Bichl (municipality of Matrei in East Tyrol)

Bichl ( village ) locality
Basic data
Pole. District , state	Lienz  (LZ), Tyrol
Pole. local community	Matrei in Osttirol   ( KG  Matrei in Osttirol Land)
Coordinates	46 ° 59 ′ 20 ″  N , 12 ° 32 ′ 1 ″  E Coordinates: 46 ° 59 ′ 20 ″  N , 12 ° 32 ′ 1 ″  E
height	973  m above sea level A.
Residents of the village	214 (January 1, 2020)
Post Code	9971
Statistical identification
Locality code	16817
Counting district / district	Matrei in East Tyrol area (70717 001)
The Bichl fraction seen from Zedlach
Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; TIRIS

The Roman grave stele in front of House Bichl No. 5

Sacred Heart Chapel

Bichl is a fraction of the municipality of Matrei in East Tyrol . The village is located in the Matrei valley and has 214 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).

geography

Bichl is located about one and a half kilometers south of the center of Matrei in East Tyrol and belongs to the cadastral community of Matrei in East Tyrol . Together with the neighboring villages Waier and Ganz , Bichl forms a scattered settlement on the slope of the Zunig in the south of the Matreier market, which the population calls "Echlerwasser". The center of the village with the Sacred Heart Chapel itself is at a height of 973 meters and is accessed by a street that leads from Matreier Markt over the Isel to the central settlement of Bichl. In addition to the core settlement, there is a group of houses in the northwest, which consists of numerous new buildings. In the south, a road connects Bichl to the Zunigalm . The Schmölzer, Pethuber, Lagner and Gereiter farms are located along this road, with the Gereiter farm being the highest residential building in Bichl at an altitude of 1080  m .

history

The name Bichl goes back to the location of the village, which is grouped around the foot of a flat knoll, a so-called "Bichl". During Roman times, Bichl was probably located on the Roman road into the Virgen Valley and scientists therefore suspect Roman and prehistoric relics in Bichl. In fact, on October 20, 1932, Florian Mattersberger discovered a mighty post made of chlorite slate bearing the inscription "POPAIUS SENATOR". Years later, the sculptured head that obviously belonged to it was also found in a dry stone wall, a so-called Klaubmauer. The stele is interpreted as a Roman tombstone, whereby Senator Popaius could have been a Roman trader who was connected to the mining industry in the Isel region . The dating of the find is unclear, however, estimates range from the 2nd century BC to late antiquity.

In 1869, Bichl consisted of 18 houses in which 112 people lived. From March 30th to March 31st, 1895 the village burned down, with nine properties being destroyed.

Buildings and sights

In addition to the Roman grave stele that was attached to the outer wall of Hof Bichl No. 5, the Sacred Heart Chapel is particularly important as a sight. The chapel was built on a rock in an elevated position in the middle of the village and was built after the building permit was granted in 1885. The chapel was built on a rectangular floor plan and has a slightly indented round arch choir. About the steep shingled gable roof shingle also a covered stands on the portal page skylights , which a tower-like appearance was awarded. The roof turret is crowned by a ball, cross and weather valve, and there is another cross above the arched choir. The longitudinal walls are pierced by two arched windows, on the portal side there are two viewing windows as well as a semicircular window and a round window in addition to the rectangular entrance portal. The interior of the chapel is dominated by the small altar, which dates from the first half of the 19th century. The altarpiece shows a depiction of the Sacred Heart made by Johann Hinter in 1876. Above it is a depiction of St. Sebastian from the first half of the 19th century in the extract . The dusky pink altar columns are flanked by wooden figures depicting the apostles Peter and Paul .

In addition to the Sacred Heart Chapel, there is also a chapel in Bichl by the high Gereiter-Hof. It is a small, towerless building from the 19th century, which was dedicated to St. Wolfgang . The rectangular chapel has a slightly drawn-in round-arch apse and a steep, shingle-covered gable roof. The wooden altar with a Sacred Heart figure dates from the second half of the 19th century.

literature

• Martha Fingernagel-Grüll, Brigitte Ascherl: The art monuments of the political district of Lienz . Part III. Iseltal, Defereggental, Kalsertal, Virgental. In: Bundesdenkmalamt (Hrsg.): Austrian Art Topography . tape LVII . Berger, Horn 2007, ISBN 978-3-85028-448-6 .
• Michael Forcher, Anton Draxl, Siegmund Kurzthaler, Josef Astner, Andreas Brugger, Michael Forcher, Meinrad Pizzini, Lois Ebner, Alexander Brugger: Matrei in Osttirol . A parish book for the 700th anniversary of the first mention as market 1280–1980. Tyrolia, Matrei (1980/1996).
• Meinrad Pizzinini: East Tyrol. The Lienz district . His works of art, historical forms of life and settlement. In: Austrian art monographs . tape VII . St. Peter, Salzburg 1974, ISBN 3-900173-17-6 .
• Wibmer Elisabeth (Grade 4 a): Matreier band leader . In: I get to know my hometown . Matrei elementary school, Matrei ( project overview [PDF] 2003/2004).

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ^ Meinrad Pizzinini: East Tyrol. The Lienz district . P. 238
3. ↑ Hildegard Temporini: Rise and Fall of the Roman World. 2, Principat, Volume 6. ISBN 3-11-006735-8 , p. 383.
4. ^ Meinrad Pizzinini: East Tyrol. The Lienz district . P. 238 f.
5. ↑ Hildegard Temporini: Rise and Fall of the Roman World . 2, Principat, Volume 6. ISBN 3-11-006735-8 , pp. 383 f.
6. ↑ local Repetorium the princely county of Tyrol and Vorarlberg. On the basis of the census of December 31, 1869, processed by the kk statistical Central Commission in Vienna. Innsbruck 1873