Absam

Absam
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Tyrol
Political District :	Innsbruck country
License plate :	IL
Surface:	51.88 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 18 '  N , 11 ° 30'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 17 '45 "  N , 11 ° 30' 4"  E
Height :	632  m above sea level A.
Residents :	7,311 (January 1, 2020)
Postal code :	6067
Area code :	05223
Community code :	7 03 01
Address of the municipal administration:	Dörferstrasse 32 6067 Absam
Website:	www.absam.at
politics
Mayor :	Arno Guggenbichler (Mayor Arno Guggenbichler and team - SPÖ and non-party)
Municipal Council : ( 2016 ) (19 members)	10 4th 3 1 1 10 4th 3 1 1  A total of 19 seats SPÖ : 10 ÖVP : 4 ZUKA : 3 GREEN : 1 FPÖ : 1
Location of Absam in the Innsbruck-Land district
Absam from the west
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Absam is an Austrian municipality in Tyrol with 7,311 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). The municipality is located in the judicial district of Hall in Tirol . Absam is a place of pilgrimage on the Way of St. James , whose pilgrimage church was elevated to a minor basilica in 2000 .

geography

Absam is located on the edge of the Karwendel Mountains near the medieval town of Hall in Tirol and the state capital Innsbruck at an altitude of 632  m above sea level. A. The highest point in the community is the 2725  m high Großer Bettelwurf . Absam is one of the MARTHA villages .

Community structure

The municipality Absam consists of the only cadastral municipality and village Absam, districts are Absam Dorf and Eichat.

Neighboring communities

Scharnitz		Vomp
Thaur		Gnadenwald , Baumkirchen
	Hall in Tirol	Mils , Fritzens

history

In the period from 995 to 1005 the place for the first time in the tradition of books of the Bishopric of Brixen known as "Abazânes" or "Abazanes". Industrialization began early in the Absamer area, particularly due to salt mining in the Hall valley .

Population development

politics

The last mayoral elections took place at the same time as the municipal council elections on February 28, 2016.

Arno Guggenbichler was re-elected mayor.

Political party	percent	be right	Seats on the local council	Coupling
Mayor Arno Guggenbichler and team - SPÖ and party-independent	51.92%	2134	10	A.
We Absamer Tyrolean People's Party	17.49%	0719	04th
ZukA Future Absam - Team GR Philipp Gaugl - ZUKA	015.79%	0649	03	A.
The Greens Absam - GREENS	07.76%	0319	01
Freedom Party Absam / Eichat - FPÖ	07.03%	0289	01

coat of arms

The municipal coat of arms, awarded in 1965, shows a violin and the miraculous image of the basilica. The instrument is reminiscent of one of the most famous sons of the community, the violin maker Jakob Stainer , the image of grace refers to the apparition of Mary from 1797, which made Absam one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Tyrol.

Culture and sights

Buildings

See also:  List of listed objects in Absam

• Melans Castle
• Krippach Castle
• Basilica of St. Michael : On June 24, 2000, the St. Michael consecrated church to basilica raised. On the right side altar is the miraculous image of Our Lady , which has been venerated since June 24, 1797 . Many votive tablets in the basilica testify that prayer requests have been answered. Absam is a place of pilgrimage to Mary because of the miraculous image, which is why the basilica is often called Marienbasilika, although the basilica itself is not dedicated to the patronage of the Mother of God.
• Parish Church Absam-Eichat
• Former monastery Sankt Magdalena in Halltal
• Old forge Absam
• Absam ski jumps

Leisure infrastructure

• Winter sports possibilities: toboggan run, ski jump and cross-country skiing trails
• Hiking trail from Absam into Halltal , where the former St. Magdalena monastery and relics of salt mining are located.

Others

Education center of the Absam Security Academy

• The Andreas Hofer barracks of the Austrian Armed Forces is located in Absam .
• Absam is the location of the security academy's education center in Tyrol
• Absam is the plot of the film Der Goldene Nazivampir von Absam 2 - The Secret of Kottlitz Castle
• The community is a member of the Tyrol Climate Alliance .
• The Absam volunteer fire brigade received second place in the international Conrad Dietrich Magirus Prize in 2014 for its exceptional performance in the forest fire on the Hochmahdkopf in 2014. It was only beaten by the fire brigade from Rio de Janeiro . Third place went to the fire department on the island of Lampedusa .

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Franz Fischler (* 1946), former EU commissioner , politician, minister
• Wolfgang Kattnig (* 1963), triathlete
• Sigmund Kripp (* 1928), social worker
• Johannes Obleitner (1893–1984), sculptor and painter
• Sebastian Ruf (1802–1877), priest, psychologist and local historian
• Walpurga Schindl (1826–1872), writer
• Jakobus Stainer (1619–1683), violin maker
• Max Weiler (1910–2001), painter

People related to the community

• Josef Feistmantl (1939–2019), luge rider, Olympic champion doubles 1964
• Andreas Linger (* 1981) and Wolfgang Linger (* 1982), luge riders, Olympic champions Turin 2006 and Vancouver 2010
• Karl Obleitner junior (* 1929), sculptor and painter
• Ernst Vettori (* 1964), ski jumper and Olympic champion in 1992

Web links

Commons : Absam  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website
• Absam municipality: Official website of the municipality in the Hall-Wattens tourist region
• Absam , in the history database ofthe association "fontes historiae - sources of history"

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Martin Bitschnau , Hannes Obermair : Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Department: The documents on the history of the Inn, Eisack and Pustertal valleys. Vol. 1: Up to the year 1140 . Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck 2009, ISBN 978-3-7030-0469-8 , p. 138-139, no. 172 .
2. ^ Parish Absam . Wahlen.tirol.gv.at. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
3. ^ Eduard Widmoser: Tiroler Wappenfibel . Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck 1978, ISBN 3-7022-1324-4 , p. 17 .
4. ↑ Award: Second place for the Absam fire brigade on ORF on November 22, 2014, accessed on November 22, 2014