Ternberg

market community Ternberg
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Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Upper Austria
Political District :	Steyr-Land
License plate :	SE
Surface:	62.07 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 57 '  N , 14 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 56 '47 "  N , 14 ° 21' 27"  E
Height :	341  m above sea level A.
Residents :	3,389 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	55 inhabitants per km²
Postcodes :	4452.4453
Area code :	07256
Community code :	4 15 17
Address of the municipal administration:	Kirchenplatz 12 4452, 4453 Ternberg
Website:	www.ternberg.at
politics
Mayor :	Leopold Steindler ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : (2015) (25 members)	11 10 3 1 11 10 3 1  A total of 25 seats ÖVP : 11 SPÖ : 10 FPÖ : 3 GREEN : 1
Location of Ternberg in the Steyr-Land district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Ternberg is a market town with 3389 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in Upper Austria in the Steyr-Land district . The responsible judicial district is Steyr .

geography

Ternberg is located in the Traunviertel . The extension is 9.5 km from north to south and 11.7 km from west to east. 51.4% of the area is forested, 39.6% is used for agriculture.

In Ternberg the Ennstal widens and the landscape changes from a mountainous to a hilly one. The distance to the next metropolitan area, in this case the city of Steyr , is 13 km.

Not far from the village is the Nixloch, a cave named after its white sinter ( Nix ).

The places Trattenbach (zip code: 4453) and Dürnbach (no zip code of their own) are secondary towns that are also included in Ternberg.

geology

From a geological point of view, Ternberg is a border community because it is located exactly on the dividing line between the rhenodanubian flysch and the northern limestone Alps . The rhenodanubian flysch zone is characterized by its gently hilly, sand-brushing low mountain range. As a result of the alpine mountain formation, the flysch zone in the south was crossed by the limestone Alps and pushed over to the Helvetic in the north . The Northern Limestone Alps shape the landscape, especially in the south of Ternberg. The highest point here is the Schoberstein at 1278 m, which, with its rugged five-part summit, serves as a perfect example of limestone. Low mountain ranges made of sandy, marly and schisty rocks adjoin his massive mountain.

The formation of the Limestone Alps took place in several sections. Beginning with the end of the Jurassic period up to the Young Tertiary, various rock coverings came into being. A distinction is made here between the three large ceiling systems of the Bajuvarian, Tyrolean and Juvavian ceilings. Ternberg is eponymous for part of the Bajuvarischen ceilings, which have a more or less intensive internal fold structure. The so-called "Ternberger ceiling" is characterized by the occurrence of the Reiflinger limestone and the Wetterstein limestone.

The third determining element in addition to fire and earth is water in Ternberg. The Enns, a border river, transport route or landscape-forming element of the Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen region has always been an integral part of the Ternberg townscape. There is a widespread valley floor throughout the Ennstal. This was deepened in the large interglacial by a very strong deep erosion of the Enns, which carved the valley up to about today's level. During this period there were still small movements in the area of ​​the Northern Limestone Alps, which manifested themselves in a sliding of these onto the flysch zone. The Enns laid gravel terraces, which are divided into high terrace and low terrace . From Ternberg onwards, the terraces are divided into three parts: two low terraces and one high terrace.

Community structure

The municipality includes the town of Ternberg. Cadastral communities are Bäckengraben, Ternberg and Trattenbach.

Neighboring communities

Aschach an der Steyr		Cooked
Steinbach an der Steyr		Laussa , Losenstein
Rich raming	Minor

history

Ternberg found its way into historical processes particularly through its position on the Enns River. As a border river between east and west, the Enns fulfilled an important task. In 791, the Frankish army under Charlemagne moved against the Avars and camped at the Limes Certus (the Enns was then a contractually secured border between Franconia and Avars) to fast and pray for three days. Charlemagne presumably did not camp in Ternberg, but the places on the Enns, including Ternberg, were firmly integrated into the geo-strategic importance of the border river for centuries. Originally located in the eastern part of the Duchy of Bavaria , the place belonged to the Duchy of Austria since the 12th century.

World record holder Trattenbach

Favored by the presence of the Eisenstrasse , cutlers settled on the banks of the Trattenbach very early on. The " Trattenbacher Taschenfeitel " is still produced there today . The largest pocket knife in the world , which is set up at the entrance to the Trattenbach valley, is a very big attraction . A guild of Feitel producers has existed since 1680 (confirmed by Leopold I in 1682). Until before the First World War, there were factories with hydro-powered hammers in operation. Today you can visit the historical production facilities on a guided 1.5 km hike in the " Museumsdorf Trattenbach " and make your own feitel. The tradition of Feitel production has been an intangible UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2015 .

The church of Ternberg is first mentioned in a document around 1100, as the property of the Garsten monastery . A church or a chapel was certainly built earlier. Ternberg is first mentioned as a parish at the beginning of the 14th century - but at that time it was still part of the Garsten Monastery.

Since 1490 Ternberg has been part of the Principality of Austria ob der Enns .

Reformation , peasant wars , Turkish invasions did not leave the parish unaffected. Looting and destruction have hit the church again and again in the course of history.

It was not until 1789, during the reign of Emperor Joseph II , who ordered the abolition of the Garsten Monastery, that Ternberg became an independent parish.

The two choir windows with the valuable glass paintings date from the Gothic period of the 15th century . Between 1688 and 1690, Marian Rittinger, lay brother of the Garsten Abbey, created the baroque high altar of the church. The altarpiece depicting the resurrection of Christ is the work of Carl von Reslfeld.

Since 1918 the place belongs to the federal state of Upper Austria.

After the annexation of Austria to the German Reich on March 13, 1938, the place belonged to the Gau Oberdonau . From May 14, 1942 to September 18, 1944, a satellite camp of the Mauthausen concentration camp was located in Ternberg. Up to 400 prisoners were deployed here to build the Enns power station and to build roads and bridges.

After 1945 the restoration of Upper Austria took place.

Population development

The population of the municipality of Ternberg has increased slowly but steadily since the turn of the millennium, and at the beginning of 2019 it exceeded the 3400 mark.

• According to the census of March 7, 1923: 2618
• According to civil status from October 10, 1987: 3227
• According to the census of May 10, 1991: 3242
• According to the municipal council election of October 5, 1997: 3326
• According to the census on May 15, 2001 3341
• According to Statistics Austria January 1, 2002 3325
• According to Statistics Austria January 1, 2003 3274
• According to Statistics Austria January 1, 2004 3273
• According to Statistics Austria January 1, 2005 3293
• According to Statistics Austria January 1, 2006 3307
• According to Statistics Austria January 1, 2007 3310
• According to Statistics Austria January 1, 2008 3340
• According to Statistics Austria January 1, 2009 3360
• According to Statistics Austria January 1, 2013 3330
• According to Statistics Austria January 1, 2016 3390
• According to Statistics Austria January 1, 2017 3376
• According to Statistics Austria January 1, 2018 3367
• According to Statistics Austria January 1, 2019 3406

Culture and sights

Hammer and grinding shop for the Kini in the museum village Trattenbach

Education and culture center in the former Trattenbach elementary school, building of the volunteer fire brigade (left)

See also:  List of listed objects in Ternberg

• Catholic parish church Ternberg Hll. Peter and Paul
• Catholic branch church Ternberg-Trattenbach
• Largest pocket knife in the world
• Trattenbacher Folding Zauckerl - Museum Village Trattenbach - The Valley of Knife Makers - grinding the King - Museum in Wegscheid
• Memorial for the victims of the concentration camps in the Second World War in the parish barracks

The museum village Trattenbach was conceived in 1998 as part of the Upper Austrian provincial exhibition Land der Hämmer - Heimat Eisenwurzen and has been maintained since then by the Kulturverein Heimatpflege Ternberg - Trattenbach . On November 22nd, 2002 the museum village was awarded the Austrian Museum Seal of Approval. The museum village with its original workshops and the museum in the Wegscheid is the central element to illustrate the traditional production of the Taschenfeitel , which was awarded the title of Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2015. In the Trattenbach primary school, which was built in 1906 and closed in 2013, an education and culture center has been set up in which various courses are offered.

On September 8, 2019, the 28th Upper Austrian local image fair took place in Ternberg.

music

Ternberger Musibuam at the Ortsbildmesse 2019

• Fire brigade music Trattenbach
• Ternberg Music Association

Sports

• RC Ternberg - riding
• Union FC Ternberg - soccer
• TC Ternberg - tennis
• ÖTB gymnastics club Ternberg
• Trattenbach winter sports club
• Cumulus paraglider Eisenwurzen
• Stocksport Union Ternberg
• Friends of nature Ternberg-Trattenbach
• Smokin Aces - Poker Club Ternberg
• First Kubb Club Austria
• Geoventure nature sports club

Regular events

• The golden tuning fork & the colorful MiniMusicShow on October 25th and 26th
• May 1st to October 31st " Museum village Trattenbach - in the valley of the Feitelmacher"
• Ternberg market festival (date: every year on the first full weekend in July; Saturday and Sunday)
• Local football championship (Date: Whitsun weekend)
• Local championships in curling in winter and summer
• Music ball of the Musikverein Ternberg at GH Mandl in the carnival season

Economy and Infrastructure

A “rolling country road” train crosses the mouth of the Trattenbach.

In addition to the metal processing industry and agriculture and forestry, Ternberg has a small number of summer tourists (24,743 overnight stays per year). There is also a lot of commuter traffic to the nearby cities, especially to Steyr.

traffic

Ternberg station is on a section of the Rudolfsbahn .

education

• Ternberg elementary school
• New middle school Ternberg

Authorities and organizations with security tasks

fire Department

Trattenbach Volunteer Fire Brigade

• Reitnerberg volunteer fire department
• Schattleiten volunteer fire brigade
• Schweinsegg-Zehetner volunteer fire department
• Trattenbach Volunteer Fire Brigade
• Ternberg Volunteer Fire Brigade

Ambulance service

• Austrian Red Cross , Ternberg branch

politics

• Mayor is Leopold Steindler from the SPÖ.
• Jürgen Felberbauer from the ÖVP is vice mayor.
• Fractional leaders are Franz Wasserbauer ( ÖVP ), Günther Steindler ( SPÖ ), Edgar Blasl ( FPÖ ) and Hannes Altrichter ( The Greens ).
• Benjamin Handstanger is chairman of the young ÖVP Ternberg.
• Rudolf Hollnbuchner is the chairman of the Ternberg Seniors' Association.
• Konrad Garstenauer is the chairman of the Ternberg Pensioners' Association.

Town twinning

• Prószków (Proskau) , Poland

sons and daughters of the town

• Hermann Kletzmayr (1873–1949), trade union official and politician
• Karl Hackl (1933–2018), lawyer and legal historian
• Ernst Hack (1946–1986), wrestler

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Geographische Bildungsanstalt, Rocky Austria (Vienna 2013) p. 29.
2. ↑ Geographische Bildungsanstalt, Rocky Austria (Vienna 2013) p. 25.
3. ↑ Al Baba MN, Geology of the Northern Limestone Alps border zone between Leonstein and Micheldorf in the area of ​​the Ternberger-Reichraminger ceiling (Upper Austria) (Vienna 1983).
4. ↑ Van Husen D., To the Quaternary of the lower Ennstal. From Großraming to the Danube. In: Verh. Geol. B.-A. (Ed.) Issue 3. (Vienna 1971) p. 511.
5. ↑ Walter Pohl, The Avars. A steppe people in Central Europe 578–822 AD (Munich 1988) 308.
6. ↑ ^{a b c} population at statistik.at , accessed on September 11, 2019.
7. ↑ digi.landesbibliothek.at
8. ↑ Population development at statistik.at , accessed on May 15, 2017.
9. ^ Education and culture house Volk (s) school Trattenbach. Retrieved October 22, 2019 (German). 
10. ^ Union Ternberg. (No longer available online.) In: union-ternberg.lima-city.de. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016 ; Retrieved June 29, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
11. ↑ First Kubb Club Austria - Home. In: www.kubb-club.at. Retrieved June 29, 2016 . 
12. ↑ Imprint. Website of the Geoventure nature sports club, accessed June 12, 2017 . 
13. ↑ U. Ramnek, The socio-economic structural change of the municipality of Ternberg in Upper Austria after 1945. Diploma thesis (Innsbruck, 1993). quoted from http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.encyclop.t/t215246.htm aeiou.at
14. ^ Pensioners' Association: Board of Directors. Website of the SPÖ Ternberg, accessed on April 11, 2019 . 

Web links

Commons : Ternberg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Map in the Digital Upper Austrian Room Information System ( DORIS )
• Further information about the municipality of Ternberg on the geo-information system of the federal state of Upper Austria .
• Statistics Austria: Ternberg
• Ternberg on the website of the federal state of Upper Austria