Southern Styria

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South Styria: Districts Deutschlandsberg, Leibnitz and Southeast Styria
46 ° 50 ′  N , 15 ° 33 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 50 ′  N , 15 ° 33 ′  E
Klapotetz in Sausal

Today the southern part of the Austrian state of Styria is referred to as southern Styria .

The southern Styria is not to be confused with the southern part of the historic Styria which today Slovenia associated Lower Styria .

geography

To the north, southern Styria is roughly demarcated from the rest of Central Styria by the Deutschlandsberg - Wildon - Bad Gleichenberg line . The west and east of Mur nearby parts of southern Styria are in accordance with the division into Western and Eastern Styria as Southwest - and Südoststeiermark referred.

In the political and spatial planning sense, southern Styria includes:

climate

The southern part of Styria is climatically in the area of ​​influence of the Mediterranean in the Illyrian climatic zone . This climate province stretches from the southern part of Carinthia to the south-east of Austria . Especially in autumn, high pressure areas ( Adriatic highs) coming from the Adriatic Sea mean that the weather is noticeably milder than in the more northerly areas of Central Styria or Upper Styria . The summers are also a little warmer, which is why Leibnitz or other places in southern Styria occasionally form Austria's hot spot. The average temperature in January is around 0 ° C and in July around 22 ° C. In midsummer, days with over 30 ° C are not uncommon and sometimes it happens that temperatures rise to 40 ° C. In the spring or early summer you can observe the growth of grain , especially maize , as the climate becomes noticeably milder towards the south towards Slovenia or towards the south-east towards Bad Radkersburg .

Culture

Regional specialities

Mountain vineyards in southern Styria - view from the Demmerkogel in south direction

Southern Styria has a hilly landscape and is considered a growing area for excellent wine . Three quarters of the slopes used for viticulture have a gradient of more than 26%, which means that they are counted as mountain viticulture . The gateway to southern Styria is the district capital Leibnitz, which celebrates viticulture with an annual wine festival. Although southern Styria is known for its white wines , there are also excellent red wines such as Zweigelt or Blauburgunder . In autumn you can also taste another regional specialty in the numerous wine taverns: the storm (red or white grape must that has just started to ferment).

Another culinary highlight of southern Styria is the Styrian seed oil . The seed oil is obtained from the seeds of the pumpkin . The pumpkin, which has only been cultivated in Europe since the 19th century , is harvested and pitted by machines or by hand. The kernels are dried, roasted and finally pressed into oil. The "green gold" is used to refine salads , but there are also very good warm and cold dishes with pumpkin seed oil.

South Styrian vineyards in Leutschach

In autumn, between mid-September and mid-October, Sturm and Maroni are usually offered directly on the streets . Everywhere along the South Styrian Wine Route with the well-known towns of Stainz , Gamlitz , Ehrenhausen or Leutschach , tourists and locals alike enjoy the mild autumn sun, Styrian specialties, music and traditions.

history

Until 15 AD, southern Styria belonged to the Celtic kingdom of Noricum , which had retained its independence for a long time. The amber road that runs through here is of particular economic importance . A number of archaeological sites have been documented from this time, as in the more northerly western Styria. Most recently, such sites along the state border with Slovenia were documented in a cross-border project.

The Roman settlement Flavia Solva (Flavia by Flavius ​​and Solva for Sulm) was built in the Sulmtal in southern Styria as early as ancient times . Around 70 AD, the Roman emperor Titus elevated this center of Roman life in southern Styria to a city.

The market town of Wagna now stands on the site of the ancient settlement . On the edge of Wagna, some foundations were uncovered, which can be viewed (in an exhibition) along with pieces of soil. In 2004 the Styrian State Exhibition took place around these excavation sites.

Sights, excursion destinations and events

  • numerous lookout points with a view over the southern Styrian hill country
  • Thermal baths z. B. in Bad Radkersburg
  • Pilgrimage Church Frauenberg (approx. 3 km from Leibnitz)
    • the grave field on Frauenberg and the Celtic Museum next to the pilgrimage church
  • the Seggau Castle , which is now a cutting-edge congress, conference and seminar center, home to the well as leisure guests and a popular destination with sightseeing option is - z. B. the over 300 year old wine cellar (wine tastings) or the "Seggauer Liesl", a church bell that is rung by hand by four men on Sundays and public holidays (part of the castle tour), etc. v. m.
  • the Roman quarry near Wagna in the Aflenz district.
  • the Sulmsee under Seggau Castle
  • big autumn festival with harvest parade (e.g. in Leibnitz ); Grape harvest removals (e.g. in Gamlitz or Leutschach )
  • Angerdorf Oberrakitsch
  • the castles Weinburg and Brunnsee
  • Straden (market with three churches on a magical mountain cone)
  • Bad Radkersburg, Klöch and the Murauen from Spielfeld via Mureck to Bad Radkersburg, which are best explored by bike.
Vineyards near Glanz in southwest Styria

  • Leibnitzer Autumn Festival 2008 with Thanksgiving Parade

  • Leibnitz Autumn Festival 2009 with Thanksgiving Parade

  • Vineyards of southern Styria

  • Weinland Südsteiermark near Spielfeld

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Matija Črešnar, Marko Mele, Karl Peitler, Manca Vinazza (ed.): “Archaeological biography of a landscape on the Styrian-Slovenian border. Results of the cross-border project BorderArch-Steiermark / Arheološka biografija krajine ob meji med avstrijsko Štajersko in Slovenijo. Rezultati čezmejnega projekta BorderArch-Steiermark ”(Universalmuseum Joanneum, Archeology & Coin Cabinet:“ Schild von Steier ”, supplement 6/2015), Graz / Ljubljana 2015, ISBN 978-3-902095-69-5 .
    Compare “Hidden treasures on the border. Weir systems, settlements, tumuli and pungen - an EU project examined the many archaeological treasures in the Styrian-Slovenian border area. " Walter Schmidbauer in Kleine Zeitung online, accessed on September 2, 2017.