Sankt Veit am Vogau
| Sankt Veit am Vogau | ||
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  Sankt Veit am Vogau Location within Austria | ||
| Coordinates: 46°44′52″N 15°37′36″E / 46.74778°N 15.62667°ECoordinates: 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 | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 8423 | |
| Area code | 03453 | |
| Vehicle registration | LB | |
| Website | www.st-veit-vogau.gv.at | |
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]
Homophobia and Islamophobia
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]