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Coat of arms of the former municipality of Pitschgau

Pitschgau is a place in western Styria . Until the end of 2014, it was a municipality with 1568 inhabitants (as of 2014) in the Deutschlandsberg district in Styria . As part of the Styrian community structural reform , Pitschgau was merged with the communities of Aibl , Eibiswald , Großradl , St. Oswald ob Eibiswald and Soboth to form the market town of Eibiswald . The basis for this is the Styrian Municipal Structural Reform Act - StGsrG. A complaint brought by the municipality against the amalgamation to the Constitutional Court was unsuccessful.

geography

location

Pitschgau is located in south-western Styria in the Saggautal at the foot of the Koralpe and consists of four cadastral communities (Hörmsdorf in the west, Haselbach in the south, Bischofegg in the east and Pitschgau in the north). The village is traversed by the Saggau, into which several streams from the area such as the Haselbach and the Tombach flow. Elevations in Pitschgau are Rettenberg, Toniberg, Latinberg and Höllberg.

Neighboring places

Wies Sulmeck-Greith
Aibl Neighboring communities Oberhaag
Eibiswald Großradl

history

The first archaeological finds in the municipality date from Roman times , but it is assumed that the area was first settled in the Hallstatt period . From Roman times coming tumuli in Haselbach and Hörmsdorf. Pitschgau was first mentioned in a document in 1170, when Archbishop Adalbert III. of Salzburg confirmed the ownership of the Leibnitz parish .

The "Pfaffenkraner-Waldschloss" is located in the village of Latinberg: This is an earthwork that forms an approx. 60 meter diameter mound with an approx. 20 by 9 meter terrain step ( berm ) facing north . This terrain level is seen as a Vorwerk. Wall remains and other references to buildings are not available. The purpose of the facility is unknown. The opinion that it is a pre-Christian, Roman-era cult site is rejected, so far only finds from the Middle Ages have been known. It is believed that the complex was connected to a medieval settlement to the south, the remains of which had been observed around 1990. Whether this settlement is the "Hof in der Ladein", which was lent to Jakob from the Ladein by the Bishop of Seckau in 1318 , or whether the Pfaffenkraner forest castle was connected to one of the tower castles further south in the municipality of Großradl , is not used.

Bischofegg Castle stood over a slope near Bischofegg. This castle was built in 1305 by Bishop Ulrich von Paldau . To the north of it is a hill that is considered to be the site of the forerunner of the castle. On its summit plateau it still has a diameter of approx. 16 by 20 meters. Remnants of buildings are not documented. The hill belongs to the type of medieval tower hill in the form of a pure wood-earth system, which was probably first destroyed in the context of the feud between Heinrich von Hohenlohe and the Seckau monastery in 1302. The subsequently rebuilt castle was no longer built at the old location, but further south on the Geländesporn above the village of Bischofegg. The almost square plot No. 264 is considered to be the location of this facility. In 1815 it was regarded as a “strange castle ruin”, at least from then on its stones were used as building material for other buildings. Your site is under monument protection. Finds are in the Deutschlandsberg Castle Museum.

Location of the former municipality of Pitschgau in the Deutschlandsberg district with the municipality boundaries until the end of 2014

The Pitschgau area was administered by various manors. Bischofegg was originally called Ätzleinsdorf. Originally, the two villages of Bischofegg and Pitschgau were under the manorial administration of the Graz-Seckau diocese for almost 500 years , with Bischofegg Castle being the center and the official and court seat of the episcopal rule of the same name. The bishops of Seckau stayed several times, especially in the 14th century, for hunting and for the grape harvest in Bischofegg. In return, Haselbach belonged to the fiefdom of Mureck , Hörmsdorf to the fiefdom of Murau . In the 16th century, Hörmsdorf and Haselbach were united under a common manor for the first time. First the two places were bought by Schrampf von Aichberg, who sold them to Mörsperg in 1627 . These incorporated the two places into the rule of Eibiswald , in which they remained until the abolition of basic subservience in 1848.

A fire on July 2, 1886, with around 10 houses, completely or partially destroyed half of the town's buildings.

Mining on bright coal (a form of brown coal) played an important role for Pitschgau in the early 20th century. In the Hörmsdorf area, coal was mined on an industrial scale through the Charlotte-Marie-Schacht between 1905 and 1920, after coal had been mined in this area since 1792. In 1915 the Charlotte-Marie Schacht was declared a state-protected company. When the Charlotte-Marie shaft was closed for economic and technical reasons, a significant amount of coal had to remain in the mountain. The reasons for this are recorded in a parliamentary question answer. Later, after the Second World War , new technical means were used to get the mining going again. In 1965, however, the mining had to be finally abandoned for economic reasons. The settlement area Kolonie-Hörmsdorf , which dates from the time of coal mining in the early 20th century, still bears witness to the former importance of coal mining.

population

Population structure

According to the 2001 census, Pitschgau had 1,631 inhabitants. 97.0% of the population had Austrian citizenship. 96.2% of the population professed to be part of the Roman Catholic Church , while 2.3% were without religious beliefs.

Population development

Due to the boom in coal mining, the population rose sharply between 1869 and 1910. In comparison, 56% more people lived in Pitschgau in 1910. However, with the decline of coal mining, the population began to decline again from the 1920s. This process lasted until World War II , when the population dropped to 1880 levels. Then this trend was reversed and the population continued to grow until the 1970s. Since then, population growth has stagnated.


Culture and sights

See also: List of listed objects in Eibiswald

The Latin-based farm museum "HOARA" in Haselbach offers over 1000 exhibits of farm and commercial equipment from western Styria. Another attraction is the Pitschgau village chapel, built in 1873, which has a tin altar that is rare for the region.

Pitschgau and its surroundings around 1878

Economy and Infrastructure

According to the 2001 census of workplaces , there were 37 workplaces with 223 employees in Pitschgau as well as 605 out-commuters and 126 in-commuters. The most important employer is the construction industry, followed by trade and manufacturing. There are 92 agricultural and forestry holdings (29 of which are the main occupation), which together cultivate 977 hectares (1999).

politics

Municipal council

The SPÖ was able to further expand its dominance in Pitschgau in the municipal council elections. While in 2000 it already had 63.66% at its disposal, it was able to increase to 71.95% in 2005 and win an additional mandate. The ÖVP came to 28.05% in 2005, which was a loss of 1.55%. However, the ÖVP was able to maintain its mandate. The FPÖ , which had 6.7% in 2000, did not take part in 2005.

coat of arms

The right to use the municipal coat of arms was the then municipality Pitschgau on January 1, 1957. The coat of arms shows the sign foot in the lower third of the emblem on a white ground, the mine symbol "hammer and chisel" that the former coal mining symbolizes. The upper two thirds of the coat of arms have a red background and are divided by a silver diagonal right-hand wave bar that runs from top left to bottom right. The oblique right-hand wave bar was part of the coat of arms of the Counts of Schrottenbach, who were once lords of Hörmsdorf and Haselbach. Furthermore, the bar symbolizes the Saggau, which flows through the community. In the upper right part of the area divided by the beam is the curvature of a bishop's staff, which symbolizes the former, episcopal Seckau manorial rule of Bischofegg and Pitschgau. The crossed torches in the left, lower part, however, symbolize the earlier affiliation of the places Hörmsdorf and Haselbach to the rule Eibiswald.

literature

  • Franz Pichler: Pitschgau. Home in the Saggautal - a local history. Pitschgau 1975.
  • Franz Pichler: The vulgar names in Pitschgau and Bischofegg. A contribution to Styrian house naming. In: Blätter für Heimatkunde. Volume 30 (1956). Book 3, pp. 70-84.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Styrian municipal structural reform .
  2. ↑ Section 3, Paragraph 2, Item 2 of the Act of December 17, 2013 on the reorganization of the municipalities of the State of Styria ( Styrian Municipal Reform Act - StGsrG). Provincial Law Gazette for Styria of April 2, 2014. No. 31, year 2014. ZDB -ID 705127-x . P. 2.
  3. ↑ recognition of the Constitutional Court (PDF) of 24 November 2014 G 90/2014, 103/2014 G, G 115/2014.
  4. ↑ V (áclav, also: Wenzel) Radimský: Urgeschichtliche research in the neighborhood of Wiesbaden in central Styria. I. The prehistoric monuments around Wies . In: Franz Hauer (Red.): Communications from the Anthropological Society in Vienna - MAG. Volume XIII (Volume III of the new series) year 1883. ISSN  0373-5656 , ZDB -ID 206023-1 . Publishing house Gerold. Vienna. P. 47.
  5. ↑ Werner Murgg, Bernhard Hebert: Medieval and early modern fortifications in the district of Deutschlandsberg: recording of the soil monuments. With drawings by Stefan Karl. Contributions to medieval archeology in Austria BMÖ. Volume 10, born in 1994. Ed .: Austrian Society for Medieval Archeology ÖGM, Vienna. ISSN  1011-0062 . P. 63–64, location sketch P. 88, Grundstücke KG 61118 Haselbach No. 183/2 EZ 5 and 183/3 EZ 33. Coordinates of the Pfaffenkraner-Waldschloss complex 46 ° 41 ′ 16 ″  N , 15 ° 17 ′ 19 ″  E .
  6. ^ Robert Baravalle: Castles and palaces. P. 74.
  7. ^ Werner Murgg, Bernhard Hebert: Wehrbauten. P. 57–59, location sketch p. 79, plots of the KG 61107 Bischofegg No. 255/4 of the EZ 14, 257, 260/2 of the EZ 4, 264, 299, 301 of the EZ 1, 830 (Weg, EZ 50000) . Coordinates of the plant Burg Bischofegg 46 ° 41 '58 "  N , 15 ° 18' 41"  O . Coordinates of the Altburg Bischofegg 46 ° 42 '5 "  N , 15 ° 18' 40"  O .
  8. ↑ a b Robert Baravalle: Castles and palaces of Styria. An encyclopaedic collection of the Styrian fortifications and properties, which were endowed with various privileges. Graz 1961, Stiasny publishing house. Pp. 59-60.
  9. ^ Robert Baravalle: Castles and palaces. P. 59.
  10. ^ Alois Gritsch: Area Fire Brigade Association Deutschlandsberg. The foundation of the district fire brigade association Deutschlandsberg 1887. In: Weststeirische Rundschau . No. 30, Volume 2020 (July 24, 2020), 93rd Volume. Pp. 4–5 (with sketch plan).
  11. ↑ Martina Schweiggl: An accident with great consequences . In: mein district.at, October 17, 2018 (accessed July 24, 2020).
  12. ↑ Answer to inquiry 65 / AB Const. National Assembly of the Secretary of State for Commerce, Industry and Buildings of October 24, 1919.