Andritz
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| Surface: | 18.47 km² | ||
| Residents: | 19,046 (January 1, 2017) | ||
| Population density: | 1031 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Postcodes: | 8010, 8043, 8044, 8045, 8046, 8054 |
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| Geographical location: | 47 ° 6 ′ N , 15 ° 25 ′ E | ||
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| District Office: | Andritzer Reichsstrasse 38 8045 Graz |
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| District Head: | Johannes Obenaus ( ÖVP ) | ||
| 1. Deputy District Head: | Herbert Zlöbl ( SPÖ ) | ||
| 2nd deputy district head: | Karin Reimelt ( KPÖ ) | ||
| Public transportation: | Tram lines: 4, 5 bus lines: 41 / E, 42, 43, 45, 52, 53 / E N5 |
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Andritz is the 12th and largest urban district in Graz . It is located in the north of Graz and consists of the old villages Oberandritz, Unterandritz and St. Veit as well as the scattered settlement Neustift.
history
The area of today's Andritz district was settled in Roman times. A cemetery from late Roman times was in Weinzödl. The name Andritz was first mentioned in 1265 as "Endritz". The place name comes from Slavic ( jendrica = "fast flowing water"). Many settlement and field names here are of Slavic origin: Gabriach (from Gabraw ) old name for St. Veit, Weinitzen (from vinica ); Zapuden, Schuritz, Glim and Rannach.
The old farming villages changed their characteristics when Josef Körösi established an iron foundry and a machine factory in 1852 (Maschinenfabrik Andritz AG, today Andritz AG ). The Kranz paper factory followed in 1913, emerging from a paper mill that had existed since 1790. This was taken over in 1939 by the industrial family Arland and lasted until 1990.
Andritz also became an independent municipality in 1850, but came to Graz in 1938 together with St. Veit and the southern part of Weinitzen . With the incorporation, a new name was also introduced ( Graz Nord ). In 1946, the current district boundaries and today's name Andritz were determined by a municipal council resolution .
Andritzer Maut (Maut Andritz) still refers to a tram stop at the northern end of Grabenstrasse and Körösistrasse where, before 1938, pavement tolls for vehicles entering the city and a tax for numerous goods were collected.
geography
Andritz lies on one side on the left bank of the Mur , which forms the border with the neighboring district of Gösting . The northern district boundary or the city boundary runs through the southern part of the Grazer Bergland . The highest elevation in the district is the Lineckberg , which is also the highest elevation in the city on the left bank of the Mur. Other well-known hills are the Admonter Kogel and the Reinerkogel .
The Andritzbach flows through Andritz into the Mur. It rises in the neighboring community of Stattegg . The source of Andritz origin located there is often incorrectly named as its source because of its name.
Around 1976/1977 the (upper left) mill passage was filled in and for a long time it was diverted from a weir above the old Weinzödl bridge through Andritz and up to the Schlossberg. In 1982 the new Mur power plant in Weinzödl on the northern edge of Graz went into operation. After flood damage in the district, provisions for large floods were built around 2015/2018 by means of retention basins and brook cross-section enlargements.
The Riel pond (also spelled Rielteich) and the adjacent meadow areas on Stattegger Strasse are nature reserves. The protection is based on the fact that the animals found in the pond are unique in their diversity, 49 species of dragonflies alone have been found. The nature reserve is 11,734 m².
Buildings
- the Catholic parish church of St. Veit , first mentioned in 1226. The current building was built in 1657 in the Renaissance style.
- the Catholic Church of the Holy Family , a modern church from 1960.
- the Evangelical Johanneskirche , built from 1960.
- the St. Gotthard castle , first documented in 1147, rebuilt 1659th Right next to it is the St. Veiter Schlössl .
- The Schlössl in Baumgasse was built in 1669
- the St. Ulrich chapel , at a spring in the south of Andritz, to which healing powers have long been attributed. According to a legend, Count Ulrich von Gösting is said to have been healed by their water, whereupon he had a small memorial built at the Ulrichsbrunnen . In 1689 this became the St. Ulrich chapel , which was expanded in 1735.
economy
- Andritz AG (formerly Maschinenfabrik Andritz )
- numerous small industrial companies
- a large number of shops in the west
- some agricultural land
- Horse breeding and riding stables
- Waterworks Andritz of the City of Graz - supplies only part of the drinking water for Graz; with solar heating and photovoltaic surfaces
traffic
Lines 4 and 5 of the Graz tram lead to Andritz. Buses 41, 45, 47, 52 and 53 also run there.
The Weinzöttlbrücke is a combined road and railway bridge and leads over the Mur to Gösting .
The water protection area south of the Weinzödlbrücke prevents the Mur bank from being used as a natural cycle route or footpath.
Sports
The Graz-Weinzödl sports center is located in Andritz , where the traditional GAK club plays its home games. The local SV Andritz is also based in Andritz . Since 2006 there has also been a local basketball club called Pommes de Terre .
On the left bank, not far from the Weinzödl power plant, you will find the starting point and entry point for paddling on the Mur and on to the slalom training course in the Mühlgang on the right of the Mur.
The Andritz-Weinzödl climbing garden is located on the west wall of a southern branch of the Kanzelkogel . Currently (as of March 2020) blocked by the Alpine Club supervisor due to the risk of falling rocks.
Culture
Musically, the St. Veit - Andritz - Stattegg music association is an integral part of festivities and events that take place in Andritz.
Every year since 1998 (with the exception of 2016) the “Andritzer Flea Market Festival” has been taking place around the main square around the start of school at the beginning of September, organized by the “Wir Andritzer” association founded in 1997, a platform for local entrepreneurs.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Numbers + facts: population, districts, economy, geography on graz.at.
- ↑ a b c District councils in the Andritz district on graz.at ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Gerhard Michael Dienes: Andritz and his story, Graz 1984.
- ^ BIG - Citizen Information Graz, May 16, 2002, p. 1.
- ↑ Toll stations sealed off Graz - until 1938 styria-mobile.at, June 19, 2011, accessed March 8, 2020. - Kleine Zeitung, print, from around June 18, 2011.
- ^ Ordinance of the mayor of September 17, 1979 in the version of September 15, 2011, Zl. 029959/2011/0003. Grazer Zeitung, Official Gazette for Styria, 209th year 2013. 19th issue, issued May 10, 2013. ZDB -ID 1291268-2 pp. 249-251.
- ↑ Rejection We Andritzer Flea Market Festival (2016) ( Memento from August 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.wirandritzer.at/ Website of the Wir Andritzer association, report from the flea market festival on September 7, 2014, accessed on October 29, 2014
