Römerberg-Margarethen
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| State : | Upper Austria |
| Political District : | Linz ( L ) |
| Area : | 1.60 km² |
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 17 'n. Br. 14 ° 18' ö. L. |
| Height : | 266 m above sea level A. |
| Residents : | 2,621 (as of 1997) |
| Postal code : | 4020 |
| Area code : | 0732 |
Römerberg-Margarethen is located in the inner city of Linz and was a separate statistical district of the Upper Austrian capital Linz from 1957 to 2013. It has been part of the Froschberg Statistical District since 2014 .
geography
The Römerberg-Margarethen district is to the west of the center of Linz. In the north it is bounded by the Danube . In the east it borders on the old town and in the south on the Volksgarten district . It borders on the Froschberg in the south, the Freinberg in the west and in the northwest on the valley and village of Zaubertal . The area share in the urban area of Linz is 1.7%. The 405 meter high Freinberg is located in the northern part of Römerberg-Margarethen. In the eastern part of the district lies the Römerberg district on the hill known as Römerberg .
history
Some of the oldest traces of settlement in the city of Linz can be found in the area of this district. Archaeological excavations on the Freinberg have shown that the mountain was already settled in the late Neolithic . This is proven by the stray finds and a fortification from the late Bronze Age . In the area of today's Linz old town and the southern slopes of the Schlossberg and Römerberg hill, there was a Roman fort with a surrounding settlement in the 2nd century. Archaeological excavations, however, show settlement before the Romans. Objects made of Noric iron have been found that have been dated to around AD 20.
building
The most famous buildings include:
- the Martinskirche on Martinsgasse. The oldest church in Austria, first mentioned in a document in 799
- the Capuchin monastery . Origin at the beginning of the 17th century
- the Jägermayrhof . Origin in the 17th century
- the fraternity tower . Part of the Maximilian Tower Fortification of Linz. Built around 1833
- the Franz Josef-Warte . Built in 1889
- the Barbara Chapel . Built in 1932
- the botanical garden of the city of Linz . Opened in 1952
Individual evidence
- ^ Linz - Politics / Administration - Linz Figures - City Area (with an overview of the current and former statistical districts of Linz that were valid from 1957 to 2013).
- ↑ Jan Miera: Finds from an excavation. In: Praehistorische-archaeologie.de, January 11, 2015, accessed on September 6, 2018.
- ^ Otto H. Urban, Erwin M. Ruprechtsberger, Ortolf Harl: Celtic hill settlements on the middle Danube. Linz-Freinberg. In: web.archive.org, Forschungsprojekt 1998. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ Eva Kuttner: The Roman Limes in Austria. Castle Linz. In: univie.ac.at, after 2005. Retrieved on September 24, 2018.
- ^ The Danube Limes in Austria. The Roman fort Linz - Lentia. In: univie.ac.at, 2009 (PDF). Retrieved September 24, 2018.