Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße is a municipality with 2,623 residents (as of 1 January 2016) in the Leibnitz District of Styria, Austria.
The municipality, Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße, was formed as part of the Styria municipal structural reform,Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform. at the end of 2014, by merging the former towns Ehrenhausen, Berghausen, Ratsch an der Weinstraße and Retznei.Kundmachung der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung vom 3 Oktober 2013 über die Vereinigung der Marktgemeinde Ehrenhausen und der Gemeinden Berghausen, Ratsch an der Weinstraße und Retznei, alle politischer Bezirk Leibnitz. Steiermärkisches Landesgesetzblatt 14 October 2013. Nr. 102, 28. Stück. . S. 556.
The municipality formed with Arnfels, Leutschach an der Weinstraße, Oberhaag and Straß in Steiermark, the tourism agency "Die südsteirische Weinstraße" based in Leutschach an der Weinstraße.Grazer Zeitung. Amtsblatt für die Steiermark. 30 December 2014, 210. Jahrgang, 52. Stück. Nr. 302. S. 624–625.
Geography Municipality arrangement The municipality territory includes the following eight sections (populations as of 2015Einwohner nach Ortschaften (Excel file, 766 KB); retrieved 29 July 2015/): Ehrenhausen (1,101) Ewitsch (393) Ottenberg (110) Ratsch an der Weinstraße (328) Retznei (382) Unterlupitscheni (28) Wielitsch (217) Zieregg (16)
The municipality consists of seven Katastralgemeinden (areas 2015Katastralgemeinden Stmk. 2015 (Excel file, 128 KB); retrieved 29 July 2015): Ehrenhausen () Ewitsch () Ottenberg (279.38 ha) Ratsch (550.59 ha) Retznei (153.95 ha) Unterlupitscheni (177.08 ha) Wielitsch ()
Demographics
Politics Mayor Martin Wratschko (ÖVP) was elected in the constituent session of the town council on 16 April 2015 as Bürgermeister.Gemeinde Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße: Gemeinderat, retrieved 8 June 2015 Wratschko was until the end of 2014, the mayor of the former municipality Ehrenhausen.
The municipality also includes: vice-mayor Johannes Zweytick (ÖVP) and town treasurer Detlef Gruber (SPÖ). Zweytick was, before 1 January 2015, the commissioner at the start of the newly merged municipality.
Municipal council The municipal council consists of 15 members. After the results of the 2015 election, the council convened with the following: 8 Mandate ÖVP 6 Mandate SPÖ 1 Mandat FPÖ
The last election brought the following results: Partei 2015 2010 Großgemeinde Ehrenhausen Berghausen Ratsch Retznei Stimmen % Mandate St. % M. St. % M. St. % M. St. % M. ÖVP 905 54 8 545 73 11 301 68 6 219 70 7 91 32 3 SPÖ 616 37 6 185 25 4 140 32 3 92 30 2 185 64 6 FPÖ 119 7 1 14 2 0 not candidate not candidate 11 4 0 Die Grünen 44 3 0 not candidate not candidate not candidate not candidate Wahlberechtigte 2,158 880 549 348 347 Wahlbeteiligung 79% 86% 82% 93% 84%
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References
External links
Marktgemeinde Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße: Offizieller Internetauftritt der Gemeinde, retrieved on 8 June 2014 .