Söding-Sankt Johann

Söding-Sankt Johann is since 2015 a municipality with 4,043 residents (as of 1 January 2016) in Voitsberg District in Styria, Austria.

Söding-Sankt Johann
Municipality
Söding-Sankt Johann parish church
Coat of arms
Söding-Sankt Johann Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°00′00″N 15°17′23″E
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Voitsberg
Government
• Mayor	Erwin Dirnberger (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	19.37 km2 (7.48 sq mi)
Elevation	380 m (1,250 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	4,091
• Density	211.2/km2 (547.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8561, 8152, 8564, 8565
Area code	03137
Website	soeding-st-johann.gv.at – Website der Gemeinde

The municipality Söding-Sankt Johann was created as part of the Styria municipal structural reform,^[3] at the end of 2014, by merging the former towns Söding and Sankt Johann-Köppling.^[4]

The municipality includes the pilgrimage church of St Sebastian in Kleinsöding.^[5]

Geography

Söding-Sankt Johann lies southwest of Graz.

Municipality arrangement

The municipality territory includes the following 10 sections (population as of 1 January 2016^[6]):

• Großsöding (672)
• Hallersdorf (256)
• Hausdorf (128)
• Kleinsöding (1,000)
• Köppling (504)
• Moosing (260)
• Muggauberg (192)
• Neudorf bei Sankt Johann ob Hohenburg (119)
• Pichling bei Mooskirchen (518)
• Sankt Johann ob Hohenburg (393)

The municipality consists of the Katastralgemeinden Großsöding, Hallersdorf, Hausdorf, Kleinsöding, Köppling, Moosing, Neudorf bei St. Johann, Pichling bei Mooskirchen and St. Johann ob Hohenburg.

Transport

Söding-Sankt Johann has two stations, Söding-Mooskirchen and Köppling, on the Köflach railway line, which runs between Graz Hauptbahnhof and Köflach. The Styria S-Bahn stops at both stations.^[7]