Krieglach

market community Krieglach
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Styria
Political District :	Bruck-Mürzzuschlag
License plate :	BM (from 1.7.2013; old: MZ)
Surface:	93.74 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 33 '  N , 15 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 32 '44 "  N , 15 ° 33' 34"  E
Height :	612  m above sea level A.
Residents :	5,356 (January 1, 2020)
Postcodes :	8670, 8671, 8662
Area code :	03855
Community code :	6 21 15
Address of the municipal administration:	Waldheimatstrasse 1 8670 Krieglach
Website:	www.krieglach.at
politics
Mayoress :	Regina Stepwieser (NL)
Municipal Council : (Election year: 2015) (25 members)	18th 3 2 1 1 18th 3 2 1 1  A total of 25 seats NL : 18 SPÖ : 3 ÖVP : 2 FPÖ : 1 GREEN : 1
Location of Krieglach in the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Rosegger's birthplace

Chandelier angel from 1780 on a lecture pole - around 1915

Krieglach is a market town with 5356 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Mürz Valley in Styria in Austria. The municipality is located in the judicial district of Mürzzuschlag and in the political district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag .

The community is known as the hometown of Peter Rosegger . The place is the heart of Rosegger's Waldheimat - a term that was largely coined by Peter Rosegger.

geography

Geographical location

Krieglach is located on the Mürz River in the Mürz Valley.

Community structure

The municipal area comprises the following eight localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

• Alpl (77)
• Freßnitz (890)
• Freßnitzgraben (0)
• Krieglach (3149)
• Krieglach-Schwöbing (91)
• Paint Strips (108)
• Massing (82)
• Summer (959)

Each of the localities also forms a cadastral municipality . The demographic development has been very mixed due to the decline in the rural population over the past 160 years. While the population of the districts of Krieglach, Freßnitz and Sommer more than doubled, the villages of Alpl, Krieglach-Schwöbing, Malbaren and Massing shrank to less than half; Today's desert Freßnitzgraben still had 224 inhabitants around 1850.

history

Since the later Iron Age, Celts are attested as settlers in the area of ​​Krieglach, after the time of the Great Migration , Slavs came from the east and in the 9th century the German settlement was carried out by the Bavarian and Franconian tribes . The name Krieglach probably goes back to the Slavic personal name Krongulu .

Krieglach was first mentioned in a document in 1148. It was spared the Thirty Years War , but there were epidemics in the 17th century . When the Turkish threat was finally over in the 18th century , the plague raged for the last time in Krieglach.

A flood that flooded large parts of the area and caused major damage may also have been the reason for the population decline recorded in the parish church. However, Krieglach also recovered from this and around 1780 became an important resting place for travelers between Trieste and Vienna . The well-preserved old post office in Grazer Straße is a witness of this time.

Many reforms were carried out under Maria Theresa and her son Josef . For example, during this time the vulgar names of the farms were written down, and offices and authorities were established.

The most important period for Krieglach was industrialization in the 19th century, during which hammer and rolling mills and the railway were set up. In 1848 the peasants were liberated as a result of the revolution . The representative in the state parliament from Krieglach, Franz Ritter von Kalchberg, worked particularly for the benefit of the farmers. In 1850 the local congregations were founded and Krieglach was spun off from the previous Hohenwang advertising and tax district.

Krieglach was raised to an independent municipality in 1864; the cadastral communities Alpl, Freßnitzgraben, Freßnitz, Sommer, Massing, Malringen and Schwöbing were incorporated. The mayors and councilors took over the manorial power in the communities and were responsible for maintaining and looking after their communities. The introduction of the free market economy and the importation of cheap agricultural products began a tough struggle for survival, especially for the farmers. The number of industrial workers rose enormously, and already in 1900 there was an increase in Krieglach from 2884 to 3384 inhabitants, and life in the cultural and social spheres also flourished at this time.

The following years also brought some changes for Krieglach. Local lighting was installed for the first time, numerous restorations were carried out and many new buildings, including a school building, a fire station and a swimming pool, were built and the railway line was widened. However, much of it was destroyed or damaged during World War I. Once again there was famine and general poverty in Krieglach. Due to the hyperinflation and the steadily rising unemployment figures, a Krieglacher emergency money was introduced, which led to a large budget burden for the community. With the introduction of the schilling, the state budget could be reorganized, but steadily rising unemployment had to be accepted.

On July 11, 1929, Krieglach was raised to a market town . The market coat of arms shows a white jug on a dark blue background. In October, the market survey certificate was handed over to Krieglach, and the importance of Peter Rosegger for the place was also recognized. A souvenir of this event is the memorandum on the market survey ceremony .

After the annexation of Austria in 1938, the community became part of the Reichsgau Steiermark, from 1945 to 1955 it was part of the British zone of occupation in Austria. After the end of the Second World War , reconstruction began again in Krieglach. Important steps were the construction and expansion of numerous public facilities such as schools, libraries, old people's homes, kindergartens and the renovation of Peter Rosegger's memorials. This led to a significant improvement in the standard of living in Krieglach. The construction of the Volkshaus was also an important moment in the cultural and social life of the place.

In 1993, the state exhibition Peter Rosegger and his time took place in and around Krieglach , which brought more visitors than ever to the community. The building on the main square, built especially for the exhibition, now houses the music school, the community library and a restaurant.

In recent years, construction projects and projects in the area of ​​living and leisure as well as numerous events have resulted in the place, in contrast to most neighboring communities, recording an increase in population.

Culture and sights

Peter Rosegger's birthplace

Peter Rosegger's monument in Roseggerpark

See also:  List of listed objects in Krieglach

• Catholic parish church in Krieglach, St. James the Elder
• Kluppeneggerhof , Peter Rosegger's birthplace in Alpl
• Alpl forest school with hiking museum
• Peter Rosegger's country house and museum in Roseggerstrasse
• Rosegger's study parlor is located right behind the house where Rosegger died
• Peter Rosegger Monument in Rosegger Park
• Rosegger's grave in the Krieglach cemetery

Sports

At the Alpl there is a small ski area in which FIS and European Cup races have taken place, most recently in 2000.

Of Krieglach high on the Alpl was in the years 1954 to 1990, the Alpl hill climb held that in the 1970 years of European Hill Climb Championship counted in car racing. With a length of over 6 km, it was the longest route in Austria.

Krieglach owns a sports center on Werkstrasse with an artificial turf soccer field with floodlights, a stick sports track, several tennis courts and a sports hall.

The little-known local football club, TUS Krieglach, plays in the Sparkassen-Oberliga Nord A. In addition, Krieglach is home to FC Ententeich, which is supported by the German comedian Joko Winterscheidt and is a prominent figurehead of the region.

Economy and Infrastructure

• Krieglach is on the Semmering expressway S 6.
• The Weizer Straße B 72 makes its way across the Alpl through the Fischbach Alps .
• The Krieglach train station is located on the southern runway . Numerous regional trains stop, which basically go in the direction of Bruck an der Mur or Mürzzuschlag . However, trains to Leoben , Friesach , Neumarkt , Unzmarkt , Graz and Spielfeld-Straß are often extended.

Tourism association

Together with Langenwang and Mürzzuschlag, the community forms the “ Waldheimat -Steirischer Semmering ” tourism association . Its seat is the municipality of Mürzzuschlag.

politics

Town twinning

Twinning shield

• Bürstadt in Hessen , Germany , since 1974

People who were born in Krieglach or are associated with the community

• Matthias Tendler (1753–1825), wood carver, mechanic, inventor and showman
• Peter Rosegger (1843–1918), writer
• Hans Ludwig Rosegger (1880–1929), writer
• Sepp Hainzl (1888–1960), Deputy Governor of Styria, NSDAP politician and SS leader
• Leopold Temmel (1913–2000), Evangelical Lutheran theologian
• Hans Täubl (1914–2001), composer, initiated the music school in Krieglach and was an honorary citizen of the market town
• Erwin Bohatsch (* 1951), artist
• Ernst Wedam (* 1951), conductor, regional choir leader in the Styrian Singers Association, artistic director of the Bach community in Vienna
• Helmut Bohatsch (* 1956 in Graz), actor and musician
• Sabrina Qunaj (* 1986 in Bruck an der Mur), fantasy author
• Matthias Maak (* 1992), professional footballer

literature

• Otto Fraydenegg-Monzello: 850 years of Krieglach 1148–1998. Edited by the market town. Krieglach 1998, ISBN 3-9500694-1-0 .

Web links

Commons : Krieglach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Community website
• 62115 - Krieglach. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Rosegger Museum website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ nl-stepwieser.at
2. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
3. ^ Raimund Karl : The lower ten thousand (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe, 47). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2007.
4. ↑ B. Mader: The Alpine Slavs in Styria. Vienna 1986, p. 45.
5. ↑ Statistics on the FIS website (competitions before 1994/1995 are not included)
6. ^ Grazer Zeitung , Official Gazette for Styria. December 30, 2014, 210th year, 52nd piece. No. 326. ZDB -ID 1291268-2 pp. 631-632.