Fernitz-Mellach

Place in Styria, Austria

46°58′27″N 15°29′54″E / 46.97417°N 15.49833°E / 46.97417; 15.49833CountryAustriaStateStyriaDistrictGraz-UmgebungGovernment

• AmtsleiterRobert WinklerArea

^[1]

• Total20.54 km² (7.93 sq mi)Population

()

Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

8072, 8410

Area code03135Websitewww.fernitz-mellach.gv.at

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]

Geography

Geographical layout

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

The municipality territory includes the following five sections (population as of 1 January 2015^[4]):

Dillach (365)
Enzelsdorf (294)
Fernitz (2954)
Gnaning (402)
Mellach (595)

and consists of the Katastralgemeinden Fernitz, Gnaning and Mellach.

History

The municipality was founded on 1 January 2015 by merger of the municipality areas of Fernitz and Mellach.

References

^ "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.