Sankt Lambrecht
Sankt Lambrecht | ||
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Postal code 8813 | ||
Area code | +43 3585 | |
Vehicle registration | MU | |
Website | www.stlambrecht.at |
Sankt Lambrecht is a
Benedictine monasteries in Austria. The monastery complex and its gardens are part of the Zirbitzkogel-Grebenzen nature park
.
In the course of a Styrian administrative reform, the former municipality of Sankt Blasen merged into Sankt Lambrecht with effect from 1 January 2015.
Geography
The
Carinthian border. At a height of 1,028 m (3,373 ft) above sea level, Sankt Lambrecht is the highest situated market town in Styria. Trades practiced here are woodworking (windows, furniture, chairs), a dynamite
factory (explosives, military products), and tourism.
The municipal area comprises the cadastral communities of Sankt Lambrecht and Sankt Blasen.
History
The Benedictine abbey was established in 1076 by the Margraves of Styria. A first Romanesque basilica was consecrated in 1160, after a blaze it was rebuilt in the preserved Gothic hall church style until 1421.
After the Austrian Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, one for male inmates and one for females.
Politics
Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2015 local elections:
- Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 8
- Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 5
- Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 2
Sister city / Twin city
The city is twinned with:
- Lukovica
References
- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.