Winklern

This article describes the community in Mölltal, Carinthia. For other places with this name see Winklern (disambiguation) .

market community Winklern
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Carinthia
Political District :	Spittal an der Drau
License plate :	SP
Surface:	37.2 km²
Coordinates :	46 ° 52 '  N , 12 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 52 '15 "  N , 12 ° 52' 35"  E
Height :	966  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,214 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	33 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	9841
Area code :	0 48 22
Community code :	2 06 40
Address of the municipal administration:	No. 9, 9841 Winklern
Website:	www.winklern.gv.at
politics
Mayor :	Johann Thaler ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : ( 2015 ) (15 members)	7 SPÖ , 5 FPÖ , 3 ÖVPUP 7th 5 3 7th 5 3  A total of 15 seats SPÖ : 7 FPÖ : 5 ÖVPUP : 3
Location of Winklern in the Spittal an der Drau district
Winklern seen from the southwest
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Toll tower

Winklern is a market town with 1214 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in Carinthia in Austria .

geography

The community lies at the foot of the Großglockner massif between the Schober , Goldberg and Kreuzeck groups in the upper Möll valley . The villages of Winklern are between 900 and 1650 meters above sea level. Due to its geographical location, Winklern is also called the “gateway to the Hohe Tauern National Park ”.

Community structure

The municipality is divided into the two cadastral communities Winklern and Reintal and comprises the following seven localities (number of inhabitants in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

• Langang (99)
• Namlach (162)
• Penzelberg (92)
• Reintal (95)
• Stone (14)
• Winklern (714)
• Between Mountains (38)

history

Winklern was first mentioned in a document between 1041 and 1060. At that time, today's municipal area was under the rule of the Salzburg and Brixen bishops. Together with its neighboring town Reintal, which at that time was already known as a market, Winklern came under the rule of the Counts of Görz-Tirol after 1213 , who set up a customs post here. Its location on Iselsberg made Winklern an important place as a lifting point for customs duties and tolls. Today's landmark of the community, the toll tower in the center of Winklern, as it is called today, was first mentioned in 1325. This building, built in the early Gothic style, fulfilled various tasks in the course of its history, it mainly served as a granary and residential tower. It is possible that its construction was originally initiated by the Romans , who are likely to have used it as a watchtower to secure their traffic routes at this strategically important point in both north-south and west-east directions.

After the Counts of Gorizia died out, the property fell to the Habsburgs and changed hands several times in the centuries that followed.

In 1850, the community of Winklern was constituted, which initially included the cadastral communities Mörtschach and Stranach, which in 1898 became the independent local community of Mörtschach ; Between 1973 and 1991 this belonged temporarily again to Winklern. In 1930 Winklern was raised to a market town . It was the seat of the district court until 1979 .

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Winklern

• Winklern toll tower
• Winklern parish church

population

At the time of the 2001 census , Winklern had 1,134 inhabitants, 96.2% of whom were Austrian and 1.2% German . 91.9% supported the Roman Catholic and 3.6% supported the Evangelical Church. 3.5% of the population were without religious beliefs.

Population development

The development of the population shows a growth with phases of slight declines over the last 150 years. Compared to the neighboring communities, Winklern shows, in addition to Rangersdorf and Stall, a growing population over the past 70 years. There has only been a slight downward trend in the last ten years.

Relative population development

One reason for the increase in the number of residents in Winklern in the first decade of 2000 is the opening of the senior citizen and nursing home in 2004.

education

Winklern and the four neighboring communities show a very uniform picture with regard to the education of the population over the age of 15 (as of 2016). Compared to the federal state of Carinthia, however, there is a relatively high proportion in the areas of compulsory education and teaching, compared to a lower number of university graduates.

Completed training as a percentage of the resident population

economy

Employment status

The employment status in Winklern is similar to that of the neighboring communities. The location of the nursing home and retirement home is reflected in the slightly higher proportion of retirees (data from 2011):

Employment status as a percentage of the resident population

Economic structure

A comparison of the areas in which the employed work shows some abnormalities:

The new middle school in Winklern with the school mission statement " National Park Hohe Tauern " employs 37 teachers (school year 2017/2018). The retirement and nursing home St. Laurentius offers space for 56 senior citizens in 28 single and 14 double rooms. These two institutions lead the way in social and public services among the employed. In addition, there are still an above-average number of employees in construction and in trade in Winklern :

Commute

Winklern shows another peculiarity among commuters: While there are significantly more out-commuters than in-commuters in all neighboring communities, Winklern has a positive commuter balance. The breakdown of commuters from Winklern shows a large peak at distances of 5 to 19 kilometers and a smaller peak at distances over 99 kilometers, especially among outbound commuters:

Number of commuters per municipality

Number of commuters by distance in Winklern (2011)

View of the upper Mölltal

tourism

Tourism is an important economic factor. The main season is summer, but there is also a small peak in February. A comparison with the four direct neighboring communities shows no connection between the number of inhabitants and the number of overnight stays:

Overnight stays in 2017

Infrastructure

traffic

The Großglockner Straße (B 107), which comes from Lienz and runs northwards, runs through the municipality, from which Mölltal Straße (B 106) branches off in the village of Winklern and runs east through the Mölltal .

education

In the market town there is a kindergarten, an elementary school, the national park Mittelschule Winklern ( new middle school ) and since 1986 the music school Oberes Mölltal. In addition to singing lessons, this also offers learning many instruments from recorder, guitar, trumpet, piano, violin, harp to Styrian harmonica and percussion. There is also a choir workshop and training to become a conductor.

Retirement and nursing home St. Laurentius

Health, care and support

In the health sector, Winklern offers its population two general practitioners and one dentist. The mountain rescue service and the Red Cross also operate a local office in Winklern. Two veterinarians are available to take care of pets.

Haus Laurentius has been offering accommodation and care to elderly people from the upper Möll valley since 2013. The Vier Jahreszeiten has been running a day care center for severely and multiply disabled young people and adults in Winklern since 2009.

Recreational facilities

In the summer months, the local outdoor pool is available to locals and guests.

politics

Municipal council

The municipality of Winklern has 15 members and has been composed as follows since the municipal council election in 2015 :

• 7 SPÖ
• 5 FPÖ
• 3 ÖVP and non-party members

The directly elected mayor is Johann Thaler (SPÖ).

Winklern coat of arms

coat of arms

The blazon of the coat of arms of Winklern reads: "In red over a green shield base [recte: mountain] a golden tower with black framed windows [and black open arched portal]." The coat of arms of Winklern shows the toll tower in the state before approx. 1865 on a green Mountain. The coat of arms and flag were awarded to the municipality on May 2, 1962, the flag is red-yellow-green with an incorporated coat of arms.

Sons and daughters of the place

• Jacob Aicher von Aichenegg (1809–1877), lawyer and member of the Frankfurt National Assembly
• Johann Jenull (1773-1853), lawyer and writer
• Roland Mitsche (1903–1978), metallurgist, rector of the Montanuniversität Leoben

literature

• Elmar Hecke: Winklern. Church Chronicle. (From the history of the market town of Winklern in Mölltal) . Carinthian print shop, Klagenfurt 2000.

Web links

Commons : Winklern  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Market town of Winklern
• 20640 - Winklern. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ↑ ^{a b} Statistics Austria, A look at the community, population development 2018. Accessed on February 3, 2019 . 
3. ↑ APA, Winklern nursing home officially opened. February 28, 2004, accessed February 3, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Kleine Zeitung, The Spittal and Hermagor districts continue to shrink. March 3, 2016, accessed February 3, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Statistics Austria, coordinated employment statistics 2016. Accessed on February 3, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Statistics Austria, register count from October 31, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2019 . 
7. ↑ National Park Middle School Winklern, classes 2017/2018. Retrieved February 3, 2019 . 
8. ↑ IDÖSEKOLDALA, Winklern nursing home for the elderly, number of rooms. Retrieved February 3, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Statistics Austria, A look at the community, employees at work. Retrieved February 3, 2019 . 
10. ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community, out-commuters. Retrieved February 3, 2019 . 
11. ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community, commuters. Retrieved February 3, 2019 . 
12. ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community, overnight stays. Retrieved February 3, 2019 . 
13. ^ Community of Winklern, Infrastructure, Education. Retrieved March 29, 2019 . 
14. ↑ Mölltal Music School, offer. Retrieved March 29, 2019 . 
15. ^ Community of Winklern, Infrastructure, Health and Safety. Retrieved March 29, 2019 . 
16. ^ Social welfare association, House Laurentius. Retrieved March 29, 2019 . 
17. ↑ The Four Seasons, Chronology. Retrieved March 29, 2019 . 
18. ^ Community of Winklern, infrastructure, leisure facilities. Retrieved March 29, 2019 . 
19. ^ Province of Carinthia, municipal council election . March 1, 2015, accessed March 4, 2019 . 
20. ^ Province of Carinthia, mayoral election. 2015, accessed March 4, 2019 . 
21. ^ Wilhelm Deuer: The Carinthian community arms . Verlag des Kärntner Landesarchiv, Klagenfurt 2006, ISBN 3-900531-64-1 , p. 300