Gösting
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| Surface: | 10.83 km² | ||
| Residents: | 10,755 (January 1, 2017) | ||
| Population density: | 993 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Postcodes: | 8045, 8051, 8055 | ||
| Geographical location: | 47 ° 6 ' N , 15 ° 24' E | ||
| Location in Graz | |||
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| District Office: | Bahnhofgürtel 85, 8020 Graz |
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| District Head: | Bernhard Baier ( ÖVP ) | ||
| 1. Deputy District Head: | Alexis Pascuttini ( FPÖ ) | ||
| 2nd deputy district head: | Andrea Hriberschek ( SPÖ ) | ||
| Public transportation: | Bus routes: 40, 48, 52, 67 / E, 85 N1, N3 |
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Gösting is the 13th district of Graz . It is located in the north-west of the city between Mur and Plabutsch or the ridge to the north of it, which is crowned by the Gösting castle ruins .
history
The place name Gösting comes either from the Slavic gostinca - " hostel " - or from gozd - "mountain forest". Already before the year 1138 the Aribonen Swiker von Gösting founded the castle on what is now Gösting ruins mountain , formerly also Annenberg, and the village Gösting. Around 1430 the village consisted of 33 farms and a few craftsmen, including two millers in what is still called the Muller Quarter and on the Thaler Bach .
In 1707 the castle and manor were acquired by the Counts of Attems . Almost completely destroyed by fire due to a lightning strike in 1723, the castle began to deteriorate in the 18th century.
From 1850 to 1938 Gösting was a separate municipality , which was led by the community leaders and from 1919 by mayors . Some street names still remember their names, such as Franz Weixelbaum or Josef Pock . In 1931 Gösting received market rights , in 1938 it became part of Graz and since 1946 has formed the 13th district of the provincial capital Graz, which also includes the Raach settlement further north , which in its current form has been on former pastureland since the 1940s originated.
Economy, schools, transport
- Some industrial companies that have settled along the Graz freight station
- Wine was grown on the mountain slopes until the end of the 19th century . Until the beginning of the 21st century, only the Brothers Kleinoscheg sparkling wine cellars were evidence of this . Until 2013 only the street name Weinbergweg gave an idea of its earlier use, since then there has been a first attempt to grow wine there, but so far on a very small scale.
- Large forest areas on the Plabutsch and on the ruins mountain
- Higher Technical College BULME (since 1920 at the current location)
- North portal of the Plabutsch tunnel on the Pyhrn Autobahn (opened in 1987)
- Bus routes 40, 48, 52 and 85. From 1901 to the 1950s, a tram line also ran from the center of Graz to Gösting; there was also a stop on the southern railway line Bruck an der Mur - Graz.
- The local sports club is called ASV Gösting, whose soccer team plays in the regional league center.
Culture and sights
Buildings
- Gösting castle ruins : After the fire in 1723, the castle fell into disrepair. Today only the castle chapel and the keep as well as some remains of the wallremain. A small museum and a tavern have been set up in thetower,and there is also a wide view of the Graz Basin and the Eastern Styrian hill country . The ruin can only be reached on foot.
- Gösting Castle : At the castle square at the foot of the castle hill. Simple baroque castle of the Counts Attems; today privately owned.
- The Plabutscherschlössel
- Church of St. Anna in the former brewery of the abandoned branch of the Puntigam brewery .
nature
- Jungfernsprung : The legendary dolomite rock near the castle ruins is a popular vantage point over the Murtal . Numerous types of flowers thrive on the flanks, the auricle population forms a protected part of the landscape .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Numbers + facts: population, districts, economy, geography on graz.at.
- ↑ a b c https://www.graz.at/cms/beitrag/10068426/7769549/Bezirksvertretung_Goesting.html