Arzberg (municipality of Passail)
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Arzberg (former municipality) locality  Arzberg cadastral community |
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| Basic data | |||
| Pole. District , state | Weiz (WZ), Styria | ||
| Judicial district | Wheat | ||
| Coordinates | 47 ° 14 '55 " N , 15 ° 31' 1" E | ||
| height | 579 m above sea level A. | ||
| Residents of the village | 502 (January 1, 2020) | ||
| Building status | 173 (2001 ) | ||
| Area d. KG | 4.85 km² | ||
| Post Code | 8162 | ||
| prefix | + 43/3179 | ||
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| Community code | 62279 | ||
| Locality code | 16226 | ||
| Cadastral parish number | 64302 | ||
| Counting district / district | Arzberg (62279 001) | ||
 View of Arzberg (2010) |
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| Independent municipality until the end of 2014 Source: STAT : Local directory ; BEV : GEONAM ; GIS-Stmk |
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The former municipality of Arzberg ( ) with 502 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) is located in the mining region of the same name in Styria northeast of Graz . It was a member community in the Almenland . As part of the municipal structural reform in Styria , it has merged with the municipalities of Passail , Hohenau an der Raab and Neudorf bei Passail from 2015 ; the new municipality continues to use the name Marktgemeinde Passail. The basis for this is the Styrian Municipal Structural Reform Act - StGsrG.
geography
Arzberg is located in the district of Weiz in the Austrian state of Styria in the valley of the Raab . To the north of Arzberg is the entrance to the natural Raab Gorge, which is free to visit. To the east, the terrain rises steeply to the Sattelberg .
Structure of the former municipality
The former municipality of Arzberg consisted of a cadastral community and, at the same time, a locality, which consisted of the localities of Arztal, Blotschgraben, Breitenau, Buchberg, Burgstall, Feichtgraben, Geigental, Kaltenberg, Oberbuchberg, Rauchberg, Stubegg ruins, Schöcklgraben, Stadlberg, Wallhütten, Wiedenberg and Wölling .
geology
The silver-bearing lead and zinc ores formed around 400 million years ago. Ore sludge was deposited as a result of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes on the bottom of what was then the primordial sea, which extended in the area of today's Arzberg region. In the course of the earth's development, the ore sludge formed the Arzberg ore deposits .
history
In a deed of donation dated July 12, 1242 , Arzberg, which means something like mountain from ore , was first mentioned as "Aerzeperck" .
Mining
Already in the early Middle Ages, silver-containing galena (lead gloss) was mined as a raw material for a rich extraction of silver , with which the Graz Mint was supplied. In 1424 the mining activity was legally regulated by the "Rechberger Bergordnung". The heyday of the mining of galena for silver and lead production was in the 18th century. 0.5 kg of silver was extracted from 1000 kg of rock. The mining was still carried out in the 19th century. The local community as an autonomous body came into being in 1850. From 1900 to 1927, galena and sphalerite (zinc blende) were mined to extract lead, silver and zinc . In 1903, the mine was owned by the Societé des Zincs et Plombs Argentifers de Styrie , Lausanne ( Switzerland ). In 1909, the Societé des Mines d'Haufenreith , Paris ( France ) became the new owner. During the First World War , the region's raw material deposits were placed under military administration from 1915 to 1918. As a result, an administrator had to be appointed due to economic difficulties. After the First World War, Montana Bergbau Industrie Ges.mbH owned the mines from 1918 to 1924 . In 1924 the owner changed again, the mines now belonged to Haufenreither Blei- und Zinkerz Bergbau AG , Vienna, which ceased mining in the Arzberg area in 1927. After the security work was completed, the miners were announced in 1935 . In the years 1973 to 1975 the deposits were again examined for profitability of mining. A resumption of mining activity was rejected. One of the old tunnels was set up as a show mine.
In 1995, for example, the demonstration and teaching tunnel in the Arzberg community started operations, making it the only silver mine in the Graz highlands that can still be walked through. The path through the show mine, which can only be visited as part of a guided tour, leads from the Raab tunnel, over the Raab shaft and the Arzberg shaft to the Erb tunnel.
Culture and sights
In Arzberg there is the chapel dedicated to St. James the Elder , which is located on the Mariazeller pilgrimage route .
Arzberg community
Iron ore traces
Stalactite formation in the tunnel and traces of iron ore
Stollen with lorry
Water-filled die
Sports
The USV-Arzberg soccer team currently plays in the Lower League East (sixth highest level in Austria).
- Season 2011/12: 2nd place (1st class East B)
- Season 2012/13: 2nd place (1st class East B)
- Season 2013/14: 3rd place (1st class East B)
- Season 2014/15: 1st place (1st class East B - promotion to regional league East)
- Season 2015/16: 6th place (regional league east)
- Season 2016/17: 2nd place (regional league east - promotion to lower league east)
- Season 2017/18: Unterliga Ost
politics
The last mayor was Franz Kappmaier ( ÖVP ). After the 2010 election, the municipal council was composed as follows:
coat of arms
The municipal coat of arms was awarded with effect from March 1, 1977.
Blazon (coat of arms description):
- "In a green shield, a fallen silver anchor underlaid by the silver mining symbol."
partnership
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Arzberg (Upper Franconia) , Germany , since 1977
Personalities
Honorary citizen
- 1988: Josef Krainer (1930–2016), Governor of Styria 1980–1996
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
- ^ Styrian municipal structural reform .
- ↑ Section 3, Paragraph 11, Item 2 of the Act of December 17, 2013 on the reorganization of the municipalities of the State of Styria ( Styrian Municipal Reform Act - StGsrG). Provincial Law Gazette for Styria of April 2, 2014. No. 31, year 2014. ZDB -ID 705127-x . P. 4.
- ↑ Historical development of mining ( Memento from January 22, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Communications from the Styrian State Archives 28, 1978, p. 27
- ↑ Weizer Zeitung, No. 6 (1988), p. 18.