| Kirchbach-Zerlach | ||
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| Location within Austria | ||
| Coordinates: 46°56′00″N 15°40′00″E / 46.93333°N 15.66667°ECoordinates: 46°56′00″N 15°40′00″E / 46.93333°N 15.66667°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Styria | |
| District | Südoststeiermark | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Franz Löffler (ÖVP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 123.45 km2 (47.66 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 334 m (1,096 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2016) | ||
| • Total | 3,271 | |
| • Density | 26/km2 (69/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal codes | 8082, 8081, 8083 | |
| Area code | 03116 | |
| Website | www.kirchbach.at | |
Kirchbach-Zerlach is since 2015 a municipality with 3,271 residents (as of 2016-01-01) in the Südoststeiermark District of Styria, Austria. In 2015 the municipality was called Kirchbach in der Steiermark.
The municipality of Kirchbach-Zerlach was formed as part of the Styria municipal structural reform, at the end of 2014, from the former towns of Kirchbach in Steiermark and Zerlach.
After a municipal council agreement, from 1 January 2016, the municipality bears the name "Kirchbach-Zerlach".
The municipality territory includes the following 12 sections (populations as of 1 January 2015) bzw. drei Katastralgemeinden (Fläche 2015):
The area population has generally increased after 1869, as shown in the bargraph below.
The town mayor is Franz Löffler (ÖVP).
Further of the council, the 1st vice-mayor Anton Prödl (ÖVP), the 2nd vice-mayor Karl Süßmaier (Liste "Gemeinsam mehr bewegen"), the town treasurer Thomas Zach (ÖVP), and the board member Josef Luttenberger (ÖVP).
The town council in 2015 had 21 members (prior 30 = 15 in Kirchbach + 15 in Zerlach) and convened with the following parties:
The last town election had the following results: