Ebensee on the Traunsee

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Ebensee on the Traunsee
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Ebensee am Traunsee (Austria)
Ebensee on the Traunsee
Basic data
Country: Austria
State : Upper Austria
Political District : Gmunden
License plate : GM
Main town : Ebensee
Surface: 194.66 km²
Coordinates : 47 ° 48 '  N , 13 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 48 '30 "  N , 13 ° 46' 30"  E
Height : 443  m above sea level A.
Residents : 7,677 (Jan 1, 2020)
Postal code : 4802
Area code : 06133
Community code : 4 07 04
NUTS region AT315
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Hauptstrasse 34
4802 Ebensee am Traunsee
Website: www.ebensee.at
politics
Mayor : Markus Siller ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : (2015)
(37 members)
20th
8th
5
4th
20th 8th 5 4th 
A total of 37 seats
Location of Ebensee am Traunsee in the Gmunden district
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View of Ebensee and the Traunsee
View of Ebensee and the Traunsee
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Ebensee am Traunsee is an Austrian market town in the Gmunden district in the Traunviertel and Salzkammergut in Upper Austria with 7677 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). The community is located in the judicial district of Bad Ischl .

geography

Ebensee is 443 m above sea level in the Traunviertel on the south bank of the Traunsee . The extension is 15.2 km from north to south and 22.1 km from west to east. The total area is 194.5 km². 63.7% of the area is forested.

Community structure

The municipality comprises eleven districts (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

  • Ebensee (4091)
  • Kohlstatt (349)
  • Lahnstein (100)
  • Langwies (558)
  • Oberlangbath (358)
  • Offensee (7)
  • Plankau (292)
  • Rindbach (563)
  • Roith (941)
  • Trauneck (178)
  • Unterlangbath (240)

The community consists of three cadastral communities (area 2016):

  • Ebensee (12,887.30 ha)
  • Langwies (2,809.55 ha)
  • Oberlangbath (3,772.34 ha)

Neighboring communities

Altmünster Traunkirchen Gmunden
Steinbach am Attersee Neighboring communities Grünau im Almtal
Bad Ischl Altaussee

history

View of the Traunsee

Originally located in the eastern part of the Duchy of Bavaria , the area has belonged to the Duchy of Styria since 1180 , which the Austrian Babenbergs inherited in 1192 . The place Ebensee was first mentioned in 1447.

Since the local brewhouse could not be expanded due to an acute shortage of wood in the area around Hallstatt , Emperor Rudolf II ordered the construction of a new Pfannhaus ( saline ) in Ebensee in 1596 , the Saline Ebensee , which was realized from 1604. The first salt could be boiled on February 8, 1607. The manpower required for the brewhouse was mainly recruited in Hallstatt, the wood cutters in Aussee . The brine was fed in via an almost 40 km long brine line from the Hallstatt salt mountain, which was built under the technical direction of Ischl forest master Hans Kalß - this is still in operation, and the Gosauzwang brine line bridge is part of the Hallstatt – Dachstein / Salzkammergut UNESCO World Heritage Site .

In 1625 Ebensee already had 1,000 inhabitants. The construction of its own Catholic church began in 1729. The church was subordinate to the Traunkirchen monastery . Ebensee first became a vicariate in 1771 and an independent parish in 1786. When in 1733 they wanted to take their free Shrove Tuesday from the saltworks workers, the "Shrove Tuesday revolt" broke out.

The salt works, numerous houses and the church tower were destroyed in a major fire in 1835. During the March Revolution in 1848, a national guard was set up in Ebensee. A first telegraph was set up in Ebensee in 1866. Ebensee was connected to the Austrian railway network in 1877 by the Salzkammergutbahn , a branch line of the Rudolfsbahn . The railway line ran from Attnang-Puchheim in Upper Austria to Stainach - Irdning in Styria . This was intended to promote the onset of tourism and to cover the enormous fuel requirements of the salt pans, which could no longer be met by the increasingly scarce forests, by supplying coal. The brothers Alfred and Ernest Solvay built an ammonia-soda factory in 1883 , the Solvay-Werke in Ebensee. In 1887 the Ebensee volunteer fire brigade was founded.

A house in Ebensee am Traunsee

Electricity was introduced in 1907 after the construction of an electricity works on the Offenseebach . During the First World War , 218 residents were killed and 6 more went missing. In addition, the place was hit by a great famine in 1917.

Since 1918 the place belongs to the federal state of Upper Austria. In 1927 a cable car built by Adolf Bleichert & Co. was opened on the Feuerkogel , the Feuerkogel cable car . Ebensee was raised to a market town in 1929 . During the Austrian civil war , a large part of the Ebenseer workers took part in the general strike in February 1934. The armed forces marched in and put down the uprising.

After Austria was annexed to the German Reich on March 13, 1938, Ebensee belonged to the Upper Danube Gau .

Ebensee concentration camp site 2005

In November 1943, the Ebensee concentration camp was established as a sub-camp of the Mauthausen concentration camp - with the code name Projekt Zement , it served to relocate the Peenemünde rocket research facility to a bomb-proof area. From November 1943 to May 1945, 8,745 prisoners died in Ebensee concentration camp. At the end of April 1945 there were 18,437 prisoners in Ebensee. The liberation of the camp took place on May 6, 1945 US troops . During the Second World War , 289 Ebenseers fell and another 90 were missing. After 1945, a DP camp for Jewish “ displaced persons ” was set up on the site of the concentration camp . Due to tensions, most of the Jewish DPs were relocated to Bad Gastein .

Flood protection was built from 1951 to 1957 by building the Traun. The Protestant church was consecrated in 1953. A new prestressed concrete bridge over the Traun was built in 1954. In 1957 the 350th anniversary of the town took place. On September 23, 1963, Italian neo-fascist terrorists carried out bomb attacks on the saltworks, the Feuerkogel cable car and the lion monument. One gendarme was killed and four other people injured.

The new town hall with ancillary facilities was opened in 1973. The saltworks was converted into a stock corporation in 1979 . In the same year a new large saltworks was built in Ebensee / Steinkogl and the local history museum was opened in the "Saltworks Administration Office". A new Feuerkogel cable car was put into operation in 1986. In 1988 Ebensee received the title “Most youth-friendly municipality in Upper Austria”.

The KV Kino Ebensee was awarded the Upper Austrian Regional Culture Prize in 1992 and the art day trip Prä-Post-Brunft ( Christoph Herndler , Reinhard Kannonier , Georg Nussbaumer, Walter Pilar & Norbert Schweizer) was awarded the Upper Austrian promotion prize for alternative cultural work.

In 1995 a big international 50th anniversary of the liberation of the Ebensee concentration camp took place. The concentration camp memorial gallery was opened a year later. The former prisoner in the Ebensee concentration camp, Roberto Castellani from Prato, became an honorary citizen of the market town of Ebensee in 1997.

The Contemporary History Museum Ebensee was opened in 2001. In 2002 Ebensee became a "bicycle-friendly community" and a "climate alliance community". From 2004 to 2005 Ebensee received new flood protection. In 2005, Ebensee became Austria's first “ attac community”. On September 30, 2005, Solvay closed its soda production. In 2007, the 400th anniversary of the municipality was held. In 2008 Ebensee took part in the decentralized Upper Austrian provincial exhibition "Salzkammergut" with the project "Home - Heaven & Hell - Migration in the Salzkammergut".

On July 5, 2017, the municipal council meeting decided to rename Ebensee to Ebensee am Traunsee . On October 31, 2017, the renaming was approved by the state of Upper Austria.

population

The population is declining, in 2009 the population fell below 8,000.

Culture and sights

Baroque parish church Ebensee am Traunsee
Contemporary history museum Ebensee
Entrance to the museum.ebensee , the former administrative office
  • Parish church Ebensee am Traunsee : The catholic parish church built in 1726 in baroque style is the work of the Linz master builder Johann Michael Prunner .
  • KZ Gedenkstollen: The memorial exhibition in the KZ Gedenkstollen shows documents about the camp construction and photos of the American liberation troops. There are guided tours through the camp grounds. The concentration camp memorial tunnel is located on the site of the former 'cement labor camp', near the Finkerleiten settlement, about three kilometers south-east of Ebensee.
  • Contemporary history museum Ebensee : is located in an old school building from 1779 in the center of the village. The museum shows the history of the Salzkammergut from 1918 to 1955.

There is also that in town

Natural monuments
  • Gassel stalactite cave : The Gassel stalactite cave is a show cave near the Erlakogel , it is looked after by the Ebensee cave association .
  • Rindbach waterfall: the Rindbach waterfall is located in the municipality
  • Langbathseen nature reserve : the nature reserve with the Vorderem and Hinterem Langbathsee is located in the municipality of Ebensee; The Langbathsee hunting lodge , built for Emperor Franz Josef, is located on the Vorderen Langbathsee.

Regular events

Economy and Infrastructure

The municipality of Ebensee am Traunsee owes its economic existence to salt production. In 1607 the first brewhouse was built, so the further history of the place was inextricably linked with the "Pfannhaus" ( saline ). When, decades later, another large salt-processing company, the Solvay works, settled in Ebensee, industrial jobs became the most important source of income for the regional population. There were also flourishing medium-sized companies - for example in the wood processing industry, but also a large number of local suppliers - which helped Ebensee to flourish.

In the meantime, the local economy had to take structural and globalization-related developments into account. In recent years, however, a trend reversal has been achieved, and with the settlement of new businesses, a positive economic future seems assured. Ambitious initiatives are intended to stimulate the tourism industry and reposition Ebensee with its attractive range of guests also in tourism.

Established businesses

  • Salinen Austria , salt production
  • Imerys Carbonates, Mining / Mineral Processing Industry
  • Wolfsgruber Logistik GmbH
  • A & L - Assembling & Logistics
  • POLYTEC PLASTICS Ebensee GmbH
  • Steinkogler, mountain boot manufacture
  • GSA GmbH control technology
  • Henkel (Cimsec)
  • Baumgartner furniture
  • Hotel Hochsteg Gütl, Alois Steinkogler GmbH
  • Mostschenke in the Heustadl, Alois Steinkogler KG

traffic

Street

Ebensee am Traunsee is located on Salzkammergut Straße B 145 of the Salzkammergut Bundesstraße which connects Ebensee am Traunsee with Vöcklabruck , Gmunden and Bad Ischl .

shipping

From Ebensee am Traunsee ships sail on the Traunsee to Gmunden, Altmünster and Traunkirchen .

Cable car

A cable car runs up the Feuerkogel in the district of Kohlstatt .

train

Ebensee am Traunsee is located on the Salzkammergutbahn and has two train stations and three other stops. The Ebensee Landungsplatz train station is closer to the town center and the lake. The actual train station in Ebensee am Traunsee is a little further south from the center. The Steinkogel, Lahnstein and Langwies stops follow in the direction of Bad Ischl, where only regional trains stop.

Ebensee Landungsplatz train stop

The Ebensee Landungsplatz stop consists of a station building with a ticket machine as well as a bus stop and a platform.

Ebensee station

The Ebensee station consists of a station building with a waiting hall, a public toilet and a ticket machine. There are a total of three level platforms. At Ebensee train station, tickets can only be bought from the ticket machine.

politics

  • The municipal council consists of 37 members. Since the last municipal council election in 2015, the mandate distribution has been as follows:
  • SPÖ 20 seats (51.65%)
  • BÜFE (list of citizens for Ebensee) 8 mandates (22.52%)
  • FPÖ 5 mandates (13.24%)
  • ÖVP 4 mandates (12.59%)

Herwart Loidl ( SPÖ ) resigned as mayor on June 11, 2013 after 24 years in office for health reasons. In the resulting new mayor election on June 30, 2013, Markus Siller (SPÖ), meanwhile acting mayor, prevailed with 67.3% of the votes in the first ballot; the swearing-in took place on July 22, 2013.

coat of arms

Coat of arms at ebensee.png

Official description of the municipal coat of arms:

“A golden, curved tip in blue; in it a green conifer on green ground, behind it a blue-silver, undulating water surface and a gray, rocky mountain. In the upper corners on the right three silver, one to two set salt sticks, on the left a golden, upright pickaxe. Overlaid red bar with trustees clad with black sleeves and gold cuffs growing out of the shield edges. "

The church colors are: green - white - red.

The market coat of arms was awarded to Ebensee in 1929 by the Upper Austrian provincial government, but it has been used by the municipality since 1919 without permission. The fir tree refers to the important forestry, water and mountains illustrate the location on the Traunsee with the striking Traunstein . Salt domes and pickaxes represent the saltworks, and the “brotherly handshake” symbolizes the solidarity of the labor movement .

Partnerships

Partnerships exist with:

Personalities

Sons and daughters
  • Franz Engl (1914–1995), local politician, educator, author and curator of the home in Schärding
  • Hans Gillesberger (1909–1986), choirmaster, conductor and artistic director of the Vienna Boys' Choir, deputy choir director of the Vienna State Opera
  • Rudolf Ippisch (1878–1953), shoemaker, pioneer, operator of the Traunseeschifffahrt, inventor and builder of the cable car to the Feuerkogel (1927)
  • Frederick Xavier Katzer (1844–1903, born Franz Xaver Katzer), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Milwaukee, USA, plaque on the house where he was born on Langbathstrasse
  • Johannes Kienesberger (1919–1999), academic sculptor, painter and stonemason
  • Maximilian Lahnsteiner (* 1996), ski racer
  • Günther Lemmerer (1943–2010), athletics trainer and sports official
  • Alois Loidl (* 1945), physicist
  • Franz Loidl (1905–1987), Roman Catholic priest, church, local and cultural historian, author
  • Karl Lugmayer (1892–1972), popular educator, philosopher and politician
  • Josef Mittendorfer (1902–1990), politician (ÖVP), mayor and member of the National Council
  • Fritz Neuböck (* 1965), conductor, composer and musician
  • Rudolf Neuhauser (1924–2010), artist, architect, painter, monument protector and musician
  • Walter Pilar (1948–2018), writer and visual artist, Upper Austrian State Culture Prize for Literature 1990, Roman Lebenssee
  • Verena Preiner (* 1995), track and field athlete
  • Rudolf Schwaiger (1924–1979), sculptor
  • Wilhelm Schückel (1887–1964), painter
  • Josef Steinkogler (* 1954), politician (ÖVP), Vice Mayor and member of the Federal Council
  • Joseph Wattmann von Maëlcamp-Beaulieu (1789–1866), surgeon, pioneer of plastic surgery in Austria, born in the Oberlangbath district
  • Erik Wirl (1884–1954), opera singer (tenor) and actor
People with a relationship to Ebensee am Traunsee
  • Fritz von Herzmanovsky-Orlando (1877–1954), writer and draftsman, spent many summers in his villa in the Rindbach district
  • Sigrid Kirchmann (* 1966), former high jumper and heptathlete, first Austrian World Cup medalist in high jump, grew up and lives in Ebensee
  • Hermynia zur Mühlen (1883–1951), writer and translator
  • Christian Rainer (* 1961), editor-in-chief and publisher of the news magazine profil , grew up in Ebensee
  • Thomas "Tom" Neuwirth alias Conchita Wurst (* 1988), singer, travesty artist and fashion designer - lived in Ebensee for a few years

Others

The place Ebensee am Traunsee has already been the setting for numerous films and TV series. Here is a selection:

literature

  • Engelbert Koller: 350 years of Ebensee saltworks. In: Oberösterreichische Heimatblätter 11 1957 2, pp. 81–96, digitized version (PDF; 1.7 MB) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
  • Walter Rieder; Diocese of Linz (Ed.): Ebenseer Pfarrbuch. 275 years church of Ebensee 1729-2004. ( pdf, rough version )
  • Frauenforum Salzkammergut (ed.), Publication on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Ebensee: Women - History - Ebensee ( [1] )

Web links

Commons : Ebensee  - 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. ↑ Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying, Regional Information, reference date December 31, 2016, accessed February 19, 2017
  3. ↑ There was no other way , as of November 26, 2008
  4. ^ Upper Austrian news : "Ebenseers miss out on new place names" ; Retrieved July 10, 2017
  5. ↑ Announcement of the Upper Austria. State government regarding the change of the name of the market town of Ebensee. October 31, 2017, accessed January 2, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Marktgemeinde Ebensee: Ebensee train station - ticket purchase options from July 1 , June 29, 2017, accessed on July 1, 2017
  7. ^ Province of Upper Austria: Coat of arms of the municipality of Ebensee
  8. ↑ Alliance between Ebensee and Zawiercie. Oberösterreichische Nachrichten, May 14, 2013, accessed on July 22, 2013 .
  9. ^ Franz Engl, in: Web presence of Regiowiki.at
  10. ^ Walter Rieder: 400 years of Ebensee saltworks: From 1898 to the present / with the image section "Ebensee today" by Reinhard Hörmandinger . Walter Rieder, 2007, ISBN 978-3-901572-12-8 ( google.at [accessed on May 15, 2016]).