Hall (Admont Parish)

Hall (Former Parish) ; locality
	Basic data
Pole. District , state	Liezen (LI), Styria
Judicial district	Liezen
Coordinates	47 ° 35 '56 " N , 14 ° 27' 34" E Coordinates: 47 ° 35 '56 " N , 14 ° 27' 34" E
height	682 m above sea level A.
Residents of the village	1740 (January 1, 2020)
Building status	621 (2001 )
surface	50.73 km²
Post Code	8911 Admont
prefix	+ 43/3613 (Admont)
	Statistical identification
Community code	61253
Locality code	15779
Counting district / district	Hall (61253 004)
	; The former municipality of Hall in the judicial district of Liezen (as of 2014)
	Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; GIS-Stmk

Hall also Hall bei Admont is a former municipality with 1744 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2014) in Styria in the judicial district or district of Liezen . Since 2015 it has been merged with the communities of Admont , Johnsbach and Weng im Gesäuse under the name Admont as part of the Styrian community structural reform .

location

The district of Hall has an area of 50.73 km² and is located at the foot of the Haller Walls , on the left bank of the Enns , exactly opposite Admont .

Admont and Hall in front of the Hall walls

Hall and the Haller Walls

history

Hall is considered to be the oldest salt spring in Styria (mentioned in documents in 931), a typical Hall name for salt production. The salt pans were in operation until 1543.

coat of arms

Blazon (coat of arms description):

"Under the red head of the shield , three bars in black, golden salt vats ."

The municipal coat of arms was awarded with effect from January 1, 1984.

politics

The former council had 15 members.

With the municipal elections in Styria in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 7 SPÖ, 6 ÖVP, 1 Greens, and 1 FPÖ.
With the municipal elections in Styria in 2005 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 9 SPÖ, 2 ÖVP, 2 Greens, and 1 FPÖ.
With the municipal elections in Styria in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 10 SPÖ, 2 ÖVP, 2 FPÖ, and 1 Greens.

mayor

1998-2004 Peter Karius (SPÖ)
2004–2014 Hermann Watzl (SPÖ), subsequently Mayor of Admont

Culture and sights

Parish Church of Hall near Admont

Catholic parish church Hall near Admont Zum Heiligen Kreuz

education

Agricultural vocational school Grabnerhof

Personalities

Hans Kronberger (1951–2018), non-fiction author and politician
Mario Rom (* 1990), jazz musician
Lambert Schönleitner (* 1970), entrepreneur and politician, from 1995 to 2008 on the town council of Hall near Admont
Martha Wölger (1920–1992), dialect poet

Web links

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

Entry on Hall (municipality of Admont) in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )

Individual evidence

↑ Announcement of the Styrian state government of October 10, 2013 about the unification of the market community Admont and the communities Hall, Johnsbach and Weng im Gesäuse, all political district Liezen. Styrian Provincial Law Gazette of November 15, 2013. No. 119, 32nd issue. ZDB ID 705127-x . P. 631.
↑ Communications from the Styrian State Archives 34, 1984, p. 32
↑ Hermann Watzl Ennstalwiki
↑ Agricultural vocational school Grabnerhof Ennstalwiki

[1] Announcement of the Styrian state government of October 10, 2013 about the unification of the market community Admont and the communities Hall, Johnsbach and Weng im Gesäuse, all political district Liezen. Styrian Provincial Law Gazette of November 15, 2013. No. 119, 32nd issue. ZDB ID 705127-x . P. 631.

[2] Communications from the Styrian State Archives 34, 1984, p. 32

[3] Hermann Watzl Ennstalwiki

[4] Agricultural vocational school Grabnerhof Ennstalwiki