Rohr near Hartberg

Rohr bei Hartberg is located about seven kilometers southeast of the district capital Hartberg on the edge of the eastern Styrian hill country . The municipality is traversed by the Lungitzbach , in the east the municipality extends to the Lafnitz and thus to the border with Burgenland . The Lungitzbach flows into the Lafnitz directly south of the municipality. While only the western part of the municipality is populated, the eastern part between the two rivers is predominantly forested (Ghartwald).

Community structure

The municipality includes the following three localities and cadastral communities of the same name (residents: as of January 1, 2020; area: as of 2015):

Top tube (192 pop., 462.20 ha)
Unterrohr (876 inh., 1,220.47 ha) with Glauberg, Lungitzleiten and Rohrberg
Wörth an der Lafnitz (375 inh .), KG Rohr (1,092.15 ha)

Incorporations

In 1959, the municipality of Rohr bei Hartberg was created by merging the communities of Unterrohr and Oberrohr, which had been independent since 1848 and 1850 respectively. Since January 1, 2015, it has been merged with the municipality of Wörth an der Lafnitz as part of the Styrian municipal structural reform , the new municipality continues the name "Rohr bei Hartberg".

Neighboring communities

Sankt Johann in der Haide	Sankt Johann in der Haide	Wolfau
Book-St. Magdalena		Wolfau
Book-St. Magdalena	Neudau	Word Mountain Hackerberg

history

Today's municipality has belonged to the Lords of Neuberg since 1166 , when Gottschalk von Neuberg received a donation that also included the neighboring communities of Wörth and Neudau to the south. The places are not mentioned by name until the end of the 13th century. The first documentary mention of Unterrohr as Ror pey wird in Hartperger pharr takes place in 1363 and comes from a branch of the lower Lungitz overgrown with reeds . However, it must have existed before 1265, since in that year Oberrohr is already mentioned as ror superior , which indicates the existence of a second village with this name.

In 1482 the down tube and top tube fell to the Pöllau monastery , to which they belonged until the abolition of the manors in 1848. In the middle of the 16th century, Oberrohr consisted of 25 farms and 34 farms.

In the following years Unterrohr in particular suffered from the wars in the border area with Hungary , as it was not fortified beyond that. The village was devastated by the Hungarians in 1418 and by the Turks in 1532 . In 1621 and 1683 the village was plundered several times by the Hungarians before the Kuruzen attacked the village and set it on fire in 1704 . After the reconstruction, Unterrohr was again attacked by the Kuruzzen in 1707 and completely destroyed. Only after a third brief incursion did the village calm down.

But not only the down tube, but also the top tube suffered similarly from the armed conflict before it was cremated on the third Kuruzzen incursion.

The villages had already recovered in 1770 and Unterrohr had 620 inhabitants again under Maria Theresa .

Population development

Culture and sights

Church down tube

The parish church of St. Florian in Unterrohr was built by Remigius Horner in 1732 . Churches in Unterrohr were first mentioned in the years 1617 and 1657. The current parish church is the new building of an older church. Some of the furnishings from its predecessor have been taken over into the new building. The high altar picture was created by Josef Wonsiedler in 1852, the side altar picture of St. Joseph and the picture of Mary by Adam Semil as early as 1746. The bell, like the offering box, dates from the 17th century. In 2004 the church was renovated. The church tower of the parish church goes back to an old border watchtower, as there are still indications of defensive facilities. The rectory was built between 1781 and 1786 and completely renovated in 1987.
Parish church hl. Georg in Wörth an der Lafnitz

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Rohr bei Hartberg is located on the main road from Hartberg to Neudau and is well connected in terms of private transport. The south autobahn A2 from Vienna to Graz runs north of the municipality and can be reached via the Hartberg (115) junctions in about six kilometers and Lafnitztal (111) in about eight kilometers. The Burgenland road B 50 from Hartberg to Oberwart is about seven kilometers away, the Güssinger road B 57 from Oberwart to Stegersbach about ten kilometers.

Rohr bei Hartberg does not have its own train station. The nearest train station is about four kilometers away and is located in Sankt Johann in der Haide . It offers access to the Thermenbahn with two-hour regional train connections to Vienna and Graz.

The Graz Airport is about 75 km away.

education

There is a kindergarten and a primary school in Unterrohr . Secondary schools are in Hartberg.

politics

City council election 2020

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70

60

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40

30th

20th

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63.08
(+4.06)

30.51
(+6.90)

6.42
(-3.50)

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(-7.46)

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mayor

Mayor is the official expert Jürgen Peindl (born June 5, 1977, ÖVP). Peindl was elected mayor of the municipality of Rohr bei Hartberg on April 16, 2010 and held this position until December 31, 2014. Because of the incorporation of Wörth an der Lafnitz, on January 1, 2015, he headed the merged municipality as government commissioner . In the constituent meeting of the new municipal council in April 2015, Peindl was re-elected as mayor.

Vice-Mayor Karl Taschner and the community treasurer Franz Koch also belong to the community board.

Municipal council

The municipal council consists of 15 members. According to the result of the 2020 municipal council elections , the mandate distribution is as follows:

10 ÖVP
4 SPÖ
1 FPÖ

The last municipal council elections brought the following results:
Political party	2020			2015			2010						2005			2000			1995			1990
	merged community			merged community			pipe			Wörth			pipe			pipe			pipe			pipe
	be right	%	M.	be right	%	M.	St.	%	M.	St.	%	M.	St.	%	M.	St.	%	M.	St.	%	M.	St.	%	M.
ÖVP	521	63.08	10	625	59	9	539	65	10	192	67	6th	453	61	9	419	60	9	417	57	9	398	54	9
SPÖ	252	30.51	4th	250	24	4th	280	34	5	093	33	3	285	39	6th	221	32	5	232	31	5	198	27	4th
FPÖ	53	6.43	1	105	10	1	not running			not running			not running			not running			89	12	1	83	11	1
Non-partisan citizens' platform	not running			079	07th	1	not running			not running			not running			not running			not running			not running
The green	not running			not running			not running			not running			not running			not running			not running			058	08th	1
Eligible voters	1,247			1,267			924			321			857			822
voter turnout	67.84%			84%			89%			89%			87%			87%			90%			94%

coat of arms

Coats of arms of the previous municipalities
Rohr near Hartberg
Wörth an der Lafnitz

On February 13, 1995, the Styrian state government granted the municipality of Rohr bei Hartberg the right to use its own coat of arms. The blazon read:

" Five leaf cattails in red and gold over a millstone with a rope pulled through , raised by a crown of roses ."

Due to the amalgamation of the municipalities, the coat of arms lost its official validity on January 1st, 2015. The re-award took place on June 15, 2016.
The new blazon is:

"In a red shield between two golden cane plants, each with four leaves, below a golden millstone with a twisted, twisted rope, overlaid by a silver wolf dragon."

Web links

Commons : Rohr bei Hartberg - Collection of images, videos and audio files

62276 - Rohr near Hartberg. Community data, Statistics Austria .
bei Hartberg Entry on Rohr bei Hartberg in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Community website

Individual evidence

↑ Local council election 2020 - results Rohr bei Hartberg. orf.at , accessed on August 22, 2020 .
↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
↑ cadastral communities Styria. 2015 (Excel file, 128 kB); Retrieved July 29, 2015
↑ Announcement of the Styrian state government of November 14, 2013 about the union of the communities Rohr bei Hartberg and Wörth an der Lafnitz, both political district Hartberg-Fürstenfeld. Styrian Provincial Law Gazette of December 2, 2013. No. 143, 34th issue. ZDB ID 705127-x . Pp. 672-673.
↑ Unterrohr elementary school. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
↑ Municipal council election in Rohr bei Hartberg 2020. In: orf.at
↑ ^a ^b Municipality of Rohr bei Hartberg Municipality Board , accessed on May 25, 2015
↑ 64. Announcement of the Styrian state government of June 2, 2016 on the granting of the right to use a municipal coat of arms to the municipality of Rohr bei Hartberg (political district Hartberg-Fürstenfeld) , accessed on June 17, 2016

[1] Local council election 2020 - results Rohr bei Hartberg. orf.at , accessed on August 22, 2020 .

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_AT_Ortschaft_QUELLE-2] Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )

[3] stral communities Styria. 2015 (Excel file, 128 kB); Retrieved July 29, 2015

[4] Announcement of the Styrian state government of November 14, 2013 about the union of the communities Rohr bei Hartberg and Wörth an der Lafnitz, both political district Hartberg-Fürstenfeld. Styrian Provincial Law Gazette of December 2, 2013. No. 143, 34th issue. ZDB ID 705127-x . Pp. 672-673.

[5] Unterrohr elementary school. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .

[gemeinderatswahl2020-6] Municipal council election in Rohr bei Hartberg 2020. In: orf.at

[GemVst-7] Municipality of Rohr bei Hartberg Municipality Board , accessed on May 25, 2015

[8] 64. Announcement of the Styrian state government of June 2, 2016 on the granting of the right to use a municipal coat of arms to the municipality of Rohr bei Hartberg (political district Hartberg-Fürstenfeld) , accessed on June 17, 2016