Fehring

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.

For the surname, see Fehring (surname).
Fehring
Coat of arms of Fehring
Coat of arms
Fehring is located in Austria
Fehring
Fehring
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°56′00″N 16°01′00″E
CountryAustria
StateStyria
DistrictSüdoststeiermark
Government
 • MayorJohann Winkelmaier (ÖVP)
Area
[1]
 • Total87.08 km2 (33.62 sq mi)
Elevation
272 m (892 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total7,284
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8350
Area code+43 3155
Vehicle registrationFB
Websitewww.fehring.at
Relic of the Tabor
Form south west side
Fehring 1820, Lith. J.F. Kaiser

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.

Transportation

Fehring railway station is the terminus for S3 services from Graz on the Steirische Ostbahn.

Coat of arms

King Ferdinand granted arms in Augsburg at 8 July 1550.

Austrian stamp of 10 kreuzer in 1858

Twin towns

References
  1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.


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