- Wildon
Infobox Ort in Österreich
Art = Marktgemeinde
Name = Wildon
Wappen =
lat_deg = 46 | lat_min = 53 | lat_sec = 13
lon_deg = 15 | lon_min = 30 | lon_sec = 51
Bundesland = Steiermark
Bezirk = Leibnitz
Höhe = 314
Fläche = 7.24
Einwohner = 2385
Stand = 2005-12-31
PLZ = 8410
Vorwahl = 03182
Kfz = LB
Gemeindekennziffer = 61047
NUTS = AT225
Straße = Hauptplatz 55
Website = [http://wildon.gemeindeforum.at/ wildon.gemeindeforum.at/]
Bürgermeister = Ing. Gerhard Sommer
Bürgermeistertitel = Bürgermeister
Partei = ÖVP
Gemeinderatanzahl = 15
Gemeinderat = 8ÖVP , 4SPÖ , 2, PROjekt Wildon, 1 Grüne
Wahljahr = 2005Wildon is a small town near
Leibnitz in Styria,Austria . The town is estimated to have a population of 2,349 citizens. The village was first mentioned in 1219. It was mainly known due to a minstrel called Herrand von Wildonje, who lived during the 13th century and was also engaged in local politics. According to legends, Wildon got its name from a wild man who was living in a cave on a hill nearby. A medieval ruin is also situated on that hill.An equestrian center and a lake for bathing, the Wildoner Teich, is to be found in the vicinity. Wildon is situated on a
cycle track which runs alongside theMur river fromGraz toBad Radkersburg . The journey by train from Graz main station to Wildon takes approximately 27 minutes using trains travelling to Spielfeld-Straß.
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