Nikolsdorf

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Nikolsdorf
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Tyrol
Political District :	Lienz
License plate :	LZ
Surface:	33.66 km²
Coordinates :	46 ° 47 '  N , 12 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 47 '6 "  N , 12 ° 54' 21"  E
Height :	675  m above sea level A.
Residents :	880 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	26 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	9782
Area code :	04858
Community code :	7 07 18
Address of the municipal administration:	Nikolsdorf 17 9782 Nikolsdorf
Website:	www.nikolsdorf.at
politics
Mayor :	Georg Rainer ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : (2016) (11 members)	8 Election platform Nikolsdorf 2016, 3 Development & ideas for Nikolsdorf's future - eiN's
Location of Nikolsdorf in the Lienz district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Nikolsdorf is a municipality with 880 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Lienz district in Tyrol , Austria . The community is located in the judicial district of Lienz .

geography

Nikolsdorf is located in the far east (sunny side) of the Lienz valley floor north of the Drau. The village center at 675  m above sea level. A. is located around 13 km southeast of the district capital Lienz and 3 km from the Carinthian border. Nikolsdorf is the easternmost municipality in East Tyrol and the entire state of Tyrol. The municipality extends over parts of the Drautal as well as over the southern slopes of the Kreuzeck group between the Sch Maßkogel and the Loneßkopf and covers 33.61 km², which means that Nikolsdorf was in the middle of the municipality of the Lienz district. Nikolsdorf borders Lavant in the southwest , Dölsach in the northwest , Rangersdorf in the north and Oberdrauburg (both federal state of Carinthia) in the east and south . The lowest point of the municipality is in the area of ​​the Kärntner Tor ( 632  m above sea level ), the highest peak is the Zietenkopf ( 2483  m above sea level ).

Community structure

The unification of the three communities Nikolsdorf, Lengberg and Nörsach in 1939 is still reflected today in the cadastral communities of Nikolsdorf. The municipal area of ​​Nikolsdorf comprises the three cadastral communities Lengberg (1,264.69 ha), Nikolsdorf (885.54 ha) and Nörsach (1,210.40 ha) from northwest to southeast .

The westernmost cadastral community Lengberg covers the area from the border with Dölsach to the Silbertalbach or the Gantschenbach. The main settlement of the cadastral community is the village of Lengberg in the valley of the Drau at 685  m above sea level. A. The district had a population of 113 people and 37 buildings in 2001. The village of Lengberg also included Lengberg Castle and the Etschberg, Fohlenhof and Grasegger farms to the west, the Trutschnig farm to the north and the Alme Ochsnerhütte. Furthermore, in the cadastral community of Lengberg, on the southern slope of the Londeskopf, north of the village of Lengberg, there is the hamlet of Lindsberg, 1103  m above sea level. A. with the individual farms Geiler and Lubig. In 2001 Lindsberg had 7 houses and 32 residents. Also in the cadastral community of Lengberg is the scattered settlement Michelsberg 980  m above sea level on the slope of the Kühberg or Ochsenberg . A. with the individual farms Baierle, Gomig, Hanser and Nibitzer as well as the Alm Aurinhütte. In 2001 Michelsberg had five buildings and 22 residents.

Nikolsdorf, the smallest cadastral community in the municipality of Nikolsdorf, encompasses large parts of the valley, but in the northeast it only extends to an altitude of 800 to 1,100 meters. The settlements to the north of the village already belong to the cadastral community of Nörsach, in the east the cadastral community of Nikolsdorf does not quite extend to Chrysanthenbach. The only settlement in the cadastral community is the village of Nikolsdorf 675  m above sea level. A. , the capital of the municipality. In 2001 the village had 153 buildings and 568 inhabitants.

The cadastral community of Nörsach extends from the Carinthian border to the Gantschenbach in the northwest and in the southwest to the Chrysanthenbach. The largest settlement is the village of Nörsach 670  m above sea level. A. with the St. Chrysanth Church and the Angerbodenhütte and Rabantalm pastures. In 2001 Nörsach had 32 buildings and 97 residents. Nörsach also includes the scattered settlement Plone, northeast of Nikolsdorf, with the individual farms Dietl and Pucher, as well as the scattered settlement Damer 1140  m above sea level, a little further east . A. with the individual farms Girstmair and Kollnig as well as the pastures Ronachhütte and Zornhütte. In 2001 Plone had four buildings with 14 residents, Damer four buildings with 17 residents.

mountains

In the northeast of the municipality on the border with Carinthia there are several peaks of the Kreuzeck group. These are from northwest to southeast the Loneskopf ( 2245  m above sea level ) and the Happlköfel ( 2348  m above sea level ) with the Lindsberger Törl ( 2296  m above sea level ) in between, followed by the Michelsberger Törl ( 2423  m above sea level) A. ), the Kohlbrunnkopf, the Zietenkopf ( 2483  m above sea level ), the Damertörl ( 2318  m above sea level ), the Damerkopf ( 2441  m above sea level ), the Sch Maßkofel ( 2330  m above sea level). ), the Brandenköpfe ( 1592  m above sea level ) and the Bretterkofel ( 1428  m above sea level ).

history

In the Middle Ages and modern times, today's municipal area of ​​Nikolsdorf was identical to the court and the Lengberg rule, which was administered by the castle of the same name. The three initially independent communities Lengberg, Nikolsdorf and Nörsach were united in 1939 under the name Nikolsdorf.

Lengberg Castle was first mentioned in a document in 1190. The castle was probably built in the 12th century by the Counts of Lechsgemünd. The rule of Lengberg belonged to the Archbishopric of Salzburg from 1212 to 1803.

coat of arms

The coat of arms of Nikolsdorf was given to the municipality by a resolution of September 11, 1973 by the Tyrolean state government. The official blazon reads: "On red a black panther turned to the right." The coat of arms is reminiscent of the Counts of Lechsgemünde, who had the black panther in their seal. The Counts of Lechsgemünde were the masters of Lengberg Castle at the beginning of the 13th century.

population

Population structure

In 2012, 910 people lived in the Nikolsdorf community. In terms of population, Nikolsdorf was in the middle of the 33 municipalities in the Lienz district in terms of population. According to the 2001 census, 99.0% of the population were Austrian citizens (Tyrol: 90.6%); by the beginning of 2012, the value fell slightly to 97.4%. 4.3% of the population were born abroad in 2012, with the non-Austrian-born residents almost exclusively from EU member states . In 2001 97.3% of the population (Tyrol: 83.4%) professed to be part of the Roman Catholic Church , 1.6% had no religious beliefs, 0.3% were Protestants .

The average age of the community population in 2001 was roughly the national average. 17.0% of the residents of Nikolsdorf were younger than 15 years (Tyrol: 18.4%), 61.3% between 15 and 59 years old (Tyrol: 63.0%). The proportion of residents over 59 years of age was 21.7%, slightly above the national average of 18.6%. As a result, the average age of the population of Nikolsdorf did not change significantly. The proportion of people under the age of 15 rose to 18.1% as of January 1, 2012, while the proportion of people between the ages of 15 and 59 rose to 62.2%. In contrast, the proportion of people over 59 years of age fell to 19.7%. According to their marital status, in 2001 48.9% of the residents of Nikolsdorf were single, 42.1% married, 5.1% widowed and 3.9% divorced.

Population development

The population of Nikolsdorf developed much weaker than the population growth of Tyrol or the Lienz district. The population fell by 17% between 1869 and 1910, and only then did population growth occur, which was stronger between 1923 and 1934 in particular. Thereafter, the population almost stagnated until 1961, after which it rose by 15% between 1961 and 1981. In 1981 the results of the census show the highest population level ever with 905 inhabitants. After Nikolsdorf again recorded a slight decline in population in the 1980s and 1990s, the shrinking process was reversed from 2004 onwards. In 2017 the municipality peaked at 910 inhabitants. Nikolsdorf has had a fluctuating migration balance since 2002 , for example –19 in 2014 and +34 in 2016. The birth balance was mostly positive in all these years, with a peak of +12 in 2011.

economy

Workplaces and employees

The workplace census carried out as part of the census in 2001 in Nikolsdorf showed 32 workplaces with 109 employees (excluding agriculture), 83% of which were employees. The number of workplaces had increased by six companies (plus 23%) compared to 1991, the number of employees increased by only 7 people (7%). The most important branch of the economy in 2001 was the construction industry with three companies and 30 employees (28% of employees in the municipality) followed by manufacturing with five workplaces and 27 employees (25% of employees). In 2001 none of the workplaces in Nikolsdorf had 20 or more employees. Of the 355 employed residents of Nikolsdorf, only 89 people were employed in the municipality in 2001. 266 had to commute to work. Of the out-commuters, 48% had their place of work in the neighboring urban center of Lienz. Another 26% had found a job in the rest of the district, with the municipalities of Dölsach and Nussdorf-Debant playing an important role as employers. Another 5 or 15% commuted to North Tyrol or another federal state, especially to neighboring Carinthia. In contrast, there were 57 commuters to Nikolsdorf in 2001, 84% of whom came from the district. In 1991 the number of out-commuters was 260, in 1997 it was 302. In 1991, 34 people were in-commuters.

education

The school system in Nikolsdorf has its roots in the middle of the 18th century, when literate farmers taught. Between 1803 and 1848 the sexton Josef Konrad led the lessons, after which he was followed from 1844 to 1896 by his son Mathäus Konrad. He worked for his father as a school assistant for four years and also completed an eight-week teacher training course in Brixen. The first schoolhouse was built in 1805, which was replaced by a larger schoolhouse in 1899. While this building is now used as a rental apartment building, the second school building, built in 1912, was demolished in 1978. The elementary school om Lindsberg was in operation from 1904 to 1969 and was demolished in 1974. Today's schoolhouse in Nikolsdorf was opened in 1972. While the elementary school was run in two classes between 1905 and 1945 and then in three classes until 1964 and then in four classes until 1994, the school operation then declined rapidly and since the 1995/96 school year has only included two classes. In addition to the elementary school, the school building also houses the kindergarten, the music school and rooms for the music band, the church choir, the youth group and the public library. The kindergarten is open on workdays in the mornings and on workdays in the afternoon.

traffic

• Train: Nikolsdorf has a stop on the train connection from Lienz to Spittal an der Drau .
• Air: The Lienz-Nikolsdorf airfield is located on the western edge of the municipality.

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Nikolsdorf

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  South-east view with Lengberg Castle

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  Lengberg Castle

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Peter Unterkircher (1858–1928), politician ( CSP )

literature

• Catholic Tyrolean Teachers' Association (Ed.): District Studies East Tyrol . Innsbruck 2001, ISBN 3-7066-2267-X .
• Philipp Plattner : The documents found from the vault fillings of Lengberg Castle in East Tyrol . In: Nearchos, supplement 14: Lengberger Studies on Medieval Archeology 4 . Innsbruck 2013.

Web links

Commons : Nikolsdorf  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• History-Tyrol: Nikolsdorf
• Nikolsdorf community
• Lengberg Castle

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Philipp Plattner: "The written finds from the vault fillings of Lengberg Castle in East Tyrol", Innsbruck 2013.
2. ^ Provincial Law Gazette for Tyrol Announcement of the provincial government of September 11, 1973 on the award of a coat of arms to the municipality of Nikolsdorf
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Thaddäus Obbrugger: Nikolsdorf. In: Katholischer Tiroler Lehrerverein: Bezirkskunde Osttirol pp. 292–297
4. ↑ ^{a b c d} Statistics Austria municipality data from Nikolsdorf
5. ↑ State Statistics Tyrol (VZ 2001) (PDF; 4.1 MB)