Christian K. Steingruber

Christian K. Steingruber

Christian K. Steingruber (born September 12, 1958 in Linz ) is an Austrian regional and local history researcher who, in addition to his work as head of a sound engineering company, became known for his archaeological and local history work.

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Christian K. Steingruber graduated from the Adalbert-Stifter-Gymnasium in Linz in 1977 . From 1977 to 1981 he studied sound engineering and electroacoustics at the Institute for Electroacoustics at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna . After completing his civil service in 1982 at the human rights organization Amnesty International , he practiced the profession of sound engineer (sound engineer) from 1983. In 1989 he founded his own sound engineering company in Linz.

Steingruber has become known for his commitment to exploration and his commitment to the preservation of archaeological monuments in Upper Austria, as well as a large number of archaeological and local history works. A particular merit was the fundamental revision of the "Historical-Topographical Handbook of Defense Systems and Manors of Upper Austria" by Norbert Grabherr , which made it possible to correct a number of erroneous locations and misinterpretations of findings and add many additional objects. The information obtained has been and is continuously compared with the records of the Upper Austrian State Museums , the Upper Austrian State Archives , the Department of Archaeological Monuments in the Federal Monuments Office and the results of other castle researchers and stored in a database.

Steingruber has participated in several archaeological excavation campaigns as well as inspections and remeasurements of soil monuments (e.g. already in 1977 as a student in the excavation campaign in Stillfried in Lower Austria under the direction of Fritz Felgenhauer , the inventory of the prehistoric and prehistoric soil monuments on the Kürnberg , necropolises and Castle sites in the Mühlviertel and Innviertel or the inspection and documentation of the relics of the Budweis – Linz – Gmunden horse-drawn railway ). The results are also documented in numerous reports on archaeological monuments that were previously unknown (e.g. Burg Obermarsbach , Burg Oberwesen , Burgstall Stein , Burgstall bei Wolfstein). This research work was also reflected in the collaboration on the Upper Austrian Cultural Atlas and the revision of the Upper Austrian digital spatial information system DORIS . The compiled data sets and photos have also been made available for the Archaeological Information System for Upper Austria (AIS) .

His work leads to a heightened awareness of threatened cultural monuments and that objects threatened by destruction are placed under monument protection.

Honors

• Cultural Medal of the State of Upper Austria , awarded on April 29, 2014 by Governor Josef Pühringer

Memberships

• "Member of the Audio Engineering Society" in the Austrian section of the AES
• Member of the Society for Archeology in Upper Austria (since 2006)

selected Writings

• Ernst Fietz (with the assistance of Steingruber): From old cult paintings in Upper Austria. Self-published, Linz 1974.
• Ernst Fietz (with the help of Steingruber): Narrative stones. Self-published, Linz 1981.
• Siegrid Hirsch (with the assistance of Steingruber): Sacred springs in Lower Austria and Burgenland. Verlag Freya, Linz 2002, ISBN 978-3-901279-99-7 .
• The Kürnbergburg . In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets . 57th year, issue 3/4, Linz 2003.
• Prehistoric and early historical monuments on the Kürnberg near Wilhering. In: Wilheringer Heimatbuch. Volume 1. Wilhering 2006.
• Monument protection for "guard houses"! In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets. Issue 1/2, Linz 2006 ( PDF on land-oberoesterreich.gv.at).
• Research area Kürnberg: New insights into prehistoric and early historical soil monuments . In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets. 61st year, issue 3/4, Linz 2007 ( PDF on land-oberoesterreich.gv.at).
• Excavations in the KG Rufling.
• The archaeological discoveries of Katharina Niedermayr. In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets. 63rd year, issue 1/2, Linz 2009.
• New findings on Norbert Grabherr's historical-topographical manual of the fortifications and mansions of Upper Austria. In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets. 65th year, issue 1/2, Linz 2011 ( PDF on land-oberoesterreich.gv.at).
• A critical examination of the historical-topographical manual of the fortifications and mansions of Upper Austria. Upper Austrian Provincial Archives, 2nd edition, Linz 2013.

Selected web publications

• Christian Steingruber (design by Franz Straka): Locomotive Riva - Mori - Arco - Riva. In: narrowspur-europa.at, May 2007 (history of the Riva locomotive, series U, Krauss / Linz locomotive factory, the old Austrian narrow-gauge railway Mori – Arco – Riva).
• Christian Steingruber (together with Franz Straka and Markus Müller): The horse-drawn railway - 1st part. and The Horse Railroad - Part 2. In: narrowspur-europa.at, 2007.
• Christian Steingruber: The horse-drawn railway - 3rd part. The big bow of Franz Anton Ritter von Gerstner. About the rescue of a railway historical monument. In: narrowspur-europa.at, September 2007.
• Christian Steingruber (design by Franz Straka): The Parenzaner Bahn. Trieste St. Andrae - Buje - Parenzo. In: narrowspur-europa.at, November 2008 (history and documentation of the old Austrian narrow-gauge railway Triest - Porec).
• Cultural Atlas - Metadata. Textual descriptions. In: doris.ooe.gv.at (PDF; 66 kB; "Many of these entries were corrected and supplemented by Christian Steingruber and other interested parties in the years 2009–2011").
• Christian Stein Gruber: history of the castle Freudenstein. In: burgenkunde.at.
• Fund reports 2008. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Federal Monuments Office, archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; Retrieved January 15, 2014 (including reports by Christian Steingruber on the excavations in Rufling (p. 539), Marsbach (p. 625) and Wesenufer (p. 626)). 
• Christian Steingruber: Amplification for Quads - Fifth Edition. In: quadesl.org.

Web links

• Bibliography on Steingruber Christian in the forum OoeGeschichte.at

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Steingruber on archaeologie-oberösterreich ( Memento of the original from December 15, 2013 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. . 
2. ^ Christian Steingruber (together with Franz Straka and Markus Müller): The horse-drawn railway - 1st part.
3. ^ Christian Steingruber (together with Franz Straka and Markus Müller): The horse-drawn railway - 2nd part.
4. ^ Christian Steingruber: The horse-drawn railway - 3rd part. The big bow of Franz Anton Ritter von Gerstner. About the rescue of a railway historical monument. .
5. ↑ z. B. Federal Monuments Office - Fund Chronicle 2008, pp. 539, 625, 626.
6. ↑ Consulers and cultural medal award by Governor Dr. Josef Pühringer. Culture medal of the state of Upper Austria. Christian Steingruber. In: land-oberoesterreich.gv.at. April 29, 2014, accessed June 13, 2020 (with photo). 

Remarks

1. ↑ Digital Oberösterreichischer culture Atlas (DOKA)
2. ↑ Castles, palaces, ruins on DORIS ( Memento of the original from October 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ AIS-OOE Archaeological Information System for Upper Austria
4. ^ Homepage of the Audio Engineering Society
5. ^ Society for Archeology in Upper Austria ( Memento of the original dated November 2, 2013 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; 567 kB)