Gaishorn at the lake

Gaishorn is located in the Paltental, framed by the Ennstal Alps in the north, the Eisenerzer Alps in the east, the Seckau Alps in the south and the Rottenmanner Tauern in the west, on the old salt road from Selzthal to St. Michael over the Schober Pass . A toll road leads to the Mödlinger Hütte at the foot of the Admonter Reichenstein.

geology

The Central Alps (Rottenmanner Tauern), consisting of archaic gneisses and granites, the Eisenerz Alps (Grauwackenzone) made up of paleozoic phylites and limestone limes from the Silurian, Devonian and Carboniferous, as well as the mighty masses of Triaskalke and dolomites in the Reichenstein-Sparafeld group (northern limestone Alps) ), shape the diverse Gaishorn landscape.

climate

The geographical location results in a harsh, varied climate, frequent and violent winds, abundant rainfall, as well as long winters and short summers.

Community structure

In 2015, the municipality of Gaishorn am See was merged with the municipality of Treglwang as part of the Styrian municipal structural reform ; the new municipality continues the name "Gaishorn am See".

The community is divided into four cadastral communities or localities (area 2016, population as of January 1, 2020):

Au (2,758.53 ha), Au near Gaishorn am See (366 Ew.) Including Schattenberg and Schönausiedlung
Furth (1,211.78 ha, 24 Ew.)
Gaishorn (1,289.52 ha), Gaishorn am See (597 Ew.) Including Schönausiedlung, Sonnberg and carpenter's settlement
Treglwang (2,416.59 ha, 313 Ew.) Including Brandschink, Sonnberg and Tobeitsch

Neighboring communities

Gaishorn is surrounded by four neighboring communities:

	Admont
Shoots
Hohentauern ( Murtal district )		Forest on the Schoberpass ( Leoben district )

history

War memorial, erected in 1952

Gaishorn is an alluvial cone settlement in the Paltental with alpine pair farms and heap farms . The place was first mentioned in 1160 ("Gaizzar"). The name goes back to Old High German for 'At the goatherds' ( geizari ). 34 men from Gaishorn died in World War I and 64 men died in World War II.

Gaishorn was raised to a market town in 1960 and renamed "Gaishorn am See" in 1990.

Culture and sights

Catholic parish church Gaishorn for the Holy Trinity: (until 1740: “Most Holy Redeemer”), first documented mention in 1180, in the middle of a walled cemetery. Late Gothic parish church with baroque and renaissance furnishings. Destroyed in 1480 (Turkish invasion). New construction by the Admonter Bauhütte (choir 1495, nave on the fron arch dated 1520). The parish is incorporated into Admont Abbey. Restorations were in 1898 and 1952, an exterior renovation in 1907.
Catholic branch church St. Virgil : built in 1448, Gothic, consecrated 1465; destroyed in 1480 (Turkish invasion), reconstruction by 1524. Chapel extension in 1733. Restorations in 1858, 1925, 1948
Evangelical Parish Church Gaishorn : built 1872–1880, hall with a tower in front of the facade, renovation 2009
Wayside shrine: with a pagoda roof from the 18th century at the entrance to the village
Beautiful town houses from the 18th century in the village, especially the rectory is worth mentioning
characteristic farms in the municipality (Ennstaler Haufenhöfe)
Griesmayrhof, already in the 12th century. called as Edelhof

nature

Gaishorn Lake: special fauna and flora, sports facilities
The climb through the romantic Flitzenschlucht with waterfalls was formerly the starting point for hikes and mountain tours on the Admonter Reichenstein and the Mödlinger Hütte . The path has fallen into disrepair and can therefore no longer be climbed.

Economy and Infrastructure

tourism

Together with Kalwang, Kammern im Liesingtal, Mautern in Styria and Wald am Schoberpass, the municipality forms the “ Palten - Liesing Erlebnistäler” tourist association based in Mautern.

traffic

Gaishorn is located on a section of the Rudolfsbahn and on the Schoberpassstraße . The closest junction to the Pyhrnautobahn (A9) is at Trieben .

Sports

After the winter triathlon world cup event in 2007 and the 2008 European championship, the winter triathlon world championship took place in Gaishorn am See from February 13 to 15, 2009 .

politics

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The municipal council has 15 members.

With the municipal elections in Styria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 9 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ and 2 FPÖ.
With the municipal elections in Styria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 8 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ, 2 FPÖ and 1 Gaishorn citizens' list.
With the municipal elections in Styria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 7 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ, 3 Gaishorn citizens' list and 1 FPÖ.
With the municipal elections in Styria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 7 SPÖ, 4 Gaishorn citizens' list and 4 ÖVP.
With the municipal council elections in Styria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 9 SPÖ, 4 ÖVP and 2 Gaishorn citizens' lists.

mayor

1965–1990 Medardus Wehr (SPÖ)
1990–2011 Karl Pusterhofer (ÖVP)
2011–2014 Manfred Jansky (ÖVP)
2015 Johann Grössing, Mayor of the old municipality of Treglwang as government commissioner
since 2015 Werner Haberl (SPÖ)

coat of arms

Treglwang

Both previous municipalities had a municipality coat of arms. Due to the amalgamation of municipalities, these lost their official validity on January 1st, 2015. The re-award took place with effect from November 1, 2015.
The blazon reads:

"A split shield with a rising silver billy goat in blue at the front, and two diamonds in alternating colors in the rear half of the shield split by silver and red."

Personalities

Honorary citizen of the community

1985: Hans Gross (1930–1992), Deputy Governor

Sons and daughters of the church

Gerulf Murer (* 1941), politician

People related to the community

Franz Murer (1912–1994), NSDAP functionary, officer, known as the "butcher of Vilnius "
Lukas Hasler (* 1996), concert organist

literature

Franz Wohlgemuth: History of the parish Gaishorn and the Paltental. Roman Catholic Gaishorn rectory, Gaishorn 1955.
Kurt Woisetschläger (Ed.): Steiermark. (Without Graz) . Schroll, Vienna 1982, ISBN 3-7031-0532-1 , ( Dehio-Handbuch, die Kunstdenkmäler Österreichs ).

Web links

Commons : Gaishorn am See - Collection of images, videos and audio files

61256 - Gaishorn am See. Community data, Statistics Austria .
gaishorn-see.gv.at , website of the municipality

Individual evidence

↑ Announcement of the Styrian state government of October 10, 2013 about the unification of the market community Gaishorn am See and the community Treglwang, both political district Liezen. Styrian Provincial Law Gazette of November 15, 2013. No. 122, 32nd issue. ZDB ID 705127-x . P. 632.
↑ Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying, Regional Information, reference date December 31, 2016, accessed on February 19, 2017
↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
↑ Fritz Frhr. Lochner von Hüttenbach: On the name property of the early Middle Ages in Styria (= magazine of the Historical Association for Styria . Volume 99 ). Böhlau Verlag, Vienna 2008, p. 51 ( historerverein-stmk.at [PDF; 16.9 MB ]).
^ History of the parish - Evangelische Pfarrgemeinde AB Gaishorn / Trieben. Retrieved March 10, 2019 .
^ Grazer Zeitung , Official Gazette for Styria. December 30, 2014, 210th year, 52nd piece. No. 314. ZDB -ID 1291268-2 p. 628.
^ Election result of the local council election 2005 in Gaishorn am See. State of Styria, March 13, 2005, accessed on July 25, 2020 .
^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Gaishorn am See. State of Styria, March 21, 2010, accessed on July 25, 2020 .
^ Election results for the 2015 municipal council election in Gaishorn am See. State of Styria, March 22, 2015, accessed on July 25, 2020 .
↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Gaishorn am See. State of Styria, June 28, 2020, accessed on July 25, 2020 .
↑ Medardus Wehr Ennstalwiki
^ Karl Hödl in conversation with former mayor Karl Pusterhofer Radio Freequenns , January 2, 2017
↑ 81. Announcement of the Styrian state government of October 1, 2015 on the granting of the right to use a municipal coat of arms to the market town of Gaishorn am See (political district Liezen) , accessed on October 12, 2015
↑ Mascha Rolnikaitė: I have to tell. My diary 1941–1945 . There the cold-blooded murder of a girl (p. 83 f), the beatings of a naked woman (p. 110 f), the sadism against an older man (p. 111).

[1] Announcement of the Styrian state government of October 10, 2013 about the unification of the market community Gaishorn am See and the community Treglwang, both political district Liezen. Styrian Provincial Law Gazette of November 15, 2013. No. 122, 32nd issue. ZDB ID 705127-x . P. 632.

[2] Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying, Regional Information, reference date December 31, 2016, accessed on February 19, 2017

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_AT_Ortschaft_QUELLE-3] Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )

[4] Fritz Frhr. Lochner von Hüttenbach: On the name property of the early Middle Ages in Styria (= magazine of the Historical Association for Styria . Volume 99 ). Böhlau Verlag, Vienna 2008, p. 51 ( historerverein-stmk.at [PDF; 16.9 MB ]).

[5] History of the parish - Evangelische Pfarrgemeinde AB Gaishorn / Trieben. Retrieved March 10, 2019 .

[6] Grazer Zeitung , Official Gazette for Styria. December 30, 2014, 210th year, 52nd piece. No. 314. ZDB -ID 1291268-2 p. 628.

[StmkGrw2005_61210-7] Election result of the local council election 2005 in Gaishorn am See. State of Styria, March 13, 2005, accessed on July 25, 2020 .

[StmkGrw2010_61210-8] Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Gaishorn am See. State of Styria, March 21, 2010, accessed on July 25, 2020 .

[StmkGrw2015_61256-9] Election results for the 2015 municipal council election in Gaishorn am See. State of Styria, March 22, 2015, accessed on July 25, 2020 .

[StmkGrw2020_61256-10] Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Gaishorn am See. State of Styria, June 28, 2020, accessed on July 25, 2020 .

[11] Medardus Wehr Ennstalwiki

[12] Karl Hödl in conversation with former mayor Karl Pusterhofer Radio Freequenns , January 2, 2017

[13] 81. Announcement of the Styrian state government of October 1, 2015 on the granting of the right to use a municipal coat of arms to the market town of Gaishorn am See (political district Liezen) , accessed on October 12, 2015

[14] Mascha Rolnikaitė: I have to tell. My diary 1941–1945 . There the cold-blooded murder of a girl (p. 83 f), the beatings of a naked woman (p. 110 f), the sadism against an older man (p. 111).