Seiersberg-Pirka is a municipality with 12,112 residents (as of 1 January 2023), and after
Gratwein-Straßengel
Since 2015 Gratwein-Straßengel () is a market town in the Graz-Umgebung District of Styria, Austria. The town took effect as part of the Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform, Styria municipal structural reform,
from the end of 2014 with the me ...
, the 2nd-largest municipality of
Graz-Umgebung District
Bezirk Graz-Umgebung (, lit. ''Graz Surroundings'') is a Districts of Austria, district of the States of Austria, state of Styria in Austria. It forms a continuous ring around Graz, the capital city of Styria and also the seat of the Districts of A ...
in
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 ...
, Austria.
It was created as part of the
Styria municipal structural reform
The Styria municipal structural reform (German: ''Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform'') was a local government reform in the Austrian state of Styria, which was made effective January 1, 2015. The reform nearly halved the number of Styrian ...
,
at the end of 2014, by merging the former independent towns
Seiersberg
Seiersberg is a former municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform
The Styria municipal structural reform (German: ''Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform'' ...
und
Pirka
Pirka is a former municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Seiersberg-Pirka
Seiersberg-Pirka is a municipality with 12,112 r ...
.
Geography
Geographical layout
The municipality borders at north to the capital city,
Graz
Graz () is the capital of the Austrian Federal states of Austria, federal state of Styria and the List of cities and towns in Austria, second-largest city in Austria, after Vienna. On 1 January 2025, Graz had a population of 306,068 (343,461 inc ...
; Seiersberg-Pirka lies southwest of Graz and has grown together with it. The town lies mainly in
Grazer Becken Grazer may refer to:
*grazer, an animal that grazes
*Grazers (Christianity), a category of Christian hermits who lived naked and nourished themselves solely on plants
*Grazer, a native or inhabitant of Graz
Astronomy
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basin in
Weststeiermark.
Municipality arrangement
The municipality territory includes the following six sections (populations as of January 2023):
* Bischofegg (103)
* Neupirka (181)
* Neuwindorf (368)
*
Pirka
Pirka is a former municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Seiersberg-Pirka
Seiersberg-Pirka is a municipality with 12,112 r ...
(2427)
*
Seiersberg
Seiersberg is a former municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform
The Styria municipal structural reform (German: ''Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform'' ...
(8230) including Neuseiersberg and Gedersberg
* Windorf (803)
The municipal area covers two
Katastralgemeinde
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n:
*
Pirka-Eggenberg ()
*
Seiersberg
Seiersberg is a former municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform
The Styria municipal structural reform (German: ''Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform'' ...
()
Economy and infrastructure
Seiersberg-Pirka is one of the richest communities in Austria due to the proximity to Graz. The shopping area of Seiersberg, is the second-largest shopping center in Austria, and a large number of commercial zones are located in the municipal area. The community is connected to the Pyhrn highway A 9 through the junction at Seiersberg. In addition, the municipality by bus lines is composite to Graz-Köflach Railway and bus operation and the Holding Graz (GVB) opened up.
Safety
In Seiersberg-Pirka, the District Police Command of Graz-Umgebung is located, together with the connected Polizeiinspektion and area control center. The police are locally responsible for the municipality Seiersberg-Pirka and for cadastral Mantscha of the municipality
Hitzendorf
Hitzendorf is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria.
Subdivisions
It comprises Altenberg, Altreiteregg, Berndorf, Doblegg, Hitzendorf, Höllberg, Holzberg, Mayersdorf, Michlbach, Neureiteregg, Niederberg, ...
.
Culture and sights
The Schloßberg-Schattenturm tower, in a roundabout at the motorway junction, which was located behind the clock tower on the occasion of the capital of culture in 2003, was sold to the municipality and set up there.
Politics
Until the municipal elections in 2015, the municipality was led by the former mayor of Seiersberg, Werner Baumann (SPÖ) as government commissioner, supported by the former mayor of Pirka, Thomas Göttfried (SPÖ) and the former second mayor of Seiersberg, Günter Grain. Since the election in 2015, Werner Baumann (SPÖ) is mayor.
Coat of arms
AUT Seiersberg COA.jpg, Seiersberg
Wappen Pirka.gif, Pirka
Both former towns had a town crest. By way of the merger, they lost their official validity on 1 January 2015. The authorization of the new crest for the fusion community followed into effect on 23 September 2016.
112. Verlautbarung der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung vom 15. September 2016 über die Verleihung des Rechtes zur Führung eines Gemeindewappens an die Gemeinde Seiersberg-Pirka (politischer Bezirk Graz-Umgebung)
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The blazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct an accurate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The visual d ...
reads:
: "In a four-part shield, at upper right on silver the black vine, with blue grapes and green leaves, hanging from the dividing line, a silvery twelfth bishop's staff growing from the dividing line, at lower left growing a silver twelve-spoke cartwheel on red, at lower right on silver a black ox yoke."
Notable people
In the town Windorf lived the Renner-Buben, part of an artist-family and airship
An airship, dirigible balloon or dirigible is a type of aerostat (lighter-than-air) aircraft that can navigate through the air flying powered aircraft, under its own power. Aerostats use buoyancy from a lifting gas that is less dense than the ...
pilots.
References
External links
Webseite der Gemeinde
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Cities and towns in Graz-Umgebung District