Gitschtal
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Gitschtal
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| Basic data | ||
| Country: | Austria | |
| State : | Carinthia | |
| Political District : | Hermagor | |
| License plate : | HE | |
| Main town : | Weissbriach | |
| Surface: | 56.47 km² | |
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 41 ' N , 13 ° 16' E | |
| Height : | 817 m above sea level A. | |
| Residents : | 1,241 (January 1, 2020) | |
| Population density : | 22 inhabitants per km² | |
| Postal code : | 9622 | |
| Area code : | 0 42 86 | |
| Community code : | 2 03 20 | |
| NUTS region | AT212 | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Weißbriach 202 9622 Gitschtal |
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| Mayor : | Christian Müller ( FPÖ ) | |
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Municipal Council : ( 2015 ) (15 members) |
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| Location of Gitschtal in the Hermagor district | ||
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 The main town of Weißbriach |
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| Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria | ||
Gitschtal ( Slov. Višprijska dolina ) is a municipality with 1241 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Hermagor district and a mountain valley of the same name in southwest Carinthia (Austria).
geography
The community is located in the 15 kilometer long side valley of the Gail valley of the same name . The valley extends from the town of Hermagor uphill in a north-westerly direction. Its main river is the Gössering , which flows into the Gail south of Hermagor .
The valley floor is on average one kilometer wide, its altitude gradually decreases from 880 to 600 m above sea level. A. The municipal boundaries on the mountain ridges run in the north with the Mittagsnock at 1508 m and in the south (towards Obergailtal) with the Hochwarter Höhe up to 1688 m . The landscape, however, is shaped by the ridge of the Reisskofel ( 2371 m ) in the west, with the boundary of the Gitschtal community reaching up to a pre-peak, namely the Sattelnock , 2033 m . In the east of the municipal area, the municipal boundary runs on the bald summit of Golz , 2004 m, which slopes steeply to the north to Weissensee .
Community structure
Gitschtal with the cadastral communities of St. Lorenzen and Weißbriach comprises the following ten localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):
- Well (3)
- Golz (2)
- Jadersdorf (153)
- Langwiesen (6)
- Lassendorf (71)
- Leditz (7)
- Regitt (22)
- St. Lorenzen im Gitschtal (257)
- Weissbriach (720)
- Wulzentratten (0)
Other locations are the Worschsiedlung settlement and the hamlet of Stoffelbauer .
Neighboring communities
| Weissensee | ||
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| Kirchbach | Hermagor-Pressegger See |
history
The first documentary mention of a Gitschtal village is that of Weißbriach from 1331.
From the 16th century on, precious metals and later iron ore were mined in the Gitschtal. In Gösseringgraben there were hammer mills , which were bought by Baron Kranz in the middle of the 17th century and which ensured a steep economic rise until their closure in the 19th century.
Tourism in the Gitschtal began in the second half of the 19th century, after the First World War the Kneipp spa was built.
The present-day local community of Gitschtal was initially constituted in 1850 as the community of Weißbriach. In the course of the municipal structural reform, the two previously independent municipalities Weißbriach and St. Lorenzen im Gitschtal were merged into the municipality of Gitschtal in 1973.
population
At the time of the 2001 census, Gitschtal had 1,321 inhabitants, 94.8% of whom had Austrian, 2.3% German and 1.3% Bosnian citizenship. 58.1% of the population professed the Protestant , 38.8% the Roman Catholic Church and 0.9% Islam . 1.5% of the population were without religious beliefs.
Culture and sights
- Catholic parish church in Weißbriach
- Evangelical parish church in Weißbriach
- Parish church St. Lorenzen in the Gitschtal
Economy and Infrastructure
In the region from the 13th to the 16th century mining was intensive . Gold , silver and iron ore were the main raw materials extracted. Nowadays wood has taken on the rank of the most important product. The majority of the population lives from tourism and agriculture . The tourism concept primarily focuses on hikers and skiers and cross-country skiers looking for relaxation.
politics
Municipal council
The municipal council of Gitschtal has 15 members and has been composed as follows since the municipal council election in 2015 :
The directly elected mayor is Christian Müller (FPÖ).
coat of arms
In the municipal coat of arms, the front half of the shield with the mining symbols crossed in gold (mountain iron and mallet) reminds of the local mining industry, while a floating silver (white) cross is depicted in blue on the back, which symbolizes the healing properties of water. The coat of arms and flag (blue-yellow with integrated coat of arms) were awarded to the community by a certificate dated February 10, 1964 and confirmed by a decision on November 19, 1973 on the occasion of the unification of the communities of Weißbriach and St. Lorenzen.
Personalities
- Johann Koplenig (1891–1968), co-signer of the declaration of independence and leading member of the provisional state government from April to December 1945, 20 years party chairman of the KPÖ , born in Jadersdorf
- Bernhard Flaschberger (* 1960), ski racer , born in Weißbriach
- Werner Franz (* 1972), ski racer , born in Weißbriach
- Max Franz (* 1989), ski racer , starting for SV Weißbriach
Web links
- Gitschtal community
- 20320 - Gitschtal. Community data, Statistics Austria .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
- ^ Statistics Austria, population census, demographic data. May 15, 2001, accessed March 3, 2019 .
- ^ Wilhelm Deuer: The Carinthian community arms . Verlag des Kärntner Landesarchiv, Klagenfurt 2006, ISBN 3-900531-64-1 , p. 110
