Geistthal-Södingberg
# Geistthal-Södingberg

Geistthal-Södingberg is, since the beginning of 2015, a municipality within Voitsberg, Styria. The municipality of Geistthal-Södingberg was created as part of the Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform (Styrian Area Structure Reform) in Styria, which combined Geistthal and Södingberg.

## Geography

### Communities

The municipal area includes the following five localities (population from January 2015 in parentheses):

* Eggartsberg (297)
* Geistthal (262)
* Kleinalpe (109)
* Södingberg (816)
* Sonnleiten (133)

The district has an area of 52.59 km² and comprises the four Cadastral communities of Eggartsberg, Geistthal, Kleinalpe Södingberg and Sonnleiten.

## Historical landmarks

* The area of Södingberg in Landesaufnahmen in the period between 1789 and 1910
* Södingberg in the Josephinian Land Survey 1790
* Södingberg am Nordrand des Kainachtals, Aufnahmeblatt der Landesaufnahme um 1878

## Literature

* Ernst Lasnik: Södingberg. Porträt einer Landschaft. Södingberg 2009
