Rosental on the Kainach

Rosental an der Kainach is a municipality with 1679 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the judicial district or district of Voitsberg in Styria .

geography

Rosental an der Kainach is a former mining community in the Köflach - Voitsberg lignite district .

Neighboring communities

Köflach	Köflach	Bärnbach
Köflach		Voitsberg
Köflach	St. Martin am Wöllmißberg	Voitsberg

history

Until 1800

In 1381, Rosental was first described in a Seckau document as "Rosental located in the Köflach parish".

1708: Heavy storms, low degrees and large parts of Rosental were under water. Bridges were torn away. Great damage was caused to the weir slips of the Tunnerhammer and Strafensackmühle.

1771: Murder in Rosental: On July 26th, a girl named Klara was murdered at the Strafensackmühle.

1800 to 1900

1805: After 1797 and 1800 this was the third invasion by the French . Rosental also suffered badly from the occupiers. They took the cattle out of the stables and the state increased taxes in order to be able to pay the reparation costs. The population suffered great hardship.

1848: Archduke Johann of Austria acquired the entire mass property in the Marienschachtmulde.

1860: The Graz-Köflacher Railway was completed and opened to public transport on April 3rd.

1895: In that year, a Raiffeisen advance fund was also established in Rosental.

1900 to 1938

On September 30, 1916, the two bells of the Gradner chapel were transported away to be melted down for war purposes. Introduction of state coal management. All coal mines in Rosental were guarded by the Imperial and Royal Army.

In the elections of the state parliament and the national assembly on May 11, 1919 in Rosental, 55 of the 614 valid votes were cast for the Christian Social , 549 for the Social Democrats and 10 for the Greater Germans . In order to supply the Rosentaler Bergbaue with electricity, the construction of GKB's own steam power plant began in March 1919 in Bärnbach- Mitterdorf.

In the new elections on November 12, 1920 in Rosental, 74 out of 804 votes were for the Christian Socialists, 699 for the Social Democrats, 25 for the Greater Germans and 6 for the Communists . Inflation had reached an unprecedented high. The monthly food needs of an average working-class family cost:

July 1919: 2,000 crowns
July 1920: 5,000 crowns
July 1921: 8,000 crowns
Jan 1922: 70,000 crowns
July 1922: 195,000 crowns

1922: The shilling currency came into effect in December. 10,000 crowns then correspond to 1 shilling. Inflation stopped, but unemployment increased.

1925: On July 14th, the volunteer fire brigade in Rosental was founded by Jakob Seier and Mayor Katzbauer.

1929: In this year the Rosental mountain chapel was founded and the first parade took place at the beginning of December on the occasion of the Barbara celebration.

1930: On September 23, the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Packer Bundesstrasse took place.

1938: Union of Austria . On March 12, German troops marched into Austria, in Rosental the euphoria was limited. Unemployed people who joined the SA were immediately assigned work. It seemed as if an age of prosperity was breaking into the population - but it had given up personal freedom. On April 10, the referendum for the connection took place together with the Reichstag election. In Rosental was elected in the municipal office. There was no voting booth and voters had to tick the ballot papers on a table. Every big one read: “Referendum and Greater German Reichstag ballot. Do you agree with the reunification of Austria with the German Reich on March 13, 1938, and do you vote for the list of our Fuehrer Adolf Hitler? "The enclosed leaflet said:" I will draw a cross under the Yes! otherwise nothing may be entered! ”The parish secretary pointed his finger at the place where the cross had to be drawn. SA men were standing around the table in full adjustment, so it was no wonder that Hitler received an almost one hundred percent vote.

1939-1945

1939: On September 1st the Second World War broke out. All men with military training were called to arms. At the same time, the management of all consumer goods and food cards was introduced.

1944: Volksdeutsche who had been expelled from Romania and Yugoslavia arrived with their belongings in a covered wagon and also settled in Rosental. British fighter-bombers attacked Rosental in mid-December and dropped bombs near the Karlschacht. A workers barrack was hit. Bombs also fell near the border road.

1945: On March 4th, American planes dropped bombs over Köflach and Rosental. In a direct hit on the Gerstenberger Höhe in Köflach, six people died in an air raid shelter. On April 30, Hitler committed suicide as a result of the hopeless situation. The newspapers write: “The Führer has fallen!” On May 9, Russian troops occupied Rosental and advanced with tanks towards Köflach. The English withdrew to the level of the Winkelbauer inn, creating a “no man's land” in Rosental. The supply of food was difficult. The Russians withdrew on July 22nd. Hardly anyone had tears in their eyes. The situation in Rosental improved, America began to provide olive green CARE packages . On November 25th, free elections took place for the first time in twelve years. The local council in Rosental was composed of 8 representatives from the SPÖ , 2 from the KPÖ and 2 from the ÖVP .

1950-1999

In 1950, construction began on the elementary school, which opened on September 14, 1952 when school began.

1956: According to a municipal council resolution, a house in St. Hemma was bought by the Rosental municipality for the purpose of converting it into a children's rest home.

1967: The garbage disposal began its service in Rosental with its own vehicle.

1990: On July 6th, the last coal was extracted from the Karlschacht mine and 150 years of mining history came to an end.

Since 2000

2001: Opening of the Rosental technology and start-up park project

2002: Opening of the Kaufwelt Rosental

2004: Opening of the youth and leisure facility (ice rink, tennis courts, fun court, beach volleyball court, skate park, restaurant)

Outdoor area of the mining museum Rosental

2011: Opening of the mining museum Rosental: In 2010 the municipality of Rosental an der Kainach decided to set up a mining museum in the area of the former shaft house of the coal mine "Karl-Schacht III", which was officially opened on May 14, 2011. This shows the eventful history of coal mining in western Styria on an area of around 300 m² and an adjacent outdoor area.

politics

Parish council

The municipality board consists of 3 members and is composed of the mandataries of the following parties:

Mayor (SPÖ) - Engelbert Köppel
1st Vice Mayor (SPÖ) - Johannes Schmid
Community treasurer (SPÖ) - Thomas Langmann

Municipal council

The municipal council consists of 15 members:

11 SPÖ
1 ÖVP
3 FPÖ

coat of arms

The municipal coat of arms was awarded with effect from June 1, 1985.

Description of the coat of arms: In a red bordered silver shield a black serration on a stake, the border covered with silver roses.

Culture and sights

Economy and Infrastructure

Established businesses

Xinox Edelstahltechnik GmbH
Print & Stick Birnstingl
buttons.at

Individual evidence

↑ Politics. Retrieved January 28, 2020 .
↑ Elections. Retrieved January 28, 2020 .
^ Notices from the Styrian State Archives 35/36, 1985/86, p. 65

Web links

Commons : Rosental an der Kainach - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Community website

61618 - Rosental on the Kainach. Community data, Statistics Austria .

[1] Politics. Retrieved January 28, 2020 .

[2] Elections. Retrieved January 28, 2020 .

[3] Notices from the Styrian State Archives 35/36, 1985/86, p. 65