Turnau is a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

at the foot of the

Hochschwab The Hochschwab in the Upper Styria is a mountain, , and the highest summit in the eponymous mountain range. Location The summit of the Hochschwab is a flat, rock and grass-covered dome, that may easily be climbed from the Schiestlhaus () to ...

in the

Styria Styria ( ; ; ; ) is an Austrian Federal states of Austria, state in the southeast of the country. With an area of approximately , Styria is Austria's second largest state, after Lower Austria. It is bordered to the south by Slovenia, and cloc ...

n District of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag.

Boroughs

Turnau has five boroughs: Turnau, Göriach, Seewiesen, Stübming, and Thal.

Politics

Turnau's mayor is Stefan Hofer of the

SPÖ The Social Democratic Party of Austria ( , SPÖ) is a social democratic political party in Austria. Founded in 1889 as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria (, SDAPÖ) and later known as the Socialist Party of Austria () from 1945 unt ...

. In its municipal council (15 seats) the party mandates are as follows: * 7

* 7 ÖVP * 1

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References

Cities and towns in Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District {{Styria-geo-stub