Fernitz-Mellach

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Fernitz-Mellach
Municipality
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Fernitz-Mellach
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°58′27″N15°29′54″E / 46.97417°N 15.49833°E / 46.97417; 15.49833
Country Austria
State Styria
District Graz-Umgebung
Government
 •  Mayor Robert Winkler
Area
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 • Total
20.54 km2 (7.93 sq mi)
Population
 ()
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8072, 8410
Area code 03135
Websitewww.fernitz-mellach.gv.at

Fernitz-Mellach is since 2015 a municipality with 4,654 residents (as of 1 January 2016) in Styria, Austria. It lies in the south of Graz-Umgebung District. The municipality was founded as part of the Styria municipal structural reform, [2] at the end of 2014, by merging the former towns Fernitz and Mellach. [3]

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Geography

Geographical layout

Fernitz-Mellach is located in the south part of the Graz-Umgebung District, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Graz. The municipality runs along the Mur River.

Municipality arrangement

The municipality territory includes the following five sections (population as of 1 January 2015 [4] ):

and consists of the Katastralgemeinden Fernitz, Gnaning and Mellach.

History

The municipality was founded on 1 January 2015 by merger of the municipality areas of Fernitz and Mellach.

References

  1. ↑ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform.
  3. ↑ § 3 Abs. 3 Z 2 des Gesetzes vom 17. Dezember 2013 über die Neugliederung der Gemeinden des Landes Steiermark (Steiermärkisches Gemeindestrukturreformgesetz – StGsrG). Landesgesetzblatt für die Steiermark, of 2 April 2014. Nr. 31, Jahrgang 2014. ZDB-ID   705127-x. p. 3.
  4. ↑ "Statistik Austria, Bevölkerung am 1.1.2015 nach Ortschaften". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
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