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Country
  
Austria

District
  
Südoststeiermark

Postal codes
  
8473, 8471, 8423

Elevation
  
244 m

Local time
  
Wednesday 12:29 AM

State
  
Styria

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area codes
  
+43 3472, +43 3453

Area
  
24.22 km²

Population
  
1,705 (1 Apr 2009)

Murfeld

Weather
  
8°C, Wind W at 3 km/h, 86% Humidity

Murfeld is the southernmost municipality of the Austrian province of Südoststeiermark.

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Map of 8471 Murfeld, Austria

(Murfeld is also the name of a different place: a township in the Liebenau district of Graz.)

Murfeld municipality is known for its gorgeous landscape, the Murradwanderweg (a trail for bicycles along the River Mur), its agriculture, a tiny grocery store and the widely known Murfähre (a ferry across the River Mur).

Subdivisions

  • Lichendorf (494)
  • Oberschwarza (152)
  • Seibersdorf bei Sankt Veit (289)
  • Unterschwarza (213)
  • Weitersfeld (527)
  • Murfeld is the name of the municipality, it is not named after a settlement. Therefore, there is no town called Murfeld.

    Municipal Council

    The Municipal council consists of 15 members and since 2015 of the following mandates:

  • 6 ÖVP - sets the mayor
  • 5 Bürgerliste Murfeld - sets the financial representative
  • 3 SPÖ
  • 1 FPÖ
  • Fire department

    The fire department of Oberschwarza is responsible to guard Oberschwarza and Seibersdorf. In 2007 the fire departments of Oberschwarza and Unterschwarza finished constructing a new fire-station, which was built jointly by both fire departments. The following fire departments are present in Murfeld:

  • FF Lichendof
  • FF Weitersfeld
  • FF Unterschwarza
  • FF Oberschwarza
  • Sports clubs

  • SVU Romann Murfeld
  • SG Oberschwarza
  • Sportgemeinschaft Seibersdorf
  • ESV Seibersdorf
  • ESV Unterschwarza
  • ESV Weitersfeld
  • Charity clubs

  • Murfelder Adventlauf
  • References

    Murfeld Wikipedia