Seeham

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Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Salzburg

Political District :

Salzburg area

License plate :

SL

Surface:

10.38 km²

Coordinates :

47 ° 58 ' N , 13 ° 4' E Coordinates: 47 ° 58 '0 " N , 13 ° 4' 0" E

Height :

503 m above sea level A.

Residents :

1,907 (January 1, 2020)

Population density :

184 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

5164

Area code :

06217

Community code :

5 03 32

NUTS region

AT323

UN / LOCODE

AT SEH

Address of the
municipal administration:

Dorf 2
5164 Seeham

Website:

www.seeham.at

politics

Mayor :

Peter Altendorfer ( ÖVP )

Municipal Council : (2019)
(17 members)

10

3

2

10 3 2 2

A total of 17 seats

ÖVP : 10
FPÖ : 3
GREEN : 2
SPÖ : 2

Location of Seeham in the Salzburg area

Municipal office Schmiedbauerngut Seeham

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Seeham is a municipality in the Salzburg-Umgebung district in the state of Salzburg in Austria with 1907 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).

geography

Seeham and the Obertrumer See

The community is located in Flachgau in the Salzburg region on the west bank of Lake Obertrumer .

Community structure

Until 2020, the municipality comprised the following localities:

Matzing including Ansfelden, Ed, Feichten, Gimelsberg, Gröm, Hub, Innerwall, Moos, Schupfen, Seeleiten, Sprunged, Talacker, Tobelmühle, Webersberg and Wiesenberg
Seeham including Asperting, Berg, Dürnberg, Eisenmühle, Fraham, Kälberpoint and Kernwimm

Since 2020 the municipality has only consisted of one village.

The community consists of the cadastral communities Matzing and Seeham.

Neighboring communities

history

The place Seeham was created in the foothills of the Alps at the foot of the Haunsberg ridge on the rubble cone of the Pfarrgrabenbach (Altbach). The landscape owes its charm to the huge ice flow that once pushed out of the mountains. The three Trumer Lakes, until around the 18th century a single large lake, are still connected by canals today.

People settled on the lake shores in prehistoric times, feeding on fishing, hunting and agriculture. The Hallstatt tombs in Innerwall suggest this. Around the birth of Christ, the area on Lake Obertrumer was settled by the Romans. In Kirchstätt (Obertrum) a “hypocaust” (heating system) from Roman times was found. In the 7th century, the Bavarians settled and Christianized this area. (St. Rupertus - patron saint of Salzburg). The crossing from Seeham to Mattsee played a major role in the oldest times. Seeham never came forward, his fate and history were linked to Mattsee.

In 1384 and 1385 a "property on the Indernwald (Innerwall) and at Aynolsdsfelden (Ansfelden) on the Haunsberg in Seehaimer-Pfarre" was sold to the Mattsee chapter. Here the name Seeham (Heim am See) is first mentioned in a document.

In 1398 the Trumer Lake District came into the possession of the Archbishop of Salzburg. This marked the beginning of an economic and cultural boom for this area. The old documents about Seeham don't go back too far. School should begin in 1688. The old school house was near the church, but was completely destroyed in the fire in 1842. From 1853 to 1967 the lessons were held in the Kramersepplhaus, in 1967 the new building of the elementary school, one of the most urgent tasks of the Seeham community, was completed. The rebuilding of the church began in 1931 under Pastor Rohrmoser. The older components date from around 1400 and earlier. The old walls stood on pilots that had rotten, walls and vaults were already showing wide cracks.

Seeham, seen from the Wartstein Chapel

Seeham on an aerial photo from August 17, 2011

Until the end of May 1923 the community belonged to the judicial district Mattsee , since June 1, 1923 it has been part of the judicial district Oberndorf .

In 1873 the first brochure “Seeham am Trumersee near Salzburg, with its surroundings, seaside resorts and excursions” is published by Max Glonner . A view from the Wiesenberghöhe drawn and autographed from nature by Karl von Frey is attached as an appendix .

Around 1875 Seeham developed into a place of summer retreat . The Hotel Siegl (today: Dorfwirtshaus Eberl) is built by the innkeeper Josef Sigl and he creates the associated park. At that time it was the first hotel in Flachgau. A “seasonal association” to promote tourism is founded. Several private individuals set up the first bathing establishment. In 1927 , the seasonal club finally acquired the entire concession for bathing and the entire park area. In the mid-1930s there was a small lido, the Seewirt, there was a boat rental and a tennis court (existed around 1980). In 1954 the bathing establishment was rebuilt. In the 1960s , the Seeham lido was expanded to include the area it is today. Until the 1960s, Seeham was still a village near the lake.

In the years that followed, major projects were tackled: purchase of the Zacherlhaus (a parking lot was created), construction of a promenade path began and the hiking trails were expanded. Today Seeham can record 37,000 overnight stays per season, which has been achieved through an expanded range of beds (private accommodation) and by stimulating the off-season.

religion

The place Seeham is mentioned as a church district as early as 1135. Perhaps a chapel already existed then. In the years 1310, 1342 and 1385, the documents mention a church in Seeham. The old presbytery was built at that time. In 1458 altars were consecrated in the church by the auxiliary bishop Sigmund von Passau, the high altar in honor of St. John the Baptist, a side altar in honor of St. Vitus and St. Barbara. At that time the nave and the tower were built; The church door with the Gothic fittings or the baptismal font, the holy water bowl and a chalice also date from this period. In 1511 there is a priest in Seeham, Georg Altherr von Laufen, later the service was carried out by the gentlemen in Mattsee until around 1600.

The registers begin in 1606. In 1633 and 1677 a clock was installed in the tower. In 1720 the tower was crowned with a helmet based on the pattern of the cathedral towers and the baptism of Christ was carved for the high altar. The oldest bell bears the year 1786. In 1837 new side altars were added. In 1847, the Hietel family dedicated a monstrance, chalice, mass clothing, etc. The Seeham church belongs to the Mattsee monastery, which it imported, and until 1807 was under the control of the Bishop of Passau, not that of Salzburg. In 1842 a great fire raged which destroyed the inner village. The church was spared. At that time the surrounding houses were built: blacksmiths, bakers, messenger martin, also the school house and others. The pastor lived in the Öd on the Haunsberg until 1905, with his economy. In 1905 it was sold and a rectory was built in the village under Pastor Adolf Rohrmoser.

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the municipality is: "A divided shield, above in white a blue fish ( Rheinanke ), below in red over natural water a white, two-string boathouse with red-white-red rafter divided gate and yellow roof."

Culture and sights

Seeham parish church

Wildkar waterfall with little water

Catholic parish church Seeham hl. John the Baptist
Cemetery chapel
Municipal office Schmiedbauerngut Seeham
Immediately next to the lido is the Seeham floating stage , which was built in 1997 .
Wildkar waterfall with the Teufelsgraben ball mill in Matzing

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

In the municipality of Seeham there are 8 public bus stops that are served by the regional bus routes 120 and 131 of the Salzburg transport association . The official transfer station between lines 120 and 131 with the directions Berndorf bei Salzburg , Mattsee and Obertrum am See is in the village of Fraham .

politics

The community council has a total of 17 members.

With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Salzburg in 2004, the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 3 SPÖ, and 2 FDS (Free Democrats Seeham).
With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Salzburg in 2009, the municipal council had the following distribution: 11 ÖVP, 3 SPÖ, 2 FPÖ / U, and 1 GREEN.
With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Salzburg in 2014 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 10 ÖVP, 3 SPÖ, 2 FPÖ, and 2 GRÜNE.
With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Salzburg 2019 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 10 ÖVP, 3 FPÖ, 2 GRÜNE and 2 SPÖ.

mayor

? Andreas Walkner
1981-2008 Matthias Hemetsberger (ÖVP)
since 2008 Peter Altendorfer (ÖVP)

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

Matthias Wimmer (1879–1943), politician (GdP)

People related to the community

Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff (1921–1998), German actor and television presenter, died in Seeham

Honorary citizen of the community

Franz Calliari (1921–2007), pastor of Seeham for many years, previously editor-in-chief of the Rupertusblatt and teacher and director at the Borromäum
Hans Bachinger, former district doctor
Andreas Walkner, former mayor
Matthias Hemetsberger, former mayor
Hans Ziller, former VS director