Edelschrott

Edelschrott
Municipality
Coat of arms
Edelschrott Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°01′25″N15°03′11″E / 47.02361°N 15.05306°E / 47.02361; 15.05306
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Voitsberg
Government
•  Mayor	Georg Preßler (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	87.8 km2 (33.9 sq mi)
Elevation	793 m (2,602 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01) [2]
• Total	1,735
• Density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8583
Area code	03145
Vehicle registration	VO
Website	www.edelschrott.at

Edelschrott is a municipality in the district of Voitsberg in the Austrian state of Styria.

Geography

Edelschrott lies halfway between Köflach and the Pack Pass.

Demographics

As of 2024, Edelschrott had a population of 1,632; 96.8% of whom held Austrian citizenship and 96.1% of whom were born in Austria.

The age group under 20 years old accounted for 15.6% of the population, those aged between 20 and 64 made up 56.4%, and individuals aged 65 and over comprised the remaining 28.0%. Women accounted for 48.8% of the population.

61.5% of foreign citizens held citizenship from another EU member state. When looking at individual countries, Germany accounts for the largest share of foreign nationals. ^{[3] [4]}

Politics

The municipal council (Gemeinderat) consists of 15 members. Since the 2025 local elections, it is made up of the following parties: ^[5]

• Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 13 seats
• Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 1 seat
• Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 1 seat

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.
3. "Bevölkerung zu Jahres-/Quartalsanfang". STATISTIK AUSTRIA (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2025-07-25.
4. "Ein Blick auf die Gemeinde". www.statistik.at. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
5. "Gemeinderatswahlen Steiermark 2025 - news.ORF.at". orf.at (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-25.