Ratschendorf

Ratschendorf ( village ) ; locality ; Ratschendorf cadastral community
	Basic data
Pole. District , state	Südoststeiermark (SO), Styria
Judicial district	Feldbach
Pole. local community	German Goritz
Coordinates	46 ° 44 ′ 40 " N , 15 ° 49 ′ 0" E Coordinates: 46 ° 44 ′ 40 " N , 15 ° 49 ′ 0" E
height	240 m above sea level A.
Residents of the village	615 (January 1, 2020)
Building status	243 (2001 )
Area d. KG	10.44 km²
Postcodes	8482, 8483
prefix	+ 43/3474 (Deutsch Goritz)
	Statistical identification
Locality code	16113
Cadastral parish number	66227
Counting district / district	Ratschendorf (62377 008)
	; Location of the former municipality in the district of Southeast Styria
	Independent municipality until the end of 2014 ; Source: STAT : Local directory ; BEV : GEONAM ; GIS-Stmk

Ratschendorf is a district of the municipality of Deutsch Goritz in the district of Southeast Styria and the judicial district of Feldbach in Styria . Ratschendorf has 615 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) and is located in the Styrian volcanic region three kilometers north of the Mur and the border with Slovenia .

geography

Ratschendorf is located in southern Styria about 6 km northeast of Mureck and 20 km west of Bad Radkersburg . The landscape south of Ratschendorf is quite flat and becomes increasingly hilly to the north and accordingly more forested. The Ottersbach flows west of Ratschendorf , east the Gnasbach , both southwards to the Mur and accompanied by roads.

history

Barrow of the Roman necropolis Hügelstaudach

The area around the Königsberg was settled as early as the Neolithic . Other finds also bear witness to the continuous settlement of the area, finds from Roman times are exhibited in the Roman Age Museum.

Ratschendorf was first mentioned in the second half of the 12th century as "Rassendorf" - as the village of "Rasso" or "Ratzo". From 1332 until the 16th century the lords of Graben were the landlords of the place. This is also reflected in the former municipal coat of arms from the 20th century, where they took over the motif of the shovel from the coat of arms of the moat. The black and white striped bars lead back to the Lords of Walsee , who were also landlords of Ratschendorf.

On January 1, 2015, Ratschendorf was merged with the Deutsch Goritz community as part of the structural reform of the municipality in Styria . The new community continues the name "Deutsch Goritz".

Culture and sights

Pilgrimage Church of Helfbrunn

Pilgrimage church Maria Helfbrunn with the fountain grotto next to it.

Hill graves Hügelstaudach: About one kilometer south of Ratschendorf on Diepersdorfer Straße is the Roman-era necropolis Hügelstaudach, which is marked as a ground monument . Here you can find some more or less recognizable barrows.

Due to the special results of the archaeological excavations, the "Roman Age Museum Ratschendorf" was built in 1990. The museum can be visited at any time, the key can be picked up at the Gasthaus Fasching.

traffic

The most comfortable and fastest way to get to the state capital Graz by car (67 km, from 50 minutes) is via the B 69 state road, which runs two kilometers south, and from Gersdorf via the A 9 Pyhrn motorway (exit 226).

The bus line 600 provides a direct public connection with Graz (1 h 46 min), possibly in connection with the S-Bahn lines S5 and S51.

Graz can be reached by bike via Perbersdorferstraße L 208 to Landscha an der Mur and further via Triester Straße B 67 in 63 km (+ 214 / -93 Hm ) in about 3½ hours. Around Ratschendorf there is a network of cycle and hiking trails that are used to connect the Mur floodplains to the forests and vineyards.