Adriach (Frohnleiten municipality)

Adriach ( village ) ; locality ; cadastral municipality Adriach
	Basic data
Pole. District , state	Graz-Umgebung (GU), Styria
Judicial district	Graz-West
Pole. local community	Frohnleiten
Coordinates	47 ° 15 '59 " N , 15 ° 18' 25" E Coordinates: 47 ° 15 '59 " N , 15 ° 18' 25" E
height	468 m above sea level A.
Residents of the village	369 (January 1, 2020)
Building status	125 (2011 )
Area d. KG	13.51 km²
Postcodes	8121, 8130 Frohnleiten
	Statistical identification
Locality code	15011
Cadastral parish number	63001
Counting district / district	Rothleiten-Laufnitzdorf-Adriach, Rothleiten area (60663 X [008,009])
	; View of Adriach
	Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; GIS-Stmk

Adriach is a village in the area of the cadastral municipality of the same name in the municipality of Frohnleiten in the Austrian state of Styria . Adriach has 369 inhabitants on an area of 1,351.43 hectares. The Adriachbach and the Heumanngraben are located in the village . Adriach is two kilometers from the center of Frohnleiten.

geography

The Mur flows through the area of the cadastral community. A headrace channel leads from Adriach-Rabenstein through the Kugelstein to Eichberg near Peggau . Here an inlet channel leads to the Peggau power plant . The rest of the water flows directly back into the Mur. Other streams and ditches in Adriach are the Adriachbach , the Forstbach , the Heumanngraben and the Pfenningtalgraben . The Haneggkogel ( 1088 m above sea level ), a popular hiking destination, is partly located in the Adriach area. The next higher mountain is the Parmaseggkogel ( 785 m ). In Adriach there are several large, partly well-known manors such as Hoyer , Jöller , Bodlos and Poldlwirt . These courtyards are important waypoints for hikers. The southern railway line runs at the southern tip of Adriach . This leads over the newly built Kugelstein Bridge and through the Kugelstein Tunnel .

Localities

In the cadastral Adriach next to the same place and lie rotting Adriach-Rabenstein and the scattered settlement Adriach-Reising .

Buildings

One of the oldest churches in Styria, the St. George's Church, is located in Adriach . The church was built at the beginning of the 11th century by Count Markwart IV and is currently looked after by the Frohnleitner parish.
Furthermore, the baroque Rabenstein Castle is in the cadastral community. The rock castle was built in the 14th century as the residence of the lord of the castle von Rammenstein. The castle was owned by the STEG and is now privately owned. Theatrical performances and music events often took place here.
In Adriach there is an old Roman bridge , probably built in the 2nd or 3rd century. The Roman road from Liezen to Flavia Solva led over the bridge . The foundation walls of an old fortification from the 2nd century are located near the bridge, northwest of the Kugelstein .

Infrastructure facilities

The Rabenstein run-of- river power plant is located in Adriach , near Rabenstein Castle. The power plant was put into operation in 1987, its output is 13.9 MW. An old headrace channel is currently in operation, which was built from 1906 to 1908 and directs a large part of the Mur water to the Peggau power plant . The old Adriach power plant is no longer in operation. The weir system of the power plant, however, has been preserved.
In Adriach the sewage treatment plant of the municipality of Frohnleiten was built in the 1980s . The sewage treatment plant, located right next to the Mur, was opened in 1987. The municipality has been running the facility ever since.
The Murhof Golf Club is idyllically located in the Adriach area on the Mur with a view of Rabenstein Castle. The renowned golf course offers 18 holes as well as a first-class hotel with a restaurant.
The cemetery and the old people's home of the municipality of Frohnleiten are also located in Adriach .