Fladnitz at the Teichalm

Fladnitz at the Teichalm
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Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Styria
Political District :	Wheat
License plate :	WZ
Surface:	66.51 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 17 '  N , 15 ° 29'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 17 '9 "  N , 15 ° 28' 41"  E
Height :	692  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,790 (January 1, 2020)
Postal code :	8163
Area code :	03179
Community code :	6 17 58
Address of the municipal administration:	Fladnitz an der Teichalm 100 8163 Fladnitz an der Teichalm
Website:	www.fladnitz.at
politics
Mayor :	Peter Raith ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : (2015) (15 members)	10 3 2 10 3 2
Location of Fladnitz an der Teichalm in the Weiz district
, Fladnitz from Schöckl seen from
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Fladnitz an der Teichalm is a municipality with 1,790 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in Styria . As part of the municipal structural reform in Styria , it was merged with the municipalities of Tulwitz and Tyrnau to form the new municipality of Fladnitz an der Teichalm in 2015 . The basis for this was a joint application from these communities.

The boundaries of the Graz-Umgebung and Weiz districts have been changed so that the new municipality lies entirely in the Weiz district.

geography

Fladnitz an der Teichalm is located in the Weiz district in the Austrian state of Styria , in the Passail basin of the Grazer Bergland , and in the Almenland region .

Community structure

The municipal area comprises nine localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

• Fladnitz an der Teichalm (571)
• Fladnitz-Tober (111)
• Fladnitzberg (168)
• Nechnitz (42) ** including Schöngrund
• Schrems (259)
• Teichalm (36)
• Tulwitzdorf (267) * including Leisenreith, Obertulwitz, Schweingg, Seilnergraben and Tulwitz
• Tulwitzviertl (228) * including Blumau, Gern, Oberreith and Reithof
• Tyrnau (108) ** including Buchwald and Heuberg

* until the end of 2014 the municipality of Tulwitz

** Tyrnau municipality until the end of 2014

The community consists of five cadastral communities (area: as of December 31, 2017):

• Fladnitz an der Teichalpe (2,149.91 ha)
• Schrems (1,333.36 ha)
• Tulwitzdorf (470.76 ha)
• Tulwitzviert e l (685.16 ha)
• T ü rnau (1997.31 ha)

Neighboring communities

The community is surrounded by six neighboring communities, two of which are in the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district (BM) and two in the Graz-Umgebung district (GU).

Pernegg on the Mur (BM)	Breitenau am Hochlantsch (BM)	Sankt Kathrein am Offenegg
Frohnleiten (GU)		Passail
Semriach (GU)

history

The first finds of a human culture date back to the third millennium BC, a serpentine hammer ax that was brought to light on the Goller. In addition to the proven Illyrian and Celtic settlement, the Roman times in particular left clear traces. A Roman gravestone from the 1st century AD is built into the churchyard wall around the Fladnitz parish church, two more are in the Joanneum in Graz.

At the end of the 6th century, the Slavs advanced into our area following the warlike Avars. It is not buildings or tombstones that have survived, but mountain and river names, such as B. Fladnitz, Schrems, Rossegg or Tober.

After the area was incorporated into the Frankish empire of Charlemagne in 788, the Bavarian settlement of the basin began, which is mainly remembered by the many clearing names such as Oberreith, Leisenreith, Greithbauer, Reiter or Raith.

The clearing manager lived in a knight's farm, for which the best reasons were selected. This resulted in the knight family of the "Fladnitzer", which consisted of several families. "Ekardus et Valclinus de Fletinz" appear in the tenth treaty document of July 15, 1240 as a legal indicator. This is the first time that Fladnitz is mentioned in a document.

The first church in Fladnitz is mentioned in a document in 1285 and consecrated according to the parish chronicle in 1303, the parish patron is St. Nicholas (December 6th).

The year 1483 is assumed to be the year of construction of the current late Gothic church. This date bears a Gothic rib on the altar of the Sorrowful Mother. In the first half of the 18th century, Phillipp Jakob Straub created the current high altar. Johann Veit Hauck painted the high altar picture of St. Nicholas.

Over the centuries, the development spanned from a purely rural community to a very tourist-oriented community, in which, in addition to the many recreational opportunities in summer, winter sports on the Teichalm also play an important role. Examples of this are the construction of the 5 hectare Teichalmsee (1972–1974) and the establishment of a snow-making system in 1995. As part of the Leader  II project, the moor hiking trail through the “Latschenhochmoor Teichalm” nature reserve was built in 2001/02. The "Almenland" golf course was built in 2002/03. Since June 2006 the community has been able to call itself the "Almenland Nature Park Community".

From the place names Fladnitz bei Passail and Fladnitz an der Teichalpe, the current community name Fladnitz an der Teichalm was determined in 1977. The patron saint of the community is Saint Nicholas , after whom the parish church is named. In 2015, Fladnitz celebrated the 775th anniversary of the first written mention of the community name.

Culture and sights

The Fladnitz Parish Church of St. Nicholas

See also:  List of listed objects in Fladnitz an der Teichalm

buildings

• Parish church of Fladnitz an der Teichalm : The late Gothic parish church of St. Nicholas was believed to have been built from 1483. This year can be read on a Gothic rib by the altar of the Sorrowful Mother. In 1736 the sculptor Philipp Jakob Straub created the high altar. Johann Veit Hauck painted the high altar picture of St. Nicholas .
• Stone figure Johannes Nepomuk in the place, 18th century
• Wayside shrine near Nechnitz, built in 1736
• Wayside shrine near Fladnitzberg No. 9, 17th century
• Farms as hook farms: Fladnitz No. 10, Fladnitzberg No. 9

music

The traditional costume band Fladnitz plays traditional brass music . The music band is one of the oldest regional music bands in Styria and was mentioned in a document in 1820. In 1893, when Fladnitz got his volunteer fire brigade , the band often performed in fire brigade uniforms because many musicians were also firefighters, and you could also rehearse in the fire station . After the First World War, the chapel broke away from the fire brigade and became independent. When the music comrades came home from the war, today's traditional costume band was formed in 1919/20. Styrian costume has been worn since then. The Fladnitz Trachtenkapelle association has existed since 1946.

The gentlemen wear a peasant long skirt from the 17th to 18th centuries called the "Johann Nietter skirt". The color of the loden is purple. In addition one wears a Styrian deerskin trousers with hand embroidery, a "path", traditional socks, brogue shoes, a silk scarf and a hat.

The women wear a so-called "Obdacher Dirndl" with a long-sleeved blouse, silk scarf, socks and traditional shoes as well as a slacker , and also wear the same hat as the men.

A special performance by the band is on Easter Sunday , when the band wakes the residents of the community very early in the morning with brass music.

theatre

Every year the Fladnitz theater group rehearses a play for residents and holiday guests, which is performed about ten times. The theater group was founded in 1980.

Economy and Infrastructure

• The inhabitants live mainly from tourism . Numerous guesthouses and hotels are geared towards guests, hotels with Almenland rooms (sophisticated rooms with wooden furniture) are funded by the Almenland Region Tourist Association.
• The largest employer in town is the furniture factory and joinery Göbel.
• There is a grocery store and a drugstore in the town center.
• The municipality of Fladnitz an der Teichalm is the largest tourist municipality in the Weiz district.
• Together with Breitenau am Hochlantsch, Gasen, Passail, Pernegg an der Mur and St. Kathrein am Offenegg, the municipality forms the “ Naturpark Almenland Teichalm-Sommeralm ” tourism association . Its seat is in Fladnitz an der Teichalm.

education

• There is a primary school and a kindergarten in the village.
• There used to be a housekeeping school (rural housekeeping school Sankt Martin - Fladnitz an der Teichalm, or agricultural and forestry technical school Fladnitz an der Teichalm - St. Martin), but it is no longer in Fladnitz.

leisure

• The Teichalm region has a family ski area with drag lifts ; the slopes are snow-covered in winter.
• The Teichalm is looped.
• The community has
  • an outdoor pool,
  • an ice stock rink,
  • a new football and training field
• The community has a football club, SV Fladnitz.
• On the Teichalm
  • there is a tennis court
  • and in summer you can go boating on the lake
• The hotel's indoor swimming pools are also used by the residents of the community.
• The elementary school's sports hall is used by the residents for sports activities in the afternoons.
• There are several riding stables in the village.
• Since the summer of 2002 there has also been an 18-hole golf course in town.
• In Fladnitz there are several associations such as rural youth, mountain rescue and ice stock club.

politics

After the 2015 elections, the municipal council is composed as follows:

• 10 ÖVP
• 3 FPÖ
• 2 SPÖ

mayor

• since 2015 Peter Raith (ÖVP)

Mayor of the previous municipalities

Fladnitz at the Teichalm

• 1945–1946 Franz Hyden (ÖVP)
• 1946–1950 Alois Paller (ÖVP)
• 1950–1960 Josef Greimel (ÖVP)
• 1960–1961 Josef Höfler (ÖVP)
• 1961–1974 Johann Ponsold (ÖVP)
• 1974–1995 Markus Reisinger (ÖVP)
• 1995-2008 Johann Leitner (ÖVP)
• 2008–2015 Peter Raith (ÖVP)

Tulwitz

• 1945–1946 New Year Loidold (ÖVP)
• 1946–1948 Anton Lienhofer (ÖVP)
• 1948–1955 Franz Auer (ÖVP)
• 1955–1978 Johann Mandl (ÖVP)
• 1978–1990 Karl Walcher (ÖVP)
• 1990–1997 Hermann Gschaidbauer (ÖVP)
• 1997–1998 Franz Mandl (ÖVP)
• 1998–2015 Hermann Gschaidbauer (ÖVP)

Tyrnau

• 1945–1970 Johann Scheibel (ÖVP)
• 1970–1983 Franz Eibisberger (ÖVP)
• 1983-2004 Norbert Christandl (ÖVP)
• 2004–2015 Robert Van Asten (ÖVP)

coat of arms

• Coats of arms of the previous municipalities
• 

  Fladnitz at the Teichalm

• 

  Tulwitz

• 

  Tyrnau

The first municipal coat of arms for Fladnitz was awarded with effect from July 1, 1966. The blazon (coat of arms description) reads:

"In a golden shield over a silver shield base covered with a blue fish, a green tip that extends to the upper edge and is covered with a downing silver eagle."

The towering peak symbolizes the dominating mountain peak of the Osser (1548 m), which characterizes the landscape. The eagle indicates the abundance of game in the area; At the same time, this alludes to a Roman stone found in the community that shows an eagle image. The shield base characterizes the abundance of fish in the bright mountain streams.

All three predecessor municipalities had a municipal coat of arms. Due to the amalgamation of municipalities, these lost their official validity on January 1st, 2015. The new municipal coat of arms for the merged municipality was decided by the municipal council on March 21, 2018, the new award by the state government took effect on June 5, 2018.

The new blazon (description of the coat of arms) reads:

"In the shield, which is divided from silver to green obliquely to the left, a rooted spruce above green, below the cut-off head of an ibex in gold."

The horizontal division of the coat of arms shows a similarity with the Tulwitzer coat of arms, a golden ibex on a green background was chosen as the new heraldic animal, plus a green conifer on a silver background.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Joseph Stübicher (1706–1775), abbot of Neukloster Abbey 1746–1775
• Siegfried Wiedenhofer (1941–2015), Roman Catholic theologian

Personalities associated with the community

• A frequent guest in Fladnitz is the castle actor Peter Simonischek , who owns a ski hut on the Teichalm.

literature

• Gottfried Allmer: Fladnitz an der Teichalm - Tulwitz - Tyrnau. History and culture in the East Styrian Almenland Nature Park. 2 volumes, Fladnitz an der Teichalm 2014.

Web links

Commons : Fladnitz an der Teichalm  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• 61758 - Fladnitz an der Teichalm. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• www.fladnitz.at Homepage of the municipality of Fladnitz an der Teichalm

Individual evidence

1. ^ Styrian municipal structural reform .
2. ^ Announcement of the Styrian state government of October 3, 2013 on the unification of the municipality of Fladnitz an der Teichalm, political district Weiz, and the municipalities Tulwitz and Tyrnau, both political district Graz-Umgebung. State Law Gazette for Styria from June 26, 2014. No. 74, year 2014. ZDB -ID 705127-x . P. 1.
3. ↑ Ordinance of the Styrian Provincial Government of 10 July 2014, with which the Styrian District Authority Ordinance is changed. Provincial Law Gazette for Styria dated September 10, 2014. No. 99 Volume 2014. ZDB -ID 705127-x .
4. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
5. ↑ Regionalinformation.zip (Excel file, 1,210 kB); accessed on January 4, 2018
6. ↑ http://www.fladnitz.at/content/home/ueber-unsere-gemeinde/
7. ^ Grazer Zeitung , Official Gazette for Styria. December 30, 2014, 210th year, 52nd piece. No. 313. ZDB -ID 1291268-2 p. 628.
8. ↑ Communications from the Styrian State Archives, No. 18, 1968, p. 132
9. ↑ 51. Announcement of the Styrian state government of May 24, 2018 on the granting of the right to use a municipal coat of arms to the municipality of Fladnitz an der Teichalm (political district Weiz) , accessed on May 30, 2018
10. ↑ Fladnitzer Nachrichten April 2018, community newspaper from Fladnitz an der Teichalm, accessed on May 25, 2018