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13-553: The municipality, Pöls-Oberkurzheim, was created as part of the Styria municipal structural reform , at the end of 2014, by merging the former market town Pöls with the municipality Oberkurzheim . The municipality territory includes the following 21 sections (populations as of 1 January 2015): The municipality consists of the six Katastralgemeinden Allerheiligen, Enzersdorf, Oberkurzheim , Pöls , Thalheim and Unterzeiring . The municipality formed, together with Pusterwald and Pölstal,

26-412: A decrease of 255. Though the main parts of the reform didn't come into effect until 1 January 2015, several changes happened before then: On 1 January 2013, the former Gemeinden (municipalities) of Buch-Geiseldorf and Sankt Magdalena am Lemberg were merged as the new municipality Buch-St. Magdalena . Likewise, the former municipalities of Gai and Hafning bei Trofaiach were incorporated into

39-601: Is a town in the southeast of the Austrian state of Styria , near the Slovenian and Hungarian border. It is located in the valley around the river Raab . With 13,421 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2023), Feldbach is the fifth largest town in Styria. Findings from the Neolithic period prove the early existence of a settlement in the area where Feldbach is now located. The name "Feldbach"

52-550: The City of Graz by incorporating several neighboring municipalities into it, but these plans were not carried out. After the reform, 251 old community names remained (though some of these names were now held by expanded municipalities). The names of Kirchbach in der Steiermark and Neumarkt in der Steiermark merely added the definite article " der ". Many new municipal names were either shortenings of old names, or combinations of old names. One new municipality, Sankt Barbara im Mürztal ,

65-670: The Hajduks (which accompanied the attacking Ottoman Turks ) destroyed the whole town, except the Tabor hill, a closed fortification with several gates was built. Feldbach experienced a major economic upswing after the Hungarian Western railroad was opened in 1873. At the same time the nearby spa Bad Gleichenberg became well known. During World War I a prisoner-of-war camp existed in Feldbach. Source: This Styria location article

78-486: The core term of two. Kirchberg in der Steiermark and Neumarkt in der Steiermark 's names were only changed by adding the article " der ". For Feistritztal , Pölstal and St. Barbara in Mürztal entirely new names were chosen for the new municipality. For Hieflau and others, the district boundaries have been moved. Feldbach, Styria Feldbach ( German pronunciation: [ˈfɛltˌbax] ; Slovene : Vrbna )

91-413: The left column in each case twice, because their territory has been divided in two municipalities. In the second column, the former entire population is shown, but only the relevant part was added into the new sum. Gnas was reconstituted from most parts (9 municipalities + 1 local part), and furthermore only Feldbach and Neumarkt in der Steiermark , from 7 parts each. The new municipalities mostly took

104-433: The municipality Trofaiach . Both were done before the actual reform, reducing the number of municipalities in Styria to 539. In total, 385 of the old municipalities were affected in some way (by inclusion of other municipalities or parts of municipalities, territorial changes or resolution), and 157 municipalities (about 55% of the new municipalities) remained unchanged. Leading up to the reform, there were plans to expand

117-416: The name of only one of the old municipalities that they were created from. In 21 cases, two old names (or parts of old names) were put together with a hyphen, new names were created by rewording ( Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße , Leutschach an der Weinstraße, Pischelsdorf am Kulm, Sankt Georgen am Kreischberg , Sankt Veit in der Südsteiermark) or by simplifying (Aflenz, Krakau, Oberwölz, Schwarzautal, Sölk) from

130-417: The tourism agency "Region Pölstal". The base is in the town Pölstal. Steierm%C3%A4rkische Gemeindestrukturreform 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 municipalities from 542 to 287. The reform

143-467: Was first mentioned in 1188 as "Velwinbach". A parish exists since 1232. In 1469, Feldbach was devastated by rebellious troops. This is probably the reason why the Feldbach Tabor  [ de ] , a medieval fortress , was built. In the 15th century, Feldbach was the setting of many conflicts between rival aristocratic families which caused destruction and pillages in the town. Finally, after

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156-542: Was intended to reduce costs and ease election of new town officials. The terms of the reform is formalized in the Styrian Municipality Structural Reform Act. (StGsrG). The law was adopted on December 17, 2013 by the Landtag of Styria  [ de ] , and promulgated on April 2, 2014. As a result of the reform, the number of municipalities in Styria was reduced from 542 to 287 municipalities,

169-708: Was named for the patron saint of miners , as it was a merger of three old municipalities that were roughly equal in population and importance. As of October 2016, the reform has created 36 new town names, which are not just the largest of the former towns in each merger. The new names of municipalities include: From the formerly 539 independent communities (as of December 2014), these 287 new municipalities were formed on 1 January 2015 (157 unchanged municipalities are highlighted as dark gray, while 251 community names that continue to exist exactly, are in bold) [52] The five municipalities Kohlberg , Limbach bei Neudau , Oberstorcha , Schlag bei Thalberg and Stocking are listed in

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