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]
Fernitz-Mellach | |
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 View of Fernitz | |
  Fernitz-Mellach Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 46°58′27″N 15°29′54″E / 46.97417°N 15.49833°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Graz-Umgebung |
| Government | |
| • Amtsleiter | Robert Winkler |
| Area | |
| • 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 |
| Website | www.fernitz-mellach.gv.at |
Geography edit
Geographical layout edit
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 edit
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 edit
The municipality was founded on 1 January 2015 by merger of the municipality areas of Fernitz and Mellach.
References edit
- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform.
- ^ § 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.
- ^ "Statistik Austria, Bevölkerung am 1.1.2015 nach Ortschaften". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
External links edit
- "Municipal data for Fernitz-Mellach". Statistik Austria. - collection of videos, documents