Türnitz (river)

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Türnitz
Data
location Lower Austria
River system Danube
Drain over Traisen  → Danube  → Black Sea
origin On Gscheid near Annaberg
47 ° 52 '7 "  N , 15 ° 23' 38"  E
Source height approx.  980  m above sea level A.
muzzle near Türnitz in the Türnitz Traisen Coordinates: 47 ° 55 ′ 39 ″  N , 15 ° 29 ′ 4 ″  E 47 ° 55 ′ 39 ″  N , 15 ° 29 ′ 4 ″  E
Mouth height 462  m above sea level A.
Height difference approx. 518 m
Bottom slope approx. 43 ‰
length approx. 12 km
Catchment area 39.4 km²
Communities Annaberg , Türnitz

The Türnitz is one of the two source rivers of the Türnitzer Traisen in the Lilienfeld district in Mostviertel , Lower Austria .

Surname

The name Türnitz is of Slavic origin and means "remote place".

geography

The Türnitz rises near Annaberg in the Lower Austrian Limestone Alps and runs about 12 km to the north or northeast, until it joins the Traisenbach in Türnitz to form the Türnitzer Traisen .

The Türnitz has a flow rate of 1 m³ / s.

There are no larger settlements in the Türnitz valley, apart from a few scattered houses, such as the two Annaberg towns and cadastral communities of the same name, Annarotte and Haupttürnitzrotte, and the Türnitz cadastral community of Steinbachrotte.

history

In the early 9th century, Slavic farmers settled in the area of ​​the Türnitz Traisen , who had followed them to the west as subjects of the Magyars . The Magyars devastated and later depopulated the areas of Lower Austria several times until they were finally defeated in the Battle of Lechfeld in 955 . The river and the place of the same name owe their name to these Slavic settlers.

Furthermore, the Türnitz was named in the second foundation deed of Lilienfeld Abbey of April 13, 1209 as one of the border marks that should mark out the area, Duke Leopold VI. handed over to the monastery. The subprior , chamberlain and archivist of Stift Lilienfeld, Paul Tobner, describes this borderline in 1902 in his anniversary commemorative publication " Lilienfeld, 1209-1902 " as follows:

“... then down to the origin of the creek" Retze "(now there are still Retzhöfe in the Weidenau near Türnitz) and to the Türnitzbache , from where the border extends to the river Erlaf and, including the mountain groups there, on the watershed the heights stretching to the left of the Türnitzbach up to the possession of a Mrs. Hadmudis ... "

- Paul Tobner, "Lilienfeld, 1209-1902", 1902, pp. 49-50

literature

  • Paul Tobner: Lilienfeld, 1209-1902 , 1902, pp. 49-50

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ BMLFUW (Hrsg.): Area directory of the river areas: Danube area from the Enns to the Leitha. In: Contributions to Austria's Hydrography Issue 62, Vienna 2014, p. 62. PDF download , accessed on July 8, 2018.