Schachen at Vorau
Schachen ( cadastral community ) | ||
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Basic data | ||
Pole. District , state | Hartberg-Fürstenfeld (HF) district, Styria | |
Pole. local community | Vorau ( KG Schachen) | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 22 '59 " N , 15 ° 51' 24" E | |
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Statistical identification | ||
Counting district / district | Schachen near Vorau (62278 004) | |
Coat of arms Schachen bei Vorau.jpg |
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Municipality 1850–2014, part of Vorau since January 1, 2015 Source: STAT : Local directory ; BEV : GEONAM ; GIS-Stmk |
Schachen bei Vorau with 1191 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) is a cadastral municipality and former municipality in the judicial district of Fürstenfeld and in the political district of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld in Styria in Austria . Since January 1, 2015, it has been merged with the municipalities of Vorau , Puchegg , Riegersberg and Vornholz as part of the Styrian municipal structural reform , the new municipality continues the name "Vorau".
geography
Geographical location
Schachen bei Vorau is located in Joglland approx. 13 km northwest of the district capital Hartberg . The community is located in the headwaters of the Weißenbach, a tributary of the Voraubach, which drains the community. The south of the municipality is characterized by a few elevations, of which the Masenberg is the highest at 1261 m . The Hintereck ( 1081 m ) protrudes in the southwest .
Community structure
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The cadastral community of Schachen consists only of the village of the same name Schachen near Vorau.
history
The community of Schachen was first mentioned in the year 885 in the Pseudornulfinum. According to a document from 1141, most of the community belonged to the Archbishop of Salzburg .
In 1937 Juliane Frauenthaler was murdered in Schachen; Her boyfriend was arrested a little later, sentenced to death in Graz and executed .
During the Second World War , the municipality was the scene of fighting between the German Wehrmacht and the Red Army . Schachen initially fell on April 15, 1945, but was retaken two days later. There is no precise information about the damage during the fighting.
The community of Schachen has had electric light since 1951, and the first asphalt road was built in 1961.
Population development
Population development |
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date | Residents |
1849 | 712 |
1869 | 765 |
1880 | 711 |
1890 | 732 |
1900 | 709 |
1910 | 785 |
1923 | 778 |
1934 | 937 |
1939 | 940 |
1951 | 948 |
1961 | 1.108 |
1971 | 1,115 |
1981 | 1,170 |
1991 | 1,283 |
2001 | 1,302 |
2011 | 1,191 |
2013 | 1,180 |
Culture and sights
Sports
Due to its hilly landscape, there are numerous hiking opportunities in the municipality - especially on the Masenberg. Before the climate change, there was also a ski lift and ski school.
Schachen near Vorau also has a tennis court and two riding arenas.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Schachen bei Vorau is off the main roads. The state road from Vorau to Birkfeld runs along the northern municipal boundary. The Weiz Street B 72 from Weiz to Krieglach is about 19 km away, the change of road B 54 of Wiener Neustadt km to Hartberg about 18th
The community is not connected to the railway network. There is no train station within ten kilometers.
politics
Municipal council
The last municipal council elections brought the following results:
Political party | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 | 1995 | 1990 | ||||||||||
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Sti. | % | M. | Sti. | % | M. | Sti. | % | M. | Sti. | % | M. | Sti. | % | M. | |
ÖVP | 694 | 74 | 12 | 709 | 77 | 12 | 578 | 68 | 11 | 548 | 68 | 11 | 622 | 78 | 12 |
SPÖ | 100 | 11 | 1 | 119 | 13 | 2 | 121 | 14th | 2 | 133 | 17th | 2 | 171 | 22nd | 3 |
FPÖ | 141 | 15th | 2 | 92 | 10 | 1 | 103 | 12 | 2 | 122 | 15th | 2 | |||
List of chess | 48 | 6th | 0 | ||||||||||||
voter turnout | 92% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 93% |
mayor
The last mayor was Patriz Rechberger (ÖVP), the last vice mayor was Johann Faustmann (ÖVP).
coat of arms
With effect from November 1, 1989, the Styrian state government granted the municipality the right to use its own coat of arms.
Blazon : "In the red shield covered with silver fir branches on the sides and below, a silver crook growing into the head of the shield and strung by two outwardly bent, leafy ears."
Personalities
Honorary citizen
- 1963: Gilbert Prenner (1914–1996), Augustinian canon, provost of Vorau Abbey 1953–1970
- 1976: Anton Peltzmann (1920–2000), Provincial Councilor
- 1999: Rupert Kroisleitner (* 1939), Augustinian canon, provost of the Vorau Abbey 1970–2000
Sons and daughters of the church
- Barbara Sicharter (1829–1905), Catholic founder of the order, founded the order of the "Blue Sisters" in Schachen
- Anton Kogler (* 1961), politician (FPÖ)
- Ferdinand Feldhofer (* 1979), former Austrian national soccer team player, former player a. a. by Sturm Graz, Rapid Vienna and Wacker Innsbruck
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Statistics Austria: Population on 1.1.2020 by locality (area status 1.1.2020) , ( CSV )
- ↑ Announcement of the Styrian state government of November 21, 2013 on the union of the market community Vorau and the communities Puchegg, Riegersberg, Schachen bei Vorau and Vornholz, all political district Hartberg-Fürstenfeld. Styrian Provincial Law Gazette of December 6, 2013. No. 150, 35th issue. ZDB ID 705127-x . P. 681.
- ↑ Ferdinand Hutz: Vorau Abbey in the 20th Century , Vol. 1 (Vorau 2004), p. 42.
- ↑ Südost-Tagespost (June 9, 1976), p. 8.
- ↑ Ferdinand Hutz: Vorau Abbey in the 20th Century , Vol. 1 (Vorau 2004), p. 196.