Merkendorf, Styria

Merkendorf
Chapel in Merkendorf
Coat of arms
Merkendorf Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°51′00″N 15°54′00″E
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Südoststeiermark
Government
• Mayor	Josef Mahler (ÖVP)
Area
• Total	11.21 km2 (4.33 sq mi)
Elevation	273 m (896 ft)
Population  (1 January 2016)
• Total	1,151
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8344
Area code	+43 3159
Vehicle registration	FB
Website	www.merkendorf.at

Merkendorf (German: [ˈmɛʁkŋ̍ˌdɔʁf] ) is a former municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Bad Gleichenberg.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,195	—
1880	1,172	−1.9%
1890	1,276	+8.9%
1900	1,284	+0.6%
1910	1,190	−7.3%
1923	1,064	−10.6%
1934	1,102	+3.6%
1939	1,069	−3.0%
1951	1,046	−2.2%
1961	1,106	+5.7%
1971	1,153	+4.2%
1981	1,113	−3.5%
1991	1,080	−3.0%
2001	1,163	+7.7%
2013	1,160	−0.3%