ural ▁reform , ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁with ▁the ▁mer ging ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁municipal ities ▁Gr at we in , ▁Jud endorf - St ra ß eng el , ▁E is bach ▁and ▁G sch na id t . ▁The ▁mer ger ▁made ▁the ▁market ▁town ▁population ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁ 6 th - larg est ▁in ▁St y ria . ▁ ▁A ▁pet ition ▁by ▁the ▁mayor ▁of ▁E is bach , ▁to ▁the ▁constitution al ▁court , ▁against ▁the ▁mer ger ▁was ▁not ▁successful . ▁Like wise ▁a ▁pet ition ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁G sch na id t ▁was ▁not ▁successful . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Municip ality ▁layout ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁lies ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁( right ) ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Mur ▁River , ▁about ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁the ▁St y rian ▁capital ▁Gra z . ▁ ▁The ▁section ▁Rein , ▁with ▁its ▁famous ▁St ift , ▁is ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁a ▁Bundes g ymnasium . ▁ ▁Municip ality ▁arrangement ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁contains ▁ 1 1 ▁sections ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 2 , 8 0 3 ▁residents ▁( as ▁of ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 ): ▁▁ ▁E is bach ▁( 1 , 0 1 0 ) ▁ ▁Gr at we in ▁( 3 , 6 3 5 ) ▁ ▁G sch na id t ▁( 3 2 7 ) ▁ ▁H ör gas ▁( 9 9 0 ) ▁ ▁H und sd orf ▁( 4 8 5