Steinfeld (Carinthia)

market community Steinfeld
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Carinthia
Political District :	Spittal an der Drau
License plate :	SP
Surface:	81.33 km²
Coordinates :	46 ° 45 '  N , 13 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 45 '28 "  N , 13 ° 15' 0"  E
Height :	617  m above sea level A.
Residents :	2,039 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	25 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	9754
Area code :	0 47 17
Community code :	2 06 37
Address of the municipal administration:	Hauptplatz 1 9754 Steinfeld
Website:	www.steinfeld.at
politics
Mayor :	Ewald Tschabitscher ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : ( 2015 ) (19 members)	10  SPÖ , 5 Team Aufwind, 2  FPÖ , 2  ÖVP 10 5 2 2 10 5 2 2  A total of 19 seats SPÖ : 10 Team Aufwind : 5 FPÖ : 2 ÖVP : 2
Location of Steinfeld in the Spittal an der Drau district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Steinfeld is a market town with 2039 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Spittal an der Drau district in Carinthia .

geography

Steinfeld is an average of 617 m above sea level in the Upper Drautal at the foot of the Kreuzeck group .

The community is divided into the five cadastral communities Fellbach, Gerlamoos, Radlach, Rottenstein and Steinfeld.

The municipality includes the following twelve localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

• Old house (3)
• Fellbach (75)
• Fellberg (8)
• Flattachberg (21)
• Gajach (99)
• Gerlamoos (150)
• Mitterberg (39)
• Oberallach (50)
• Radlach (189)
• Raggnitz (3)
• Rottenstein (68)
• Steinfeld (1334)

history

Parish church in Steinfeld

Renaissance Neustein Castle

The parish church in Radlach and the name of today's main town of the community were in 1267/68 ducal Urbar first mentioned. This register of properties also shows the relatively low agricultural usability of today's municipal area. Steinfeld was also at a disadvantage compared to the neighboring traffic hubs Greifenburg and Sachsenburg in terms of traffic and thus trade .

For the economic development of Steinfeld from the 15th century the mining industry - initially the mining of washed gold and precious metals, later also iron processing - was decisive. From the late Middle Ages onwards, mining led to the settlement of trades whose buildings still determine the appearance of the market today (Singerhof, Neustein Castle, the Porcia family's caretaker's house on Hauptstrasse). However, mining activity suffered setbacks as early as 1600. As a result, the place lost its market infrastructure over the centuries and sank again into a village. At the time of the First World War, mining finally stopped completely.

The construction of the railway ( Drautalbahn ) from the late 19th century and the associated settlement of wood processing companies brought the community back to life, which culminated with the AVE furniture factory, which existed from 1932 to 1986 and employed up to 270 people. In the course of the 20th century, summer tourism and gastronomy also developed into important economic sectors in the municipality.

The present parish was formed in 1850. Apart from the assignment of smaller parts of the area to Greifenburg in 1973, its expansion has not changed since then. Steinfeld was granted fair privileges as early as 1680, and an official survey as a market town took place in 1930.

Church in Gerlamoos

Gajach with the Lienz Dolomites

Raggnitz Castle

population

According to the 2001 census, Steinfeld has 2,291 inhabitants, of which 95.6% have Austrian and 2.6% Turkish citizenship. 88.3% of the population profess the Roman Catholic , 4.5% the Evangelical Church and 3.9% are of the Islamic faith. 2.4% are without religious belief.

Attractions

See also:  List of listed objects in Steinfeld

• Gerlamoos church with frescoes by Thomas von Villach
• Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist in Steinfeld
• Filial church of Saint Martin in Radlach
• Gerlamooser gorge with waterfall
• Renaissance Neustein Castle
• Rottenstein castle ruins
• Raggnitz Castle

Economy and Infrastructure

The Drautal Straße (B 100) and the Drautalbahn (“Steinfeld im Drautal” station) run through the municipality .

politics

City council and mayor

The municipal council of Steinfeld has 19 members and has been composed as follows since the municipal council election in 2015 :

• 10 SPÖ
• 05 Team upswing
• 02 FPÖ
• 02 ÖVP

The directly elected mayor is Ewald Tschabitscher (SPÖ).

coat of arms

The coat of arms shows “a shield split by an ascending red tip of gold and silver. The mining emblems cross at the top: a silver mallet over a silver iron with gold handles. “ The tinging is in the national colors of Carinthia, which are designed here as a split shield with an ascending tip. The coat of arms and flag, the latter showing the colors white and red with an incorporated coat of arms, were awarded to Steinfeld on the occasion of the market survey on December 14, 1931.

Personalities

• Friedrich Marx (1830–1905, born in Steinfeld), writer and Austro-Hungarian officer, a street here is named after him
• Bernhard Egger (1866–1950, born in Radlach), politician
• Fritz Strobl (* 1972), former ski racer and Olympic champion, grew up in Gerlamoos

Web links

Commons : Steinfeld (Kärnten)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Steinfeld in the Topographia Austriacarum (Matthäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

• Market town of Steinfeld
• 20637 - Steinfeld (Carinthia). Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ^ Statistics Austria, population census, demographic data. May 15, 2001, accessed March 3, 2019 .