Söding-Sankt Johann Explained

Söding-Sankt Johann
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Coordinates:47°N 15.2897°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Styria
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Voitsberg
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Erwin Dirnberger
Elevation M:380
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8561, 8152, 8564, 8565
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:03137
Website:soeding-st-johann.gv.at – Website der Gemeinde

Söding-Sankt Johann is since 2015 a municipality with 4,043 residents (as of 1 January 2016) in Voitsberg District in Styria, Austria.

The municipality Söding-Sankt Johann was created as part of the Styria municipal structural reform,[1] at the end of 2014, by merging the former towns Söding and Sankt Johann-Köppling.[2]

The municipality includes the pilgrimage church of St Sebastian in Kleinsöding.[3]

Geography

Söding-Sankt Johann lies southwest of Graz.

Municipality arrangement

The municipality territory includes the following 10 sections (population as of 1 January 2016[4]):

The municipality consists of the Katastralgemeinden Großsöding, Hallersdorf, Hausdorf, Kleinsöding, Köppling, Moosing, Neudorf bei St. Johann, Pichling bei Mooskirchen and St. Johann ob Hohenburg.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gemeindestrukturreform.steiermark.at/cms/beitrag/11558627/69294537 Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform
  2. https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/LgblAuth/LGBLA_ST_20140411_42/LGBLA_ST_20140411_42.pdfsig Kundmachung
  3. Bernhard Windisch: Sebastianikirche: Renovierung 2019. (PDF) In: Gemeindezeitung Söding-Sankt Johann. pp. 12–13, Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  4. http://www.statistik.at/wcm/idc/idcplg?IdcService=GET_PDF_FILE&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=103419 Statistik Austria, Bevölkerung am 1.1.2016 nach Ortschaften