Sankt Veit am Vogau is a former municipality in the district of Leibnitz in Styria, Austria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Sankt Veit in der Südsteiermark.[2]
Sankt Veit am Vogau | |
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 Aerial view with church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Sankt Veit am Vogau Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 46°44′52″N 15°37′36″E / 46.74778°N 15.62667°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Leibnitz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manfred Tatzl (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.9 km2 (10.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 262−297 m (−712 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,918 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8423 |
| Area code | 03453 |
| Vehicle registration | LB |
| Website | www.st-veit-vogau.gv.at |
In March 2013 the small town created a large nationwide publicity, when the town's mayor, Manfred Tatzl from ÖVP told falter.at in an interview, "Wir sind hier auf dem Land, Homosexualität verurteilt ein jeder." ("We are living in a rural area, everybody here condemns homosexuality.") and added, "[es gebe] "Gott sei Dank" keine Muslime im Ort" (there were, "Thank God, [...] no muslims in town.")[3] in order to defend the town's reverend Karl Tropper, who had been preaching against homosexuality and Islam for years.[4]