[3][4] The municipality Tragöß, at the Constitutional Court, introduced an appeal against the merger but was not successful.

Here lies near the famous Sonnschienalm (with the like-named Schutzhütte) the Frauenmauerhöhle gorge and the Sackwiesensee lake.

The following well-known peaks rise over the municipality territory: The former mayors of Tragöß and St. Katharein lost their function, as did the community leaders and the local councils.

Until the election of the new town council, Hubert Zinner was appointed by the Steiermärkische Landesregierung as a government commissioner.

Eduard Lengger (Tragöß) and Werner Mikusch (St. Katharein) were appointed as advisors by the dissolved municipal councils.