Schwarzautal | |
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Coordinates: 46°49′48″N 15°40′48″E / 46.83000°N 15.68000°E | |
Country | Austria |
State | Styria |
District | Leibnitz |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alois Trummer (ÖVP) |
Area | |
• Total | 39.94 km2 (15.42 sq mi) |
Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 2,310 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 8421, 8413, 8422 |
Area code | +43 3184 |
Website | www.schwarzautal.gv.at |
Schwarzautal is a market town since 2015 with 2,299 residents (as of 1 January 2016) in the Leibnitz District of Styria, Austria.
The municipality was founded as part of the Styria municipal structural reform,[3] at the end of 2014, by merging the five former towns: Schwarzau im Schwarzautal, Wolfsberg im Schwarzautal, Breitenfeld am Tannenriegel, Hainsdorf im Schwarzautal and Mitterlabill.[4]
The towns Mitterlabill and Schwarzau im Schwarzautal lied in the political district Südoststeiermark, while the other towns lied in the district of Leibnitz. The boundaries of the districts and the judicial districts have been changed so that the new community is now fully in the district and jurisdiction Leibnitz.[5]
Until the end of 2012 the former municipalities Mitterlabill and Schwarzau im Schwarzautal lied in the Feldbach District and had the indicating plate letters "FB". From mid-2013 until the end of 2014, the letters "SO" were assigned, since 2015 "LB" indicates the Leibnitz district.