Fehring
Fehring is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in Styria, Austria. The landscape is rolling hills cut by the valley of the Raab. Fehring is on a socket some metres above the valley floor. The town is bordered to the east by Burgenland.
Fehring | |
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Coat of arms | |
Fehring Location within Austria | |
Coordinates: 46°56′00″N 16°01′00″E | |
Country | Austria |
State | Styria |
District | Südoststeiermark |
Government | |
• Mayor | Johann Winkelmaier (ÖVP) |
Area | |
• Total | 87.08 km2 (33.62 sq mi) |
Elevation | 272 m (892 ft) |
Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 7,284 |
• Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 8350 |
Area code | +43 3155 |
Vehicle registration | FB |
Website | www.fehring.at |
Neighbouring municipalities
- In the north: Johnsdorf-Brunn and Hohenbrugg-Weinberg
- In the east: Sankt Martin an der Raab and Mühldorf
- In the south: Kapfenstein
- In the west: Pertlstein
Community structure
The municipality Fehring consists of the villages Hirtzenrigel, Höflach, Petzelsdorf, Petersdorf and Schiefer.
History
The first mention of Fehring is with 40 homesteads in a document from Ottokar of 1265th. The district Petzelsdorf is already mentioned in the Babenberger Urbar 1220th. Fehring was founded as a marketplace and Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria awarded the market law. A parish has been documented in Fehring since 1305.
There have been a lot of wars and fights around Fehring, therefore a tabor was built in the 15th century.
Transportation
Fehring railway station is the terminus for S3 services from Graz on the Steirische Ostbahn.
References
- "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.