Aflenz Kurort is an Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n municipality in the District of Bruck an der Mur

Bruck an der Mur (district)

Bezirk Bruck an der Mur is a district in the Austrian state of Styria.-Municipalities:* Aflenz Kurort* Aflenz Land** Döllach, Dörflach, Graßnitz, Jauring, Tutschach* Breitenau am Hochlantsch** Sankt Erhard, Sankt Jakob-Breitenau...

, Styria.

Geography

There is only one borough in Aflenz: Aflenz-Kurort.

Neighboring communities include: Aflenz Land

Aflenz Land

Aflenz Land is a municipality in the district of Bruck an der Mur in Styria, Austria....

, Thörl

Thörl

Thörl is a market town at the foot of the Hochschwab in the Styrian District of Bruck an der Mur .-Neighboring Communes:* in the north: Gußwerk* in the east: Turnau, Aflenz Land and Aflenz Kurort...

, Etmißl

Etmißl

Etmißl is an Austrian municipality in the District of Bruck an der Mur, Styria.-Geography:Etmißl is located in a side valley of the Hochschwab.Its boroughs are Etmißl, Lonschitz, and Oisching.-References:...

, Sankt Ilgen

Sankt Ilgen

Sankt Ilgen is a municipality in the district of Bruck an der Mur in Styria, Austria.-References:...

, and Turnau.

History

"Avelniz" was first documented in 1025. Until its abolishment, the Abbots of St. Lambrecht owned and administered the municipality's land. The territory of the current municipality was part of the Duchy of Styria

Duchy of Styria

The history of Styria concerns the region roughly corresponding to the modern Austrian state of Styria and the Slovene region of Styria from its settlement by Germans and Slavs in the Dark Ages until the present...

, which had been detached from Bavaria

Bavaria

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 in 1180. Beginning in 1192, Styria and Austria were joined in a personal union. Aflenz received the status of a market town

Market town

Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...

 in 1458 from Emperor Frederick III

Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick the Peaceful KG was Duke of Austria as Frederick V from 1424, the successor of Albert II as German King as Frederick IV from 1440, and Holy Roman Emperor as Frederick III from 1452...

. From 1564, Styria was counted as part of Inner Austria

Inner Austria

Inner Austria was a term used from the late 14th to the early 17th century for the Habsburg hereditary lands south of the Semmering Pass, referring to the duchies of Styria, Carinthia, Carniola and the Windic March, the County of Gorizia , the city of Trieste and assorted smaller possessions...

 and, from 1804 onwards, as part of the Austrian Empire

Austrian Empire

The Austrian Empire was a modern era successor empire, which was centered on what is today's Austria and which officially lasted from 1804 to 1867. It was followed by the Empire of Austria-Hungary, whose proclamation was a diplomatic move that elevated Hungary's status within the Austrian Empire...

. Summer tourism to the area had already begun in the late 19th century. Aflenz was part of the Republic of Austria established in 1918. After the Anschluss

Anschluss

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 of Austria, the community belonged to the Reichsgau

Reichsgau

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 Steiermark until the war's end. From 1945 to 1955, Aflenz was part of the English Occupation Zone. Its first ski lift

Ski lift

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 was built in 1954.

Politics

Aflenz' mayor is Hanns Finding, D.Eng.

The results of 2005 election are as follows:
ÖVP

OVP

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: 32.8%, SPÖ

SPO

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: 12.5%, FPÖ

FPO

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: 5.4%, Aflenz-Aktiv: 5.77%, and Gemeinsam für Aflenz (GFA): 43.54%.

Coat of arms

"A shield divided in two, on the left side of which is a silver bishop's crosier

Crosier

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on a blue background and on the right side a blue key on a silver background."