Great harras

market community Great harras
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Lower Austria
Political District :	Mistelbach
License plate :	MI
Surface:	42.69 km²
Coordinates :	48 ° 40 '  N , 16 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 39 '50 "  N , 16 ° 14' 51"  E
Height :	206  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1.112 (January 1, 2020)
Postal code :	2034
Area code :	02526
Community code :	3 16 16
Address of the municipal administration:	Greater Harras 145 2034 Greater Harras
Website:	www.grossharras.gv.at
politics
Mayor :	Josef Kindler ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2020 ) (19 members)	A total of 19 seats ÖVP : 14 SPÖ : 5
Location of Großharras in the Mistelbach district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Großharras is a market town with 1112 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Mistelbach district in the Austrian state of Lower Austria .

geography

Großharras is located in the northern Weinviertel in Lower Austria in the hill country south of the Pulkau, about halfway between Laa an der Thaya and Haugsdorf . The town of Zwingendorf , which belongs to the municipality, is located on the Pulkautal Straße B 45, which runs through the Pulkautal .

The area of ​​the market town covers 42.69 square kilometers, about 2½ percent of the area is forested.

Community structure

The municipal area comprises three cadastral communities or towns with the same name (area: as of December 31, 2018; residents as of January 1, 2020):

• Diepolz (662.49 ha; 155 Ew.)
• Großharras (1,510.67 ha; 473 Ew.)
• Zwingendorf (2,093.04 ha; 484 Ew.) With the Meierhöfen Alicenhof and Karlhof

With the Lower Austria. The municipal structure was improved on January 1, 1970, and was merged with Diepolz, one kilometer away. and on January 1, 1971, the merger with the Zwingendorf located five kilometers to the north.

Neighboring communities

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history

The village of Großharras, which was definitely settled before it was first mentioned in a document in 1156 - a Longobard grave from the first half of the 6th century was found on the outskirts at the fork in the road towards Kammersdorf , whose grave goods can be viewed in the Lower Austrian State Museum In the course of the second German settlement, it was probably founded in the 11th century and built up by Frankish settlers. The place name Harras is derived from the Middle High German "har-roze", ie flax roast .

In 1255 the parish church of Großharras, originally dedicated to St. Pankraz, later consecrated to the Holy Trinity, was transferred from the Seefelds to the Johannitern in Mailberg ( Order of the Knights of Malta ) and is therefore one of the five Maltese churches in Austria.

The geographical location of the place in the border area to Moravia caused the involvement in numerous conflicts in the Thaya area ( Battle of Mailberg , Hungarian invasions, Hussite Wars , Thirty Years War ).

In the last third of the 16th century, as in many other villages in the area, Protestantism was able to gain a foothold, so that in 1574 the Protestant Magister Leopold Zerer was active as a schoolmaster. During the 17th and early 18th century, however, certain during the Counter-Reformation of the Catholic religious and cultural life.

In 1763 there was a dispute between the rule of Kadolz and 34 smallhouses, because they refused to use the natural robot due to increasing demands for protection money. The government mediated the dispute by setting protection money caps and the obligation to use natural robots . In the course of these measures, the smallheater Thomas Walter was referred to the Temescher Banat .

In the 19th century, the development of the area was also hampered by cholera epidemics (1836 and 1866, when the Prussians introduced the disease after the Battle of Königgrätz ) and major fires (for example, 1858: entire Neustift burned down, 1863: 13 houses and 6 barns burned down, 1871: 9 Houses burned down) cannot be stopped. The municipality tried to overcome the risk of fire by founding the volunteer fire brigade in 1884.

After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy in 1918, the village had to struggle with the problems of a marginalized community and economic structural changes (loss of importance of agriculture, lack of jobs in the secondary and tertiary sectors). These changes are reflected in the population development.

In 1944 the landowners Erwin and Wilhelm Riedl used Hungarian Jews as forced laborers in the agricultural sector for two months .

In 2006 the place celebrated its 850th anniversary.

coat of arms

Blazon :

"Split of red and silver, a silver front of St. John Cross , behind a red Flachsbrechel. A split shield, the right field of which shows a silver cross on a red background and the left field of which shows a red flax breaker on a silver background. "

Declaration of coat of arms: The white Maltese cross (Johanniterkreuz) in red refers to the Maltese parish which has existed since 1255, one of the few in Austria. The flax crumb symbolizes the origin of the place name Großharras from mhd . harroce - flax roast.

Population development

After 1939, Greater Harras experienced a sharp decline in population. The decrease has decreased since the turn of the millennium, the reduction in the number of children from 2001 to 2011 is noticeable.

politics

The municipal council has 19 members.

• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1990, the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP and 4 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 1995, the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP and 4 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP and 4 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP and 6 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 17 ÖVP and 2 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria in 2015 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 15 ÖVP and 4 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council elections in Lower Austria 2020 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 14 ÖVP and 5 SPÖ.

mayor

• until 2010 Franz Breindl (ÖVP)
• since 2010 Josef Windpassinger (ÖVP)

Culture and sights

Parish Church of Grossharras

Parish church Zwingendorf

See also : List of listed objects in Großharras  and List of cellar alleys in Großharras

• Catholic Parish Church of Grossharras Holy Trinity
• Catholic parish church Zwingendorf hl. Laurentius
• Catholic local chapel Diepolz hl. Maria

economy

In 2001 there were 42 non-agricultural workplaces; according to the 1999 survey, there were 107 agricultural and forestry holdings. According to the 2001 census, the number of people in employment in their place of residence was 505, the employment rate in 2001 was 43 percent.

tourism

• After the construction of the Therme Laa and its opening in 2004, attempts are being made, like the other communities in the country around Laa , to stimulate tourism. In recent years, a network of marked cycle paths has been created, after the European long-distance hiking trail 630 has been frequented by hikers for years. Accommodation establishments invite guests to stay. The cellar lanes typical of the Weinviertel region can be visited with an expert guide. In the summer months you can visit the “open cellar door” at the local winegrowers and enjoy the atmosphere of the romantic Kellergasse with Grünes Veltliner, Pinot Blanc, Blauer Portugieser and Zweigelt.

The parish church is worth a visit as it is one of nine churches of the Order of Malta in Austria and the Silberbauer organ inside is a listed building.

There are remarkable salt sites with specific fauna and flora around Zwingendorf .

The “Gasthaus zur Traube” has existed in Großharras since 1675 and served as a meeting point for the local population. In 1927 the Holzer family acquired the business , which still exists today under the name Landgasthaus Holzer and is a meeting place for social events as well as a communication center for the local culture and economy.

Personalities

Honorary citizen of the community

• Johanna Mikl-Leitner (* 1964), politician (ÖVP) and governor of Lower Austria. She grew up in Großharras and attended elementary school there.

literature

• Home book of the administrative district Mistelbach. Vienna 1959
• Marktgemeinde Großharras (Ed.): Commemorative publication on the occasion of the market survey and 800 year celebration of the market town of Großharras on September 30, 1956. Großharras 1956
• Marktgemeinde Großharras (ed.): Anniversary brochure 850 years of Großharras: 1156–2006. 50 years of the market town of Großharras. 1956-2006. Greater Harras 2006.

Web links

Commons : Grossharras  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• 31616 - Great Harras. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Website of the community of Greater Harras

Individual evidence

1. ↑ CSV file from REGIONALINFORMATION.zip  (1,221 kB) ; accessed on January 12, 2019
2. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
3. ↑ LGBL. Lower Austria. No. 047/1970
4. ↑ LGBL. Lower Austria. No. 116/1971
5. ↑ Forced labor camp for Hungarian Jews in Austria, Großharra's entry on deutschland-ein-denkmal.de
6. ↑ A look at the community of Grossharras, population development. Statistics Austria, accessed on November 19, 2019 . 
7. ↑ A look at the community of Großharra, resident population. Statistics Austria, accessed on November 19, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Population and components of population development :. Statistics Austria, accessed on November 19, 2019 . 
9. ^ Result of the local council election 1995 in Großharras. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 30, 2000, accessed on March 18, 2020 . 
10. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2000 in Großharras. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, February 4, 2005, accessed on March 18, 2020 . 
11. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2005 in Großharras. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, March 4, 2005, accessed on March 18, 2020 . 
12. ^ Election result of the municipal council election 2010 in Großharras. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, October 8, 2010, accessed on March 18, 2020 . 
13. ^ Election result of the 2015 municipal council election in Großharras. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, December 1, 2015, accessed on March 18, 2020 . 
14. ↑ Results of the municipal council election 2020 in Großharras. Office of the Lower Austrian State Government, January 26, 2020, accessed on March 18, 2020 .