Country Austria District Südoststeiermark Area codes +43 3155 Elevation 272 m Local time Friday 1:58 PM Postal code 8350 | State Styria Time zone CET (UTC+1) Vehicle registration FB Area 29.61 km² Population 3,046 (1 Apr 2009) | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 51% Humidity | ||
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.
Contents
- Map of 8350 Fehring Austria
- Neighbouring municipalities
- Community structure
- History
- Coat of arms
- Twin towns
- References
Map of 8350 Fehring, Austria
Neighbouring municipalities
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.
Coat of arms
King Ferdinand granted arms in Augsburg at 8 July 1550.