Liesertal
The valley of the Lieser , an approx. 50 km long tributary of the Drau in Upper Carinthia / Austria coming from the north , includes the Pöllatal, Katschtal , Liesertal and Liesergraben, whereby the section between Gmünd and Lieseregg is called Liesertal in the narrower sense . The valley section has been part of the Alpine crossing via Radstädter Tauern and Katschberg since ancient times . Currently the Tauern Autobahn (A 10) and Katschberg Strasse (B 99) run through the valley, from which Millstätter Strasse (B 98) branches off at Seebach .
geography
The Liesertal in the narrower sense begins in Gmünd (741 m) after the confluence of the Lieser and Malta . The term Lieser is from Indo * (E) Lesura derived which Liebental means. The Liesertal, which narrows near Gmünd, is of great importance for traffic. In addition to the former federal road 99 (now state road) and the Tauern motorway, one of the valley crossings is the Altersberg Bridge , there are two smaller roads through the narrow valley. On the left side of the valley towards the beginning of the Hohe Tauern , the old road between Lieserhofen and Trebesing largely follows the ancient Roman route. Smaller side valleys on the left side of the valley are the Hintereggergraben with the settlements of Altersberg and Zelsach and the Radlgraben. On the right, steeper side on the flank of the Millstätter Alpe , the beginning of the Nockberge , there is a road across the square , the old connection between the Gmünd rule and Sommeregg Castle near Seeboden on Lake Millstatt . The actual Liesertal ends at Lieserhofen / Lieseregg (638 m). The lowest section of the valley between Seebach and Spittal an der Drau , which cuts through the Millstätter See ridge , is known as the Lieserschlucht gorge.
history
On May 4, 1201 a strong earthquake shook the Liesertal. The epicenter of this first strong earthquake that can be historically recorded in Austria is located between St. Peter / Rennweg and Gmünd according to the latest findings . The destruction of the castles Katsch and Weißenstein in the Drautal is known. Some churches also collapsed. It is very likely that structural damage to the Romanesque entrance gate of Millstatt Abbey also came from this quake.
Web links
- Richard Wolfram : "Easter customs in the Lavant and Liesertal" Wolfsberg, St. Johann, Gummitsch, Pleßnitz (1940). in the online archive of the Austrian Media Library (film on local history; 8:47 min.)
Footnotes
- ^ Eberhard Kranzmayer: Place name book of Carinthia . Part I, 1956, p. 20.
- ↑ Cf. Axel Huber : Earthquake damage to the Millstätter Stiftskirche - Conclusions for its building history. In: History Association for Carinthia: Carinthia I. Journal for historical regional studies of Carinthia. Volume 192/2002, pp. 343-361.