Andritz origin
| Andritz origin | ||||
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 Andritz origin |
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| location | ||||
| Country or region | Graz area , Styria , ( Austria ) | |||
| Coordinates | 47 ° 8 ′ 10 " N , 15 ° 25 ′ 31" E | |||
| height | 401 m above sea level A. | |||
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| geology | ||||
| Mountains | Grazer Bergland | |||
| Source type | Karst spring | |||
| Exit type | Pool source | |||
| rock | limestone | |||
| Hydrology | ||||
| River system | Danube | |||
| Receiving waters | Andritzbach → Mur → Drau → Danube → Black Sea | |||
| Bulk | 210 l / s | |||
Coordinates: 47 ° 8 ′ 10 ″ N , 15 ° 25 ′ 31 ″ E
The Andritz origin is a karst spring in the southern Grazer Bergland in Styria . The source is in the municipality of Stattegg near Graz and has been a designated natural monument since 1978 .
location
The Andritz origin is 401 m above sea level. A. on the southwestern edge of the Schöckl massif in the municipality of Stattegg , a northern suburb of the provincial capital Graz. The natural monument is located within a historical wall system on private property and can only be viewed by appointment.
Due to its name, the Andritz origin (also in literature) is often incorrectly mentioned as the source of the Andritzbach . In fact, the stream, which is often referred to as the Stattegger Bach in the upper reaches, rises further north on the eastern slope of the Hohen Rannach . Nevertheless, the karst source as a tributary contributes a considerable part to the water flow of the stream.
Hydrogeology
The karst spring is rooted in the Schöckl limestone and emerges in a spring pool at the foot of a rock face. It drains a large part of the Schöckl massif and is typically located on the edge of a tectonic fault line , the Stattegger valley. The origin is by far the largest spring phenomenon in the Grazer Bergland. The average discharge amounts to 210 l / s, the maximum value measured so far from the year 1938 is a remarkable 1640 l / s. In the event of a particular flood, a connection with the Frauenloch a little further north (cadastral no. 2832/1) becomes active. In the past, water leaks from this very cave often caused delicate floods in the Stattegg municipality. In 1961, after a particularly devastating flood, the Frauenloch was filled in by heaps of material from the neighboring quarry. The source temperature at the source is a constant 10 ° C all year round.
The water owes its turquoise-blue appearance to a special type of algae that occurs over the entire area in the spring pool .
history
Archduke Charles II used the spring pool as early as 1570 for trout breeding . To deter fish thieves, he had a wall built around the pond, which still exists today. In the land register of 1572 it is written: "The Andritzbach, which contains trout, belongs with its fishing water from the origin from Neudorf to the Mur to the Aigen office of the sovereign." Several times there were plans to lead the spring water to Graz - for the first time around 1600, than the sovereign castle should be supplied. However, these were never implemented.
In a description of the parish of St. Veit am Aigen from 1816, the source was characterized as follows:
"Origin. This place is so called because this is where the strange Andritzbach rises. In summer you can always see townspeople rushing to see the origin. The Andritzbach [...] flows out of the spring pond, next to which there is a stone wall, and it is believed that it flows from the Schöcklberg into the pond through underground paths. Just as this brook never dries up, it is also always rich in fish, and the fish lover can partly delight and partly nourish himself by catching it, but one and a half pound pieces are captured, namely so-called trout. "
The legend researcher Hans von der Sann wrote the following description in 1892:
“The Andritz origin is the most impressive spring in the Graz area. It delivers an average of 237 cubic meters of water per hour, the crystal-clear swelling from the limestone soil with a constant temperature of ten degrees Celsius in winter and summer. "
In 1830 the spring was visited by Emperor Franz I , his wife Caroline , their daughter Archduchess Marie Louise of Parma and Archduke Johann and Duke of Reichstadt . A marble plaque from the same year still reminds of this memorable event.
The mystic and now known as "write servant of God" Jakob Lorber visited the source 1840 and had thereby supposedly a angel appearance . Not least because of this event, the spring water was repeatedly attributed a healing effect, which, however, could not be scientifically proven. For a short time even the establishment of a cold water spa was under discussion. Since 1956, the original property has been owned by the German Jakob Lorber Society , which has set up a meeting place here.
Due to its uniqueness in the area and later the mystical stories of Jakob Lorber, the origin found its way into many legends . One of these reports on the mermaid of the Andritz origin. According to tradition, two drunken boys are said to have found the mermaid and beaten him to death before she was dying and denied them the prospect of infinite wealth ( gold deposits ).
Water use
Today the spring water is still used for fish farming, but the animals are in separate pools at the Igler trout farm on the neighboring property. There is no longer any direct use of drinking water, not least because of the increased bacterial content . Only the house of the meeting place is still supplied with spring water. A scoop at the outlet of the spring pool is freely accessible on Fridays until 4 p.m.
Via a discharge at Andritzbach in the area of the machine factory , the origin indirectly contributes to the water supply in Graz. The water is used to recharge the groundwater in the Andritz waterworks.
See also
literature
- Klaus W. Kardelke: The origin of Andritz. A gospel of nature. Lorber Society V. [1] (PDF; 1.7 MB)
- Viktor Maurin & Josef Zötl: The origin of the Andritz. Measurement results for the characteristics of a large karst spring on the outskirts of Graz . In: Styrian contributions to hydrogeology 24, Graz 1972, pp. 111-137, ISSN 0376-4826 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reinhard M .: The Andritz origin archive link ( Memento of the original from January 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed August 15, 2015
- ↑ Dietmar Lautscham: The Andritzbach - a great opportunity for sustainable water development in urban areas. In: Wasserland Steiermark 1/2011 , pp. 12-17. Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 6.6 MB), accessed on July 26, 2015
- ^ A b Viktor Maurin & Josef Zötl: The Andritz origin. Measurement results on the characteristics of a large karst spring on the outskirts of Graz (see literature)
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Fritz Stehlik: Time travel through Stattegg. Town of Stattegg 2013, 561 pages, ISBN 978-3-200-03239-2 .
- ↑ a b Helmut Bimeshofer: Waters and Caves . In: The Schöckl. Natural and cultural landscape of the Grazer Hausberg , Graz 2001, pp. 103–113, ISBN 3-85333-071-1 .
- ↑ Klaus W. Kardelke: The origin of the Andritz. A gospel of nature. (see literature)
Remarks
- ↑ As of September 26, 2014