenhausen, Berghausen, Ratsch an der Weinstraße and Retznei.[4]
The municipality formed with Arnfels, Leutschach an der Weinstraße, Oberhaag and Straß in Steiermark, the tourism agency "Die südsteirische Weinstraße" based in Leutschach an der Weinstraße.[5]
Geography
editMunicipality arrangement
editThe municipality territory includes the following eight sections (populations as of 2015[6]):
- Ehrenhausen (1,101)
- Ewitsch (393)
- Ottenberg (110)
- Ratsch an der Weinstraße (328)
- Retznei (382)
- Unterlupitscheni (28)
- Wielitsch (217)
- Zieregg (16)
The municipality consists of seven Katastralgemeinden (areas 2015[7]):
- Ehrenhausen (305.64 ha or 755.3 acres)
- Ewitsch (223.00 ha or 551.0 acres)
- Ottenberg (279.38 ha)
- Ratsch (550.59 ha)
- Retznei (153.95 ha)
- Unterlupitscheni (177.08 ha)
- Wielitsch (340.97 ha or 842.6 acres)
Demographics
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Politics
editMayor
editMartin Wratschko (ÖVP) was elected in the constituent session of the town council on 16 April 2015 as Bürgermeister.[8] Wratschko was until the end of 2014, the mayor of the former municipality Ehrenhausen.
The municipality also includes: vice-mayor Johannes Zweytick (ÖVP) and town treasurer Detlef Gruber (SPÖ).[8] Zweytick was, before 1 January 2015, the commissioner at the start of the newly merged municipality.
Municipal council
editThe municipal council consists of 15 members. After the results of the 2015 election, the council convened with the following:[8]
The last election brought the following results:
| Partei | 2015 | 2010 | |||||||||||||
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| Großgemeinde | Ehrenhausen | Berghausen | Ratsch | Retznei | |||||||||||
| Stimmen | % | Mandate | St. | % | M. | St. | % | M. | St. | % | M. | St. | % | M. | |
| ÖVP | 905 | 54 | 8 | 545 | 73 | 11 | 301 | 68 | 6 | 219 | 70 | 7 | 91 | 32 | 3 |
| SPÖ | 616 | 37 | 6 | 185 | 25 | 4 | 140 | 32 | 3 | 92 | 30 | 2 | 185 | 64 | 6 |
| FPÖ | 119 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | not candidate | not candidate | 11 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Die Grünen | 44 | 3 | 0 | not candidate | not candidate | not candidate | not candidate | ||||||||
| Wahlberechtigte | 2,158 | 880 | 549 | 348 | 347 | ||||||||||
| Wahlbeteiligung | 79% | 86% | 82% | 93% | 84% | ||||||||||
Gallery
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Mausoleum des Ruprecht von Eggenberg in Ehrenhausen -
Schloss Ehrenhausen -
Georgischlössl in Ehrenhausen -
The South Styrian wine route (Grenzland-Weinstraße) straddles the border of Austria and Slovenia (the white markings indicate the border).
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.
- ^ Kundmachung der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung vom 3 Oktober 2013 über die Vereinigung der Marktgemeinde Ehrenhausen und der Gemeinden Berghausen, Ratsch an der Weinstraße und Retznei, alle politischer Bezirk Leibnitz. Steiermärkisches Landesgesetzblatt 14 October 2013. Nr. 102, 28. Stück. ZDB-ID 705127-x. S. 556.
- ^ Grazer Zeitung. Amtsblatt für die Steiermark. 30 December 2014, 210. Jahrgang, 52. Stück. Nr. 302. ZDB-ID 1291268-2 S. 624–625.
- ^ Einwohner nach Ortschaften (Excel file, 766 KB); retrieved 29 July 2015/
- ^ Katastralgemeinden Stmk. 2015 (Excel file, 128 KB); retrieved 29 July 2015
- ^ a b c Gemeinde Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße: Gemeinderat, retrieved 8 June 2015
External links
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- Marktgemeinde Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße: Offizieller Internetauftritt der Gemeinde, retrieved on 8 June 2014 (in German).