Follim

Föllim ( village ) locality Cadastral municipality of Föllim
Basic data
Pole. District , state	Mistelbach  (MI), Lower Austria
Judicial district	Mistelbach
Pole. local community	Poysdorf
Coordinates	48 ° 40 ′ 55 "  N , 16 ° 33 ′ 31"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 40 ′ 55 "  N , 16 ° 33 ′ 31"  E
height	278  m above sea level A.
Residents of the village	166 (January 1, 2020)
Area  d. KG	4.29 km²
Post Code	2141
Official website	www.foellim.at
Statistical identification
Locality code	05100
Cadastral parish number	15109
Counting district / district	Poysdorf (31644)
Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; NÖGIS

Föllim is a place in the northeastern Weinviertel in Lower Austria .

General

Föllim is located on the south-western slope of the Falkensteiner Mountains , at an altitude of 278 m and is a cadastral community of the municipality of Poysdorf . It belongs to the political district of Mistelbach . The area is 4.29 km², 6.54 hectares of which are vineyards. There are around 94 houses in Föllim.

location

Föllim is about 7 km from the main municipality of Poysdorf . This makes it one of the typical villages in rural areas without any local supply worth mentioning.

history

The first documentary mention dates from December 8th, 1254. Föllim is referred to as Velben bei Steutz and given to the Heiligenkreuz monastery . The name Föllim probably comes from Velve, which means felber tree-willow tree . Until 1872 Föllim belonged to Ameis . After that, the place became its own municipality . At the beginning of the 20th century, Föllim Castle and the property belonging to it were sold to the master blacksmith Horak. Föllim was connected to the power grid in 1929, and a milk cooperative was founded.

Second World War

In April 1945, towards the end of World War II , Föllim was the scene of heavy fighting between troops of the Waffen-SS and the Red Army . There is a detailed report on this in the archive of the Army History Museum . Accordingly, on April 18, 1945, the attack by Soviet troops began on the place where soldiers from the 37th SS Volunteer Cavalry Division had already taken up quarters and built defensive positions. The attack could initially be repulsed, but artillery and PAK fire from outside continued. On the night of April 19, Russian soldiers tried again several times to take the place, but were always beaten back. Thereupon the Russian artillery opened a drum fire of heavy calibers in the course of April 19 , so that by midday almost the whole place was in flames. After several more failed attempts to take the place, the Russians bypassed the village and eventually took it from the east. In the course of these fighting, 12 German, over 30 Russian soldiers and 6 civilians from Föllim were killed. About 60% of the housing stock was destroyed, which was not destroyed by fires and shelling, robbed the Red Army soldiers, who kept the place occupied until August 1945.

post war period

In 1951 the place was connected to the telephone network . On January 1, 1971, the incorporation of Föllim into the municipality of Poysdorf was completed. In 1977 a public water supply including an elevated tank (250 m³) was built.

The newly built fire station and village center was opened on July 12, 1998 after a construction period of 1½ years. The inauguration took place on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Föllim volunteer fire brigade . The dry grassland on the Kranawettberg, which is important for scientific reasons, was declared a natural monument in 2000.

Economy and Transport

economy

The main occupations of Föllim are viticulture , agriculture and livestock .

traffic

The primary mode of transport is private cars . The village is also connected to the public transport network, with a bus only running three times a day.

Attractions

Pilgrimage Church of Föllim

• Branch and pilgrimage church of St. Heart of Mary and cemetery
• Dry grass area on the Kranawettberg
• Willow tree - yellow flax
• Village center
• Globe
• The castle, which was sold in 1900, has since crumbled except for a small tower.

Oddities

Due to the remote location and the small size of the village, the inhabitants are also known as "Weltachsenschmierer". In the local village center there is a "world axis lubrication order". This contains, among other things, instructions as to which world axis lubricator has to lubricate the world axis and when. In the event of illness, an equivalent replacement must be provided (quote from the world axis lubrication order).

Individual evidence

1. ^ Army History Museum / Military History Institute (HGM / MHI) , Military History Research Department (MilFoA), study collection, inventory 1945, box 5, fasc. 45/9, municipality reports Lower Austria, District Mistelbach