Brendlstall

The Brendlstall in August 2019

The Brendlstall , also called Prendlstall , is an alpine hut on the Roßbachkogel in the municipality of Kainach near Voitsberg in western Styria . Together with the associated Brendlalm , it serves as a summer pasture for the Lipizzaner mares of the Piber Federal Stud . The history of the Alm can be traced back to the 15th century.

Surname

The part of the name Brendl- or Prendl- is derived from the Old High German word Brendel / Prendel , which denotes an alpine dairy or dairy. According to the land register entry , the correct name of the area is Prentlalpe .

Location and location

The Brendlstall is located on the Gleinalpe mountain range , on the south-eastern slope of the Roßbachkogel at an altitude of 1497 meters. It belongs to the cadastral municipality of Gallmannsegg in the municipality of Kainach near Voitsberg and has the address Gallmannsegg 63. Several hiking trails lead across the Brendlalm, including to the Gleinalmsattel .

The area of ​​the Brendlalm is 99.67 hectares, of which 1.11 hectares are forest areas and 0.28 hectares are construction areas. The rest is pasture.

history

In the area of ​​the Schanzwiese remains of a fortification from around 1000 were found. The Brendlalm area belonged to Hauenstein Castle in the 15th century and was awarded to Hans von Laun on November 16, 1443 together with other alpine areas. Around 1623 the alpine pasture and the dairy there was leased from Georg Stürgkh . After the St. Lambrecht's Abbey and thus the provost Piber were lifted on January 4, 1786 the Brendlalm went to the domain of the religious fund and administered by the Imperial Forestry and domain management. After the establishment of the Piber Federal Stud , the dairy was expanded into a stable, the Brendlstall.

The Brendlalm and Brendlstall have belonged to the Austrian Federal Forests since the 20th century and have been leased by the Piber Federal Stud since the 1920s. The stud uses the pasture as summer pasture for the young Lipizzaner mares, who graze here for the first three years of their lives.

In 2018, the Brendlalm was one of the three possible Styrian candidates for the ORF TV show 9 places - 9 treasures , which could be chosen by telephone vote, alongside the Duisitzkarsee and the Schüsserlbrunn pilgrimage chapel . From the vote, Schüsserlbrunn emerged as the winner.

literature

• Irmgard Dietl: The upper Kainachtal. From the history of the communities of Kainach, Gallmannsegg and Kohlschwarz . Kainach municipality, Gallmannsegg municipality, Kohlschwarz municipality, Kainach / Gallmannsegg / Kohlschwarz 2006, p. 334 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} With Lipizzaners on summer vacation. In: www.steiermark.orf.at. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .  
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Irmgard Dietl: The upper Kainachtal. From the history of the communities of Kainach, Gallmannsegg and Kohlschwarz . Kainach municipality, Gallmannsegg municipality, Kohlschwarz municipality, Kainach / Gallmannsegg / Kohlschwarz 2006, p. 334 .
3. ↑ Irmgard Dietl: The upper Kainachtal. From the history of the communities of Kainach, Gallmannsegg and Kohlschwarz . Kainach municipality, Gallmannsegg municipality, Kohlschwarz municipality, Kainach / Gallmannsegg / Kohlschwarz 2006, p. 329 .
4. ↑ Irmgard Dietl: The upper Kainachtal. From the history of the communities of Kainach, Gallmannsegg and Kohlschwarz . Kainach municipality, Gallmannsegg municipality, Kohlschwarz municipality, Kainach / Gallmannsegg / Kohlschwarz 2006, p. 323 .
5. ↑ Voting for “9 Places - 9 Treasures” starts. In: www.steiermark.orf.at. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .  
6. ↑ A summer retreat with Lipizzaners. In: www.ots.at. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .  

Coordinates: 47 ° 12 '30.9 "  N , 15 ° 3' 50.1"  E