Sankt Veit am Vogau

Sankt Veit am Vogau is a former municipality in the district of Leibnitz in Styria, Austria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Sankt Veit in der Südsteiermark.[2]

Sankt Veit am Vogau
Coat of arms
Sankt Veit am Vogau
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°44′52″N 15°37′36″E
CountryAustria
StateStyria
DistrictLeibnitz
Government
 • MayorManfred Tatzl (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total25.9 km2 (10.0 sq mi)
Elevation
262−297 m (−712 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2016)[1]
 • Total1,918
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8423
Area code03453
Vehicle registrationLB
Websitewww.st-veit-vogau.gv.at

Homophobia and Islamophobia

In March 2013 the small town created a large nationwide publicity, when the town's mayor, Manfred Tatzl from ÖVP told falter.at in an interview, "Wir sind hier auf dem Land, Homosexualität verurteilt ein jeder." ("We are living in a rural area, everybody here condemns homosexuality.") and added, "[es gebe] "Gott sei Dank" keine Muslime im Ort" (there were, "Thank God, [...] no muslims in town.")[3] in order to defend the town's reverend Karl Tropper, who had been preaching against homosexuality and Islam for years.[4]

References
  1. Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2016) for Sankt Veit am Vogau.
  2. Die neue Gemeindestruktur der Steiermark
  3. falter.at
  4. kurier.at



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