Stadl-Predlitz is a municipality in the Murau District of Styria, Austria. It was created as part of the Styria municipal structural reform,Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform. at the end of 2014, by merging the former towns Stadl an der Mur and Predlitz-Turrach.§ 3 Abs. 7 Z 3 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. . p. 3.
Geography
Municipality arrangement The municipality territory includes the following seven sections (populations as of January 2015Statistik Austria, Bevölkerung am 1.1.2015 nach Ortschaften): Einach (235) Paal (127) Predlitz (380) Sonnberg (81) Stadl an der Mur (448) Steindorf (297) Turrach (150)
The municipality consists of three Katastralgemeinden (areas 2015Katastralgemeinden Stmk. 2015 (Excel-Datei, 128 KB); accessed on 29 July 2015): Einach () Predlitz () Stadl ()
Neighboring municipalities The municipality borders on one Styrian, three Salzburger, and six Kärntner municipalities (TA = Tamsweg District, SV = Sankt Veit an der Glan District, FE = Feldkirchen District, SP = Spittal an der Drau District).
Incorporations In 1969 the independent municipalities Einach and Predlitz were joined into municipality Predlitz-Turrach. In 2015 the municipalities Stadl an der Mur and Predlitz-Turrach were joined into new municipality Stadl-Predlitz.
Demographics
Culture and sights
Saints Primus and Felician church in Predlitz. A Romanesque church that was expanded to the west in 1707/1709 and whose choir was built around 1452.
Politics
Municipal council The prior elections brought the following results: Partei 2015Stadl-Predlitz 2010Stadl an der Mur and Predlitz-Turrach Votes % Mandate Votes % Mandate SPÖ 507 39,73 % 6 578 42,38 % 9 + 2 ÖVP 429 33,62 % 5 504 36,95 % 5 + 4 FPÖ 340 26,65 % 4 282 20,67 % 1 + 3 Wahlbeteiligung 85.2% The ÖVP held with Johannes Rauter as mayor.
Wappen Crests of former towns
The granting of the town crest came into effect on 10 January 2016.130. Verlautbarung der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung vom 17. Dezember 2015 über die Verleihung des Rechtes zur Führung eines Gemeindewappens an die Gemeinde Stadl-Predlitz (politischer Bezirk Murau), accessed on 2 January 2016 The blazon (crest description) reads: "In a diagonal-split shield, at lower left on silver a black wheeled Bessemerburner with three red flames, at upper right on green a silver capped window Salzstadl with a blue Schwert."
Notable people Erich Moser (born 1948), former mayor of Stadl an der Mur and Bundesrat
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