Stein (municipality of Matrei in East Tyrol)

Stone ( hamlet )
Basic data
Pole. District , state	Lienz  (LZ), Tyrol
Pole. local community	Matrei in Osttirol   ( KG  Matrei in Osttirol Land )
Locality	Cold house
Coordinates	47 ° 1 '35 "  N , 12 ° 31' 36"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 1 '35 "  N , 12 ° 31' 36"  E
height	1326  m above sea level A.
Residents of the stat. An H.	22 (1951)
Statistical identification
Counting district / district	Tauern Valley (70 717 003)
Stein seen from the Tauern Valley
Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; TIRIS

Stein is a hamlet in the municipality of Matrei in Osttirol (cadastral community Matrei in Osttirol Land ), which belongs to the Kaltenhaus fraction .

geography

The hamlet of Stein is around 1,330 meters above sea level on a terrace above the Tauernbach . In addition to the Tauernbach flowing northeast at an altitude of 1,100 to 1,000 meters, the Steiner Bach is also located to the southeast near the hamlet of Stein. The hamlet of Stein itself includes the farms Heinzer, Krister and Bichler, and the Steiner Alm (Äußere Steiner Alm) at 1,914 meters and the Hoanzer Alm (Innere Steiner Alm) at 1,770 meters belong to Stein. There are opportunities to climb from the alpine pastures to the Sudeten German Hut .

Settlement and population

In earlier times Kaltenhaus und Stein was much more densely populated with farms than it is today. In 1881 there were eleven farm positions in the fraction. These were the Höfe Heinzer, Krister, Bichler, Lublasser, Lagner, Hasler, Kranebitter, Hinterau, Wirtler, Spiegelburger and Mair, with 44 people living at the Bichlerhof alone. At the 1869 census, 129 people lived in Stein und Kaltenhaus, 16 houses were counted. In the 1890 census, the number of residents of Kaltenhaus and Stein had fallen sharply, with Stein housing three houses and 35 people at that time. The population decline continued into the 20th century, with only 22 people living in stone in 1951.

Bichlerhof

The Bichlerhof in Stein (Kaltenhaus No. 3) was built on an exposed point above the Tauern Valley. It is one of the few farms in the area that were awarded under inheritance law. The Schwaighof was mentioned in a document as early as the late Middle Ages, with the first tradition dating back to 1437 being preserved. The house of the Bichlerhof dates from the early 18th century and was built between 1721 and 1723. It is a two-storey, baroque-era block building on a rubble foundation, which was provided with a shingle-covered gable roof. In addition to the residential building, the Bichlerhof also includes the farm building on the north side, which was built in two construction phases. Parts of the farm building date from 1689 to 1690, the remaining part was built together with the residential building. The courtyard also includes a two-storey grain bin from 1764 and a somewhat secluded grain mill, which probably dates from the 19th century.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tobias Trost; Alexander Brugger: Matrei in Osttirol. A hike from the Kienburg to the Großvenediger. Edition Anteros, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-85340-015-9 , pp. 108-113
2. ↑ local Repetorium the princely county of Tyrol and Vorarlberg. On the basis of the census of December 31, 1869, processed by the kk statistical Central Commission in Vienna. Innsbruck 1873
3. ^ Kk statistical Central Commission (ed.): Special-Orts-Repertorium von Tirol. Revised based on the results of the census of December 31, 1890. Vienna 1893
4. ^ Austrian Central Statistical Office (ed.): Local directory of Austria. Edited on the basis of the results of the census of June 1, 1951. Vienna 1953

literature

• Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.): The art monuments of the political district of Lienz. Part III. Iseltal, Defereggental, Kalsertal, Virgental. Verlag Berger, Horn 2007 ISBN 978-3-85028-448-6 (Austrian Art Topography, Volume LVII)