Sankt Barbara in Mürz Valley

Since the beginning of 2015, Sankt Barbara im Mürzzuschlag has been a market town with 6589 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the judicial district of Mürzzuschlag and in the political district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in Styria . As part of the municipal structural reform in Styria. The municipality, which was newly founded on January 1, 2015, emerged from the merger of three municipalities that were independent until the end of 2014:

The basis for this was the Styrian Municipal Structural Reform Act - StGsrG.

In this one amalgamation case, no main part of one of the three old parishes was used as the new parish name, but only the addition of "in Mürz Valley". The new community is named after the patron saint of miners, Barbara of Nicomedia . A Barbara church was built in 1986 in what is now the Mitterdorf district.

geography

Wartberg in the Mürz Valley

Filial church Sankt Barbara, Mitterdorf in Mürz Valley

Parish Church of St. Vitus, Veitsch

The center in the district (and seat of the municipal administration) Mitterdorf is located at an altitude of 587 m above sea level. A. St. Barbara im Mürz Valley is located on the Mürz River .

Small tributaries are the Kleine Veitsch ( Kleinveitschbach ), which in turn flows into the Große Veitsch ( Großer Veitschbach ), which flows into the Mürz in Mitterdorf. Other tributaries that are important for the place are the Scheibsgrabenbach , which flows into the Mürz in Wartberg, and the Sonnleitenbach , which flows into the Mürz in Mitterdorf.

The highest point in the municipality is the Hohe Veitsch mountain range , which is at an altitude of 1981 m above sea level. A. at the same time forms a natural border in the west or north-west of the municipality. In the west is the Pretalsattel ( 1069 m above sea level ) a connection to the Stübmingtal, Turnau and the Aflenz basin .

The municipality is bounded by the Fischbach Alps in the east and south-east .

Neighboring communities

Mariazell	Neuberg an der Mürz	Neuberg an der Mürz
Turnau		Krieglach
Kindberg	Stanz im Mürz Valley	Krieglach

Community structure

The municipal area comprises seven localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

The community consists of eight cadastral communities

Großveitsch (3,764.40 ha)
Kleinveitsch (3,420.08 ha)
Lutschaun (379.37 ha)
Mitterdorf (734.40 ha)
Niederaigen (535.57 ha)
Scheibsgraben (1,456.48 ha)
Veitsch village (57.17 ha)
Wartberg (912.86 ha)

Culture and sights

Pilgrim's Cross on the Veitsch Mount of Olives : Starting from the Veitsch parish church, an educational forest trail leads to the pilgrim's cross on the Veitsch Mount of Olives. It was built in 2004 and, with a height of 40.6 m (can be walked on inside up to 27 m), is the largest of its kind in the world.

Holzknecht-Ball: The Holzknechtball takes place annually in January, on the first Friday after January 6th (Epiphany) and is organized by the traditional costume association D'Rauschkogler z'Veitsch . In addition to the Oberlandlerball in Graz or the Schützenball in Grundlsee, it is one of the few remaining traditional costume balls with a dance throughout Styria . The traditional folk dance Veitscher Masur (also known by the locals as "Veitscher Ochsengalopp") is performed during the Often practiced in the evening by numerous visitors.

The ultra-alpine marathon Veitscher Grenzstaffellauf , one of the toughest alpine marathons in Austria, has been held annually on the last Saturday in June since 1986. It leads over 54 km and 2200 vertical meters starting from the indoor pool along the municipal boundaries over the high plateau of the Hohen Veitsch back to the starting point. Top runners need just under 4:30 hours for this distance. The route can also be completed as a team of three (with sections of 16.5 / 16.0 / 21.5 km). Here the winning times are just under 4:00 hours. In 2013 the Austrian championships in the mountain marathon were held.

Mürz Valley Parliament: The largest, multi-day agricultural fair in the Mürz Valley has been taking place in Wartberg in the Mürz Valley since 2009. In addition to the tool shows and specialist exhibitions in the agricultural sector, guests are offered a wide range of supporting programs in the form of an amusement park and concerts of various genres.

Economy and Infrastructure

Mining (magnesite from 1881), production of refractory products for smelting furnaces, steel production and processing have a long tradition and are still important in the area today.

RHI AG - refractory materials, with Veitscher magnesite works
Vogel & Noot AG - manufacturer of agricultural machinery and heating devices
Breitenfeld AG - stainless steel plant
Bien-Zenker - prefabricated house construction

traffic

The community is located on the Südbahn and has two S-Bahn stops, which are served by the ÖBB with the S9 line. In addition, regional express trains, S-Bahn trains, as well as post and municipal buses meet at Mitterdorf-Veitsch station. Sankt Barbara can be reached via the Semmering expressway S 6 (exit “Mitterdorf”). The place can also be reached via the L 102 Veitscherstraße from Turnau or via the L 118 Semmering accompanying road from Kindberg and Krieglach.

The Mürzaler Verkehrs Gesellschaft (MVG for short) has been handling the municipal bus service for the former routes 185/186 since the timetable change in December 2015. A city bus line has existed since July 18, 2016, which connects all three districts from Monday to Friday (St. Barbara municipal bus):

Line 85 | Großveitsch - Kleinveitsch - Veitsch village - Mitterdorf - Wartberg.

Among other things, the Postbus crosses the municipality:

Line 180 | (Semmering) - Mürzzuschlag - Mitterdorf - Wartberg - Kindberg - (Bruck / Mur)

education

New music middle school "Musium" Mitterdorf
State vocational school for freight forwarding clerk and forwarding logistics specialist

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council has 25 members. After the municipal council elections in Styria 2015 , the municipal council has the following distribution:

SPÖ = 12
FPÖ = 7
ÖVP = 4
BFA (Citizen List For ALL) = 2

mayor

since April 28, 2015 Jochen Jance (SPÖ; from January 1 as government commissioner)

coat of arms

Coats of arms of the previous municipalities
Mitterdorf in the Mürz Valley
Veitsch
Wartberg in the Mürz Valley

All previous municipalities had a municipal coat of arms. Due to the amalgamation of municipalities, these lost their official validity on January 1st, 2015.

The new municipal coat of arms for the merged municipality was awarded by the state government with effect from July 5, 2019.

The blazon (description of the coat of arms) reads:

"In a red shield with blue, tinned and gold-lined flanks in gold, the figure of the crowned Saint Barbara in floor-length robe, with her left hand leaning on a sword and in her angled right holding a model of a tower."

Personalities

Franz Preihs (* 1978), extreme cyclist
Günter Singer (* 1967), film producer, private security and military entrepreneur
Helmut Brenner (1957–2017), musician, music teacher, musicologist, historian and university lecturer
Carl Gustav Heraeus (1671–1725), German court antiquarian at the court in Vienna, montanist, scholar and writer
Johann Ritter von Kalchberg (1765–1827), Austrian writer, historian and politician
Thomas Lechner (* 1985), Austrian soccer player
Tom Lohner (* 1982), graphic designer and freelance artist
Matthias Loibner (* 1969), musician and composer
Albert Oberhofer (1925–2016), university professor and rector of the Montan University Leoben
Michael Schilhan (* 1964), actor, opera director and theater director
David Schuller (* 1980), Austrian ice hockey player
Karl Skala (1924–2006), local poet
Anton Tautscher (1906–1976), economist and university professor (University of Graz)
Richard Trenkwalder (1948–2015), entrepreneur and football official
Heimo Wiederhofer (* 1962), jazz musician (drums)

Web links

Commons : Sankt Barbara im Mürz valley - collection of images, videos and audio files

62145 - Sankt Barbara in Mürz Valley. Community data, Statistics Austria .
www.st-barbara.gv.at Official website of the municipality

Individual evidence

^ Styrian municipal structural reform .
↑ Section 3, Paragraph 1, Item 4 of the Act of December 17, 2013 on the reorganization of the municipalities of the State of Styria ( Styrian Municipal Structural Reform Act - StGsrG). Provincial Law Gazette for Styria dated April 2, 2014. No. 31, volume 2014. ZDB -ID 705127-x , p. 2.
↑ Wartberg parish in Mürz Valley , Styrian Catholic Church, accessed September 4, 2015.
↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
↑ Pilgrim's Cross on the Veitscher Ölberg , accessed on July 3, 2019.
↑ Trachtenverein D'Rauschkogler z'Veitsch
↑ Dance description , accessed on October 3, 2016.
↑ Ultra Alpine Marathon / Veitscher Grenzstaffellauf
↑ Border relay race
↑ Bus timetable
↑ timetable download. (PDF) Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
↑ 52. Announcement: Granting the right to use a municipal coat of arms to the market town of Sankt Barbara im Mürzzuschlag (political district Bruck-Mürzzuschlag) , accessed on July 3, 2019.
↑ Franz Preih's interview , vegan-news.com
^ Franz Preihs non-stop through Tanzania

[1] Styrian municipal structural reform .

[2] Section 3, Paragraph 1, Item 4 of the Act of December 17, 2013 on the reorganization of the municipalities of the State of Styria ( Styrian Municipal Structural Reform Act - StGsrG). Provincial Law Gazette for Styria dated April 2, 2014. No. 31, volume 2014. ZDB -ID 705127-x , p. 2.

[3] Wartberg parish in Mürz Valley , Styrian Catholic Church, accessed September 4, 2015.

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_AT_Ortschaft_QUELLE-4] Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )

[5] Pilgrim's Cross on the Veitscher Ölberg , accessed on July 3, 2019.

[6] Trachtenverein D'Rauschkogler z'Veitsch

[7] Dance description , accessed on October 3, 2016.

[8] Ultra Alpine Marathon / Veitscher Grenzstaffellauf

[9] Border relay race

[10] Bus timetable

[11] timetable download. (PDF) Retrieved February 6, 2018 .

[12] 52. Announcement: Granting the right to use a municipal coat of arms to the market town of Sankt Barbara im Mürzzuschlag (political district Bruck-Mürzzuschlag) , accessed on July 3, 2019.

[13] Franz Preih's interview , vegan-news.com

[14] Franz Preihs non-stop through Tanzania