Kirchbach-Zerlach is since 2015 a municipality with 3,271 residents (as of 1 January 2016) in the Südoststeiermark District of Styria, Austria. In 2015 the municipality was called Kirchbach in der Steiermark.
The municipality of Kirchbach-Zerlach was formed as part of the Styria municipal structural reform,Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform. at the end of 2014, from the former towns of Kirchbach in Steiermark and Zerlach.§ 3 Abs. 9 Z 4 des Gesetzes vom 17. Dezember 2013 über die Neugliederung der Gemeinden des Landes Steiermark (Steiermärkisches Gemeindestrukturreformgesetz – StGsrG). Landesgesetzblatt für die Steiermark vom 2. April 2014. Nr. 31, Jahrgang 2014. . S. 4.
After a municipal council agreement, from 1 January 2016, the municipality bears the name "Kirchbach-Zerlach".87. Kundmachung der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung 15 Oktober 2015 über die Änderung des Gemeindenamens der im politischen Bezirk Südoststeiermark gelegenen Marktgemeinde „Kirchbach in der Steiermark" in „Kirchbach-Zerlach", LGBl., 20 October 2015.„Schon wieder neue Gemeinde-Namen" auf www.krone.at 13 October 2015, retrieved 21 October 2015.
Geography Municipalities arrangement The municipality territory includes the following 12 sections (populations as of 1 January 2015Einwohner nach Ortschaften (Excel-Datei, 766 KB); retrieved 29 July 2015.) and three cadastral communities (area 2015): Ortschaften
Breitenbuch (410) Dörfla (458) Glatzau (229) Kirchbach in Steiermark (853) Kittenbach (84) Kleinfrannach (180) Maierhofen (119) Maxendorf (190) Tagensdorf (19) Weißenbach (160) Zerlach (375) Ziprein (158)
Katastralgemeinden
Kirchbach in Steiermark (903.30 ha) Zerlach (2,381.82 ha) Ziprein (630.10 ha)
Demographics The area population has generally increased after 1869, as shown in the bar graph below.
Culture and sights
Politics Mayor The town mayor is Franz Löffler (ÖVP).
Further of the council, the 1st vice-mayor Anton Prödl (ÖVP), the 2nd vice-mayor Karl Süßmaier (Liste "Gemeinsam mehr bewegen"), the town treasurer Thomas Zach (ÖVP), and the board member Josef Luttenberger (ÖVP).Gemeinde Kirchbach in der Steiermark: Gemeinderat, retrieved 8 May 2015.
Municipal council The town council in 2015 had 21 members (prior 30 = 15 in Kirchbach + 15 in Zerlach) and convened with the following parties: 15 ÖVP 3 Liste "Gemeinsam mehr bewegen" 2 SPÖ 1 FPÖ
The last town election had the following results: Party 2015 2010 2005 2000 merged municipality Kirchbach Zerlach Kirchbach Zerlach Kirchbach Zerlach Stimmen % Mandate St. % M. St. % M. St. % M. St. % M. St. % M. St. % M. ÖVP 1488 66 15 551 53 8 1056 89 14 529 50 8 1024 85 13 594 59 10 947 83 13 SPÖ 196 9 2 197 19 3 137 11 1 166 16 2 186 15 2 65 6 1 x FPÖ 166 7 1 x 35 3 0 x 48 5 0 71 6 1 Die Grünen 48 2 0 x x x x x x Gemeinsam mehr Bewegen 349 16 3 x x x x x x United NamelistTown Kirchbach x 298 28 4 x 337 32 5 x x x Unabhängige Namensliste x x x x x x 120 12 2 Kirchbacher HeimatlisteWalter Patschok x x x x x x 174 17 2 Heimatliste Zerlach x x x x x x 121 11 1 Votes 2,260 1,061 1,472 1,077 1,438 1,007 1,307 Electoral participation 81% 81% 82% 82% 85% 82% 88% x = not candidate
References
External links
- collection of images, videos and audio files Gemeinde Kirchbach-Zerlach: Offizieller Internetauftritt der Gemeinde