Katzelsdorf (Bernhardsthal municipality)

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Katzelsdorf (village)
locality
cadastral community Katzelsdorf
Katzelsdorf (Bernhardsthal municipality) (Austria)
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Basic data
Pole. District , state Mistelbachf8 , Lower Austria
Pole. local community Bernhardsthal
Coordinates 48 ° 41 '58 "  N , 16 ° 47' 3"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 41 '58 "  N , 16 ° 47' 3"  Ef1
height 203  m above sea level A.
Residents of the village 344 (January 1, 2020)
Area  d. KG 12.59 km²
Post Code 2276f1
prefix + 43/02557f1
Official website
Statistical identification
Locality code 05009
Cadastral parish number 15117
Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; NÖGIS
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Katzelsdorf is a street village in the northeastern Weinviertel in Lower Austria between Reintal and Schrattenberg near the state border with the Czech Republic . The place is a cadastral community of Bernhardsthal ( Mistelbach district ).

geography

Katzelsdorf is located at 203 m on a branch road to the northwest of the Lundenburger Straße (B 47) leading from Wilfersdorf to Břeclav . The place covers an area of ​​12.59 km² in the middle of a gentle landscape of hills and ponds. From the central, triangular square, the mostly closed, ascending main street of the village and the side streets lead off. Numerous press houses , fields , vineyards and acacia forests shape the townscape. The parish church, visible from afar, stands on a hill in the northeast . In the southwest there are two ponds , the smaller community pond and the large pond with the Mühlbach as a tributary. The Marterberg rises on the northern edge of the village.

history

Katzelsdorf was first mentioned in a document in 1050, in 1393 purchases by Johann I, Herr zu Nikolsburg and Feldsberg in “Kätzelsdorf” are documented. In 1683 Katzelsdorf became its own parish , after it had previously been part of the Feldsberg (Valtice) parish .

Near the Katzelsdorfer Wald, on the way between Feldsberg and Katzelsdorf, the hunting lodge Katzelsdorf was built at the beginning of the 19th century by Johann II of Liechtenstein , but it was torn away during the Cold War when the Iron Curtain was built in the 1950s. In 1864, 108 buildings went up in flames in a major fire, and in 1869 21 houses were destroyed by fire. In the same year fields and barns were flooded, crops were destroyed and cattle were killed in storms.

After the Treaty of Saint Germain after the First World War, parts of the municipality, especially the Katzelsdorfer Wald, fell to Czechoslovakia , although the municipality, like the neighboring municipality of Feldsberg, had always belonged to Lower Austria.

In 1927 the inn was rebuilt, the local road paved and the dirt road to Schrattenberg paved towards the road. In 1949 Katzelsdorf was supplied with electricity.

In 1971 the communities of Bernhardsthal, Katzelsdorf and Reintal were merged to form the large community of Bernhardsthal.

On December 21, 2007, the Schengen Agreement opened the border with the Czech Republic and the border bar that had marked the border with Czechoslovakia that had existed since 1918 and was part of the hermetically sealed iron curtain after 1945 was removed. Since then, the border with the Czech Republic can be crossed at any point without border control.

politics

Katzelsdorf is represented by three representatives (2 ÖVP , 1 SPÖ ) in the Bernhardsthal municipal council. The mayor is Johann Kreutzer, who is also Vice Mayor of Bernhardsthal.

Culture and sights

Parish Church of Katzelsdorf
Rosary Park Katzelsdorf
Katzelsdorf rectory

→ See also: List of listed objects in Bernhardsthal

  • Parish Church of St. Bartholomew: The late historic brick building on the church hill in the northeast of the village was built between 1905 and 1908 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the reign of Prince Johann II of Liechtenstein by architect Karl Weinbrenner in neo-Romanesque and neo-Gothic style, replacing press houses and garden areas . The church consists of a high, single-nave, four-bay nave with barrel-vaulted side chapels, a low transept , a polygonal choir and an organ gallery . The 47 m high square tower with an attached stair tower in the southern choir corner is provided with ogival sound windows and wears a pointed helmet. The stone high altar was gilded in 1971. There are reliefs of the evangelist symbols on the pulpit . A war memorial dating from around 1920 is located at the choir . To the east of the church is a walled cemetery. A multi-flight staircase leads from the village up to the church. In 1978 the square around the church was paved, in 1989 the lightning protection system was renewed and the sheet metal parts of the church roof were painted. In 1991 the bell ringing was electrified. From 1991 to 1992 an interior renovation took place, and in 2008 the exterior of the church was renovated.
  • Rosenkranzpark Katzelsdorf : The complex was built in 1888 according to plans by the architect Karl Weinbrenner .
  • Vicarage: The rectory in the center of the village dates from the late 18th century. The two-storey, cubic building was rebuilt by Karl Weinbrenner at the end of the 19th century and renovated from 1968 to 1970. In 2006/2007 the rectory was completely renovated under the guidance of the monument office .

Leisure and Tourism

Katzelsdorf lies on the cross-border themed cycle route Liechtenstein route (No. 914), the name of which goes back to the Liechtenstein family . The route connects the Liechtenstein castles in Austria and South Moravia and crosses the Valtice / Feldsberg and Lednice / Eisgrub park areas in the Czech Republic, which are listed as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO . The cross-border route is 98 km, the Austrian loop 60 km.

Economy and Infrastructure

In addition to agriculture, viticulture is an important source of income. Above all, the Grüner Veltliner , Welschriesling and Pinot Blanc and the red varieties Blauer Portugieser and Blauburger are cultivated.

societies

  • 18er Club (Steyr tractors) (founded in 1998)
  • Beautification Association Katzelsdorf (since?)
  • Youth Katzelsdorf (since?)
  • Kultur Kreativ (founded 2003)
  • Weinbauverein Katzelsdorf (since?)
  • Sparverein Katzelsdorf (since?, About 20 years)

Sports

  • Dart Club Katzelsdorf (since?)
  • Tennis club Katzelsdorf (founded 1991)

Public facilities

  • Municipal office (1896 in the old school building at No. 120, 1974 in the new school building at No. 102, 1991 - 93 new building of the official building)
  • Volunteer Fire Brigade Katzelsdorf (founded 1889)
  • Fire brigade showroom "Anton Pump" at the community pond (opened in 2007)

Personalities

Honorary citizen of the community
  • Karl Weinbrenner (1856–1942), architect, on the occasion of the inauguration of the new parish church on September 27, 1908.

literature

  • Evelyn Benesch, Bernd Euler-Rolle , Claudia Haas, Renate Holzschuh-Hofer, Wolfgang Huber, Katharina Packpfeifer, Eva Maria Vancsa-Tironiek, Wolfgang Vogg: Lower Austria north of the Danube (=  Dehio-Handbuch . Die Kunstdenkmäler Österreichs ). Anton Schroll & Co, Vienna et al. 1990, ISBN 3-7031-0652-2 , p. 492-493 .
  • Thomas Hofmann: The Weinviertel . In: Falter's Fine Travel Guide . Falter-Verlag, Vienna 1995. ISBN 3-85439-145-5
  • Weinviertler Dreiländereck (ed.): Liechtenstein route . Schubert & Franzke, Poysdorf 2003
  • Marktgemeinde Bernhardsthal (ed.): Bernhardsthal - community overview, local maps . Schubert & Franzke, o. O. o. J.
  • Friedrich Jedlicka: A piece of Amber Road in the northeastern Weinviertel. ISBN 3-9501927-0-0
  • Bernhardsthaler Heimatbuch (PDF file)
  • 1693–1993… 300 years of the Katzelsdorf parish (PDF file)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Jagdschlössl (Salet, Salettl) and Försterhaus - in the Katzelsdorf Forest between Valtice and Katzelsdorf from December 2010; accessed on January 7, 2010 (PDF file; 2.62 MB)