Oberwölz

Oberwölz
Oberwölz
	Oberwölz Location within Austria
	Coordinates: 47°12′10″N 14°16′51″E / 47.20278°N 14.28083°E
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Murau
Government
• Mayor	Hannes Schmidhofer (ÖVP)
Area
• Total	210.29 km2 (81.19 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	2,960
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8831, 8832
Area code	03581, 03587
Website	Homepage der Region Oberwölz

Oberwölz is a city since 2015 in the Murau District of Styria, Austria. The city was founded as part of the Styria municipal structural reform,^[3]at the end of 2014, with the merger of the former independent municipalities Oberwölz Stadt, Oberwölz Umgebung, Schönberg-Lachtal and Winklern bei Oberwölz, whereby the new municipality became ranked as a city ("Stadtgemeinde").^[4]

Geography

The city territory includes the following eleven sections (populations as of 1 Jan 2015^[5]):

The municipality consists of the Katastralgemeinden Hinterburg, Oberwölz, Raiming, Salchau, Schönberg, Schöttl and Winklern.

Hauptplatz: from the Middle Ages
Stadtmauer und Wehrtürme: the city walls, three city gates, and the defense towers are constructed
Spitalskirche church (Filialkirche hl. Sigismund beim Spital): built under Bishop Nikodemus della Scala (1421–1443). The inscription, under the master builder bust, reads with the name "Hans Jersleben". After the fire of 1480, there was renovation of the vaulted ceiling and tracery windows. Remarkable stonework at the gallery until 1500.

Fischsee-Wasserfall, waterfall from the Fischsee lake in the Kar der Schöttl Alm
Glattjochkapelle chapel
Eselsberger Alm
Rastplatz der Gemeinde Oberwölz Umgebung: In the year 2006, it was built near the Lindwurm-Station of the Rundwanderweges Sagenhaftes Wölzertal. The granite blocks of the Rastplatz (see photo) symbolize 4 Katastralgemeinden (Salchau, Schöttl, Raiming and Hinterburg), the flying water indicates their union.

Outdoor swimming pool with water slide, sports pool, children's pool, diving tower
4 Tennis courts
2 football pitches
Skatepark
Asphaltstockbahn
Fitness course
High ropes course
Cross country ski trail
Wintersports in ski area of Lachtal

Oberwölz
Oberwölz Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°12′10″N 14°16′51″E / 47.20278°N 14.28083°E / 47.20278; 14.28083
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Murau
Government
• Mayor	Hannes Schmidhofer (ÖVP)
Area ^[1]
• Total	210.29 km² (81.19 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)^[2]
• Total	2,960
• Density	14/km² (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8831, 8832
Area code	03581, 03587
Website	Homepage der Region Oberwölz