Reinerkogel

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Reinerkogel
Reinerkogel from the northeast (Hochsteingasse)

Reinerkogel from the northeast (Hochsteingasse)

height 500  m above sea level A.
location Styria , Austria
Mountains Grazer Bergland , foothills east of the Mur
Dominance 1.3 km →  Oberer Weizberg
Notch height 60 m ↓  Grabenhofenweg
Coordinates 47 ° 5 '40 "  N , 15 ° 26' 0"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 5 '40 "  N , 15 ° 26' 0"  E
Reinerkogel (Styria)
Reinerkogel
rock Greenshist , Phyllite
Age of the rock Paleozoic
particularities Remains of an undated refugee castle

The Reinerkogel (formerly also Rainerkogel ) is 500  m above sea level. A. high hill in the Grazer Bergland in the Austrian state of Styria . It is located in the provincial capital Graz north of the center on the left bank of the Mur and, with the Reinerkogel observatory , which was demolished in 1957, was a popular local recreation area , especially in the past .

Location and surroundings

The largely forested Reinerkogel lies on the border between the two urban districts of Andritz and Geidorf and overlooks the immediately adjacent Murtal at this point by almost 150 meters. The noticeable elevation marks the southwestern extension of the hill country in the northeast of the city, to which Lineckberg , Hauenstein and Platte also belong. At the southern foot of the mountain is the Carmelite monastery Maria Schnee , on the northern slope the small pilgrimage church of St. Ulrich . To the east the densely populated ridge continues to Ferdinandshöhe and Platte. The Reinerkogel is part of the landscape protection area of ​​the northern and eastern hill country of Graz (LSG-30) and can be reached on footpaths from two sides.

Geology and geomorphology

Geologically, the Reinerkogel belongs to the Graz Paleozoic Era and is therefore also included in the Grazer Bergland. It consists of various green rocks, including green slate and phyllite , as well as clayey limestone slates . In the west, the Quaternary Mur gravel sit directly on the Paleozoic basement, to the east (towards Rosenberg) this is overlaid by the Miocene gravel and sands of the Styrian Neogene Basin . At the exit of the little valley south of the Reinerkogel, which the Grabenhofenweg crosses, an alluvial cone has formed, which is barely noticeable due to construction.

Flora and vegetation

The forest on the Reinerkogel, which is largely owned by the city and is intended to be used for recreational purposes, is quite natural. The deciduous forest is composed of red beech , hornbeam , sweet chestnut , silver birch , spruce , poplar and oak . Robinia , hornbeam and field maple with a few spruce and Scots pine dominate the thermophilic locations . In addition, there are linden and sweet chestnuts as well as interspersed walnut and fruit trees . Shrubs such as black elder , young trees and herbaceous plants thrive between stands of dead wood . Since there are no springs on the mountain, the vegetation is dependent on local precipitation and at times - for example in the hot summers of 2012 and 2013 - is characterized by drought. Up to 2014, 34 types of sac fungus , including Camaropella lutea and Diaporthe pulla , were found on the Reinerkogel . Seven of them were recorded for the first time in Austria, six more for the first time in Styria. The ivy-leaved cyclamen was identified as an adventitious plant in the hornbeam population in 2018 , which a plant lover had established more than three decades earlier.

history

On the Reinerkogel there are remains of a possibly early medieval refugee castle . Parts of a ring wall and trenches have been preserved on two sides of the mountain , the slope steps are largely covered by vegetation. The origins of the complex cannot be precisely dated, but are believed to be related to the Bavarian settlement and the Ulrich Church on the northern slope. The hill later came into the possession of the Rein Abbey , from which it finally got its name. A letter of purchase dated May 3, 1300 shows that the “Graetz purger Friedrich Ekker” sold his vineyard on the “Reunerperg” for 26 silver marks to the monastery. Viticulture continued for several centuries. In 1934, the former importance as Wehrberg was briefly revived when six former members of the Republican Protection Association planned to set up a weapons quarters on the Reinerkogel. As widely reported by local media, the men were arrested and charged with rebellion for several months of imprisonment convicted.

The Rainerwarte in 1902

In the 19th century, the Reinerkogel developed into one of the most popular excursion destinations for the urban population of Graz. In 1902, with the Reinerkogelwarte (initially Rainerwarte ) and restaurant, an observation tower was built on the hill for the second time. The fastest ascent was via the Jacob's ladder, a stone staircase that still exists today on the western slope of the mountain. In 1914 the municipality of Graz acquired the Rainerwarte including several forest parcels and the Jacob's ladder for the purpose of preserving it for 24,000 crowns from Baron Oskar Speth. An article in the Kleine Zeitung from 1942 names the control room a “special feature” of the city and reveals the popularity of the destination: “Our city is really in love with this wooden tower, whether the cockchafer buzzing around its helmet or the glow worms illuminating it or (...) the autumn sun warms the shingles. "

The construction of a chairlift on the Reinerkogel was announced for spring 1950 . The lift system was supposed to lead from the tram stop Bäckergasse directly to the "Graz landmark" Reinerkogelwarte, but was ultimately not implemented. Although attempts were made to preserve the Reinerkogel as a panoramic mountain by cutting trees, it lost its attraction in the 1950s. Since there was no leaseholder for the waiting room and restaurant and no tourist association was willing to take on this task, the building had to be demolished in 1957. In the years and decades that followed, minor measures were taken to re-activate the recreation area, such as setting up benches, creating a panoramic aisle and expanding the access path. In addition, the shabby Jacob's ladder was renovated in several stages.

Literature and maps

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Landscape protection area No. 30. (PDF) State of Styria , accessed on June 18, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Helmut wing : The geology of the Grazer Bergland. In: Communications from the Department of Geology, Paleontology and Mining at the Landesmuseum Joanneum , Graz 1975, p. 279. Online PDF , accessed on June 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ Digital Atlas of Styria: Geology & Geotechnics. State of Styria , accessed on June 18, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b Gernot Friebes & Ilse Wendelin: About some rare and interesting Ascomycete finds from the Reinerkogel (Graz, Styria, Austria). In: Joannea Botanik , Volume 11, Universalmuseum Joanneum , Graz 2014, pp. 5–33. Online PDF , accessed June 18, 2019.
  5. ↑ Ilse Wendelin & Rainer Burkard: Remarkable things about the flora of Styria 6 - Cyclamen hederifolium, autumn cyclamen (Myrsinaceae) . In: Joannea Botanik , Volume 15, Universalmuseum Joanneum , Graz 2018, pp. 217–219. Online PDF , accessed June 18, 2019.
  6. ↑ Rudolf Flucher: Lost weir systems around Graz - The Fliehburg am Reinerkogel. In: Historisches Jahrbuch der Stadt Graz , Volume 7/8, Graz 1975, pp. 241–242.
  7. ↑ a b Reinerkogel-Himmelsleiter renovated. In: Neue Zeit , edition of July 18, 1968, p. 10.
  8. ↑ Jacob's ladder on the Reinerkogel in Graz like new again. In: Südost-Tagespost , issue of July 18, 1968, p. 5.
  9. ↑ A combat group on the Rainerkogel. In: Tagespost, Abendblatt , issue of April 26, 1934, p. 4.
  10. ^ A new property of the City of Graz. In: Grazer Volksblatt , edition of May 3, 1914, p. 5.
  11. ↑ Was the tower really drunk? The picaresque bonnet of the Reinerwarte and the Schöcklwind. In: Kleine Zeitung , issue of October 10, 1942, p. 4.
  12. ↑ Chair lift on the Rainerkogel. In: Kleine Zeitung , edition of September 3, 1949, p. 5.
  13. ↑ The control room on Reinerkogel will be demolished. In: Kleine Zeitung , edition of January 18, 1957, p. 5.
  14. ↑ Make-up for the Reinerkogel. In: Kleine Zeitung , issue of March 29, 1969, p. 15.
  15. ↑ Reinerkogel wakes up from its slumber. In: Neue Zeit , edition of 23 August 1969, p. 8.
  16. ↑ Jacob's ladder on the Reinerkogel in Graz like new again. In: Südost-Tagespost , issue of July 18, 1968, p. 5.
  17. ↑ Renovation of the "Jakobsleiter" on the Reinerkogel in Graz. In: Südost-Tagespost , issue of April 29, 1970, p. 4.