Frauental on the Laßnitz

market community Frauental on the Laßnitz
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Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Styria
Political District :	Deutschlandsberg
License plate :	DL
Main town :	Frauental
Surface:	15.58 km²
Coordinates :	46 ° 50 ′  N , 15 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 49 ′ 34 "  N , 15 ° 15 ′ 20"  E
Height :	332  m above sea level A.
Residents :	2,930 (January 1, 2020)
Postcodes :	8523, 8530
Area code :	03462
Community code :	6 03 05
Address of the municipal administration:	Schulgasse 1 8523 Frauental an der Laßnitz
Website:	www.gde-frauental.at
politics
Mayor :	Bernd Hermann ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : (2020) (15 members)	12 3 12 3  A total of 15 seats SPÖ : 12 ÖVP : 3
Location of Frauental an der Laßnitz in the Deutschlandsberg district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Frauental an der Laßnitz is a market town with 2930 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Deutschlandsberg district in Styria .

geography

location

The community of Frauental an der Laßnitz is located in the Laßnitz valley at the mouth of the torrent in the Laßnitz . The Laßnitz is also the most important river in the municipality, the most important elevation is the Riemerberg at 449 meters on the southern border.

Community structure

The community is divided into five cadastral communities and towns of the same name (area: as of January 1, 2015, inhabitants: as of January 1, 2020):

• Freidorf an der Laßnitz (251.01 ha, 1123 Ew.)
• Freidorfer Gleinz (KG Gleinz 355.83 ha, 71 Ew.)
• Laßnitz (211.98 ha, 964 Ew.)
• Schamberg (389.77 ha, 339 Ew.)
• Zeierling (349.46 ha, 433 Ew.)

Neighboring communities

Deutschlandsberg		Great Saint Florian
Deutschlandsberg		Great Saint Florian
Bad Schwanberg	Sankt Peter im Sulmtal	Sankt Martin im Sulmtal

Frauental does not border on the municipality of Stainz, because the cadastral communities Tanzelsdorf (belongs to Groß St. Florian) and Gersdorf (belongs to Deutschlandsberg, formerly Gams) in the north of Frauental (KG Schamberg) border each other about 60 m on the course of the Vochera brook thus separating Frauental from Stainz (KG Rassach).

history

Early settlement

During the construction work on the east portal of the Koralm tunnel , culturally valuable finds were made from the early Copper Age to the late Middle Ages . In addition to settlement remains from the La Tène period , a well-preserved ceramic kiln was found in Gleinz. Finds show that the area was densely populated as early as 1600–1300 BC. In the area of ​​Freidorf, the remains of a settlement from the La Tène period have also been published. Parts of the Frauental community are located in the Laßnitz valley in that area in which a number of archaeological sites have proven to be densely populated. The total area of ​​archaeological excavations in this area is over 40 hectares.

In 1100 Laßnitz and Frauental were first mentioned in a document.

Altburg Gleinz

In the south of Frauental, references to an old fortification have been published for the cadastral community of Gleinz, southeast of the village of Frauenegg. On a hill in the north of the farm vlg. Kolmi (or Kulmi or "old Lechner") can be seen in the form of an irregular polygon measuring 25 by 25 meters, with a ditch-like depression in the northwest of it. These remains are interpreted as the site of the former seat of the Gleinz family. In an older publication, the seat of the Gleinzers is assumed to be at the Church of St. Ulrich near Deutschlandsberg.

The brass factory around 1820, lith. JF Kaiser

Brass works, steel works, porcelain factories

In 1714 Baron Ferdinand Zehentner von Zehentgrub and others built a brass works that was in operation until 1903. In 1920 the first Austrian porcelain factory was founded in the village. This company, Ingelen-Frauenthal-Elektroporzellan, was a subsidiary of the then Ingelen group of companies (today IBIDEN Porzellanfabrik Frauenthal  GmbH and PPC Insulators Austria  GmbH, part of the SEVES Group).

The steel mill was only in operation from 1853 to 1856. It could not be run successfully due to the poor transport connections (the Wieserbahn did not reach the area until 1872).

The community was founded in 1850

The community emerged in 1850 from the cadastral communities Laßnitz and Schamberg. Until 1955 it was called the municipality of Laßnitz. The postmark at the end of the 19th century bore the name "Frauenthal zu Lassnitz".

"Frauenthal zu Lassnitz" on the postmark 1897

Another name for the place was "Frauental an der Wieserbahn".

20th century

During the National Socialist July coup on July 26, 1934, an incident between National Socialists and Heimwehr men occurred near them, which resulted in a death. At around 12:15 a.m., the National Socialists, who had previously tried in vain to storm the gendarmerie post in Gams , disarmed a three-man security guard from the Home Guard and took the men hostage. To help their comrades, a home guard station stationed in the china factory rushed up and was shot at by the National Socialists, and their commander was killed.

On January 1, 1956, the community name was changed from "Laßnitz" to Frauental an der Laßnitz (without "h").

On January 1, 1960, the communities Freidorf an der Laßnitz and Zeierling were incorporated into Frauental an der Laßnitz.

In 1972 the place was hit by a hundred-year flood with severe flooding.

The market survey took place in 1985.

Culture and sights

The castle around 1820, lith. JF Kaiser

See also:  List of listed objects in Frauental an der Laßnitz

• Parish church Frauental an der Laßnitz : The church has the patronage of the motherhood of Mary . It was built in 1954, the parish was established in 1958 from parts of the former parishes of Gams, Groß St. Florian and Deutschlandsberg. The altar from the middle of the 17th century comes from the hospital church in Bruck an der Mur , two statues of saints from the 1st half of the 18th century from Osterwitz . The organ was purchased in 1960, the four bells in 1962.
• Frauenthal Castle : It is believed to have been at the site of the Nidrinhof , mentioned in a document in 970 , which is said to have been founded around 700 AD from Aquileia , which at that time carried out the Christian missionary work for the Kingdom of Noricum . In 1267 the name Vraundorf (Frauendorf) appears. In the Middle Ages there was a farm in Ortisei there or near the Ulrichskirchlein . It was expanded into a nobility seat in 1542 and expanded in 1675. Up until the 17th century the estate and the castle were also named after St. Ulrich. The castle chapel is dedicated to St. Joseph . After economic decline due to a lavish administration and family disputes, the administrator of the brass factory was appointed curator of the estate in 1741. From 1812 to 1820 the castle experienced its heyday under its owner Moritz Graf von Fries . In 1820 the Liechtenstein family came into possession of the castle.
• The branch church St. Ulrich am Ulrichsberg was a branch church of Groß St. Florian until 1786 and now belongs to the parish of Deutschlandsberg. It was previously dedicated to St. Mark , the founder of the Patriarchate of Aquileia and the patron of the Republic of Venice . The church was first mentioned in 1313 (or 1144), its core was Gothic, later redesigned in Baroque style. On its tower is a Roman stone with bust portraits of the Calandinus couple from the 2nd to 3rd centuries. The inscription on the stone reads: "Publius Albinus Calendinus erected this monument to himself and his 40-year-old wife Silvia Ursula during their lifetime."
• Chapels are located at the brass factory (a bell was consecrated in 1724), the Sorgerkapelle was built in 1816. The Strutz chapel dates from 1846 and was rebuilt in 1975. Village chapels are located in Zeierling, Freidorf, Gleinz and Schamberg.

population

Population structure

According to the 2001 census, the municipality had 2,997 inhabitants. 96.4% of the population had Austrian citizenship. 92.1% of the population committed to the Roman Catholic Church, 4.8% were without religious belief.

Population development

Community announcement 1850: The original communities in the Frauental area, such as Laßnitz, Zeierling, Lebing, Freidorf, belonged to the Stainz district administration at the time

The original population numbers are announced in the documents of the municipality reorganization in 1850.

The population of the Frauental community has experienced several growth spurts over the past 150 years. While growth was initially modest at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the population grew very rapidly in the interwar period. In the period after the Second World War, too, the number of community citizens in Frauental only rose sharply, and has increased slightly since the 1970s. The population has been falling since 2001, as both the birth balance and the migration balance became negative.

Economy and Infrastructure

According to the 2001 census of workplaces , there were 109 workplaces with 1200 employees in the municipality as well as 953 out-commuters and 878 in-commuters. The most important industry is the production of goods, which in 2001 offered 644 jobs. There were 92 agricultural and forestry holdings (18 of which were the main occupation), which together farmed 1033 ha (1999).

The largest employers include the companies that emerged from the Frauenthal porcelain factory : This company was founded in 1921 as the “First Austrian Porcelain Factory”. It specialized in insulators , but also produced porcelain tableware and other technical ceramics such as ceramic catalysts . These companies belonged to Frauenthal Holding AG until 2012 , with effect from June 1, 2012, they were sold to the Japanese group IBIDEN.

traffic

The most important road connection is the Radlpass Straße B 76. Via the Frauental-Bad Gams railway stop on the Graz-Köflacher-Bahn (hourly as part of the S 6 line) and the Graz – Stainz – Deutschlandsberg bus line of the GKB , Frauental is with the towns in the vicinity and connected to the provincial capital Graz .

Sports

The area around Schloss Frauenthal belongs to a riding club, and in 1988 a golf course was laid out in the north and east of the palace.

politics

Municipal council

The Frauental municipal council is heavily dominated by the SPÖ . In the 2015 municipal council elections, the SPÖ received 72.5% of the votes, 22.1% went to the ÖVP, and 5.4% to the FPÖ.

coat of arms

On March 3, 1980, the Styrian state government granted the Frauental community the right to use its own coat of arms.
Blazon (description of the coat of arms): "In the blue shield, growing in gold, the roof turret of the Frauental brass Weser house, decorated with a golden double-headed eagle, this arched by two six-pointed golden stars."

Small region and tourist association

The community is a member of the small region "Core area Bad Gams - Deutschlandsberg - Frauental". In this association of municipalities, the tasks of road maintenance, shopping and child and youth care should be done together. The association was constituted on December 9, 2010. It has legal personality and is based on a voluntary agreement. Its seat is in Frauental, its legal basis is § 38a of the municipal code.

Together with Deutschlandsberg, the community forms the “Schilcherland Deutschlandsberg” tourism association. Its seat is in Deutschlandsberg.

Honorary citizen

• Johann Bammer (1922–2017), Provincial Councilor
• Robert Fuchs (1847–1927), composer
• Hans Gross (1930–1992), Deputy Governor

Others

Frauental was named the most beautiful flower market in Styria in 1998, 2004, 2008 and 2010.

Historical maps

• Frauental and its surroundings in the three regional recordings from around 1789 to 1910
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  The area of ​​Frauental (bottom right) in the Josephinische Landesaufnahme , around 1780

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  Niedergams and Laßnitz north of the Laßnitz valley , Franziszeische Landesaufnahme , approx. 1835

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  Recording sheet 1: 25,000 from the state survey around 1878

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  In the francisco-josephine land survey , approx. 1910

literature

• Sandra Clavora: Porzellanfabrik Frauenthal GmbH. A historical operational analysis. Diploma thesis, Graz 1998.
• Jörg Fürnholzer: Roman-era burial mounds in Frauental, Grafendorf and Leitersdorf, Styria. Diploma thesis, Graz 2004.
• Otto Handler: Frauental on the Laßnitz. Local history. Frauental 1999.
• "District topography ": Helmut-Theobald Müller (ed.), Gernot Peter Obersteiner (overall scientific management): History and topography of the Deutschlandsberg district. Graz-Deutschlandsberg 2005. ISBN 3-901938-15-X . Styrian Provincial Archives and District Authority Deutschlandsberg 2005. In the series: Great historical regional studies of Styria. Founded by Fritz Posch †. Volume 3. Second part volume, district lexicon. Page 89-95.

Web links

Commons : Frauental an der Laßnitz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• 60305 - Frauental on the Laßnitz. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Entry on Frauental an der Laßnitz in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ West Styrian Rundschau . No. 17, year 2015 (April 24, 2015), 88th year. ZDB -ID 2303595-X . Simadruck Aigner u. Weisi, Deutschlandsberg 2015, p. 1.
2. ↑ This is how the 15 communities in Deutschlandsberg voted. meinviertel.at , June 29, 2020, accessed on August 18, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Municipal council election 2020 - results Frauental an der Laßnitz. orf.at , accessed on August 18, 2020 . 
4. ↑ cadastral communities Styria. 2015 (Excel file, 128 kB); Retrieved July 29, 2015
5. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
6. ↑ Weekly newspaper “Weststeirische Rundschau” from May 9th, 2009. Volume 82, No. 19. Page 5.
7. ^ Find reports from Austria. Published by the Federal Monuments Office. Volume 47, year 2008. Vienna 2009. Page 556.
8. ↑ Gerald Fuchs: News from the Laßnitztal. Archeology in the Weitersdorf-Wettmannstätten section of the Koralm Railway. In: Find reports from Austria. Volume 48, year 2009, Vienna 2010. Pages 290–302.
9. ↑ Gerald Fuchs, Gerhard Harer, Irmengard Kainz, Klaus-Michael Schneider: A model case for the collaboration between planning and archaeological monument preservation using the example of the Koralm Railway Graz – Klagenfurt in the Werndorf – Deutschlandsberg section. In: Find reports from Austria (FÖ). Published by the Federal Monuments Office, Vienna. Volume 36, 1997. ISBN 3-85028-305-4 . Pages 269-280. With an overview plan of the archaeological sites and areas of hope in the central Laßnitz valley.
10. ↑ ^{a b} Robert Baravalle: Castles and palaces of Styria. An encyclopaedic collection of the Styrian fortifications and properties, which were endowed with various privileges. Graz 1961, Stiasny publishing house. P. 87, in both articles on the church and court near St. Ulrich.
11. ↑ Werner Murgg, Bernhard Hebert: Medieval and early modern fortifications in the district of Deutschlandsberg: recording of the soil monuments. With drawings by Stefan Karl. Contributions to medieval archeology in Austria BMÖ. Volume 10, born in 1994. Ed .: Austrian Society for Medieval Archeology ÖGM, Vienna. ISSN  1011-0062 . P. 64, location sketch P. 90. Coordinates of the Altburg Gleinz: 46 ° 48 ′ 5 ″  N , 15 ° 15 ′ 44 ″  E
12. ↑ Ute Streitt (Ed.): Technology - collected aspects of progress . Catalog for the exhibition: "Technology - Discover a Collection" of the Upper Austrian State Museums in the Castle Museum Linz from June 21, 2006 to January 7, 2007. Volume 39 of the catalogs of the Upper Austrian State Museums , Upper Austrian State Museums Linz, Publication PN ° 1 - Library of the Province, Weitra 2006. P. 512 ( limited preview in Google book search). ISBN 3-85474-150-2 ; ISBN 978-3-85474-150-3 ; ISBN 3-85252-773-2 ; ISBN 978-3-85252-773-4 .
13. ↑ The story of Frauental. Frauental community. (accessed July 31, 2017).
14. ^ Ing. Ludwig Neumann Gesellschaft mbH, radio factory, Ingelen - porcelain factory, Frauenthal, 1907–1937. Elbemühl. 1937.
15. ↑ 2017 together around 600 employees at the site; IBIDEN Porzellanfabrik Frauenthal GmbH. ceram-ibiden.com (accessed July 31, 2017).
    see. also Seves Overhead Line Business - Worldwide locations. ( Memento of the original from July 1, 2017 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. ppcinsulators.com. (accessed July 31, 2017). 
16. ^ Hans Jörg Köstler: Steel production in western Styria with special consideration of the second half of the 19th century. In: Journal of the Historical Association for Styria. Festschrift 150 Years of the Historical Association. Volume 91/92, years 2001/02. P. 493.
17. ↑ See: Gerald M. Wolf: "Now we are the gentlemen ..." The NSDAP in the Deutschlandsberg district and the 1934 July putsch (= Grazer Zeitgeschichtliche Studien, Volume 3) StudienVerlag, Innsbruck-Vienna-Bozen 2008, ISBN 978-3 -7065-4006-3 , p. 157.
18. ^ Resolution of the Styrian state government of September 14, 1955. Styrian State Law Gazette of November 10, 1955, page 162. 17th piece, No. 68/1955.
19. ^ Ordinance of the Styrian state government of December 18, 1959. Styrian State Law Gazette of December 28, 1959, page 153. 33rd item, No. 109/1959.
20. ↑ District topography, page 89.
21. ↑ Gunther Riedlsperger: Castles and mansions in the paradise of Styria, Deutschlandsberg district. Deutschlandsberg 1996, Simadruck publishing house. Pages 100-108.
22. ^ District topography, page 94.
23. ^ ^{A b c} Kurt Woisetschläger, Peter Krenn: Dehio manual. The art monuments of Austria. Styria (excluding Graz). Topographical inventory of monuments, published by the Federal Monuments Office. Vienna 1982. ISBN 3-7031-0532-1 . Page 112.
24. ↑ ^{a b} Gunther Riedlsperger: Castles . Page 108.
25. ↑ Communal announcement 1850: Decree of the governor of September 20, 1850, which announces the new local congregations established according to the provisional law of March 17, 1849 with their allocation to the political court and tax office districts in the Crown Land of Styria. General state law and government gazette for the Crown Land of Styria. I. year 1850. XXI. Item no. 378. Page 432. Supplement “Kreis Gratz” (supplement Graz). Pages 104–105 of this supplement.
26. ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Frauental an der Laßnitz, population development. Retrieved January 28, 2020 . 
27. ↑ The Frauenthal porcelain factory celebrated its 90th anniversary. In: Weekly newspaper Weststeirische Rundschau . Volume 84, No. 43, October 28, 2011. Page 5.
28. ↑ The Japanese IBIDEN group buys the Frauenthal porcelain factory. In: Weekly newspaper Weststeirische Rundschau . Volume 85, No. 27, July 6, 2012. Page 1.
29. ↑ Elections. Retrieved January 28, 2020 . 
30. ^ Market town of Frauental an der Lassnitz. Retrieved January 28, 2020 . 
31. ^ Weekly newspaper Weststeirische Rundschau . No. 50 of December 17, 2010. Volume 83, 2010. Page 1.
32. ↑ Styrian municipal code in the version of the amendment in the State Law Gazette No. 92, issued on September 4, 2008, issue 27, page 304 in conjunction with Section 2, Paragraph 1 of the Styrian. Municipal Association Organization Act (GVOG) 1997.
33. ^ Grazer Zeitung , Official Gazette for Styria. December 30, 2014, 210th year, 52nd piece. ZDB -ID 1291268-2 p. 629.
34. ^ Market town of Frauental an der Lassnitz. Retrieved January 28, 2020 . 

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