Theißenegg

Theißenegg ( village ) village Vordertheißenegg cadastral community Vordertheißenegg
Basic data
Pole. District , state	Wolfsberg  (WO), Carinthia
Judicial district	Wolfsberg
Pole. local community	Wolfsberg (Carinthia)
Coordinates	46 ° 54 '35 "  N , 14 ° 52' 44"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 54 '35 "  N , 14 ° 52' 44"  E
Residents of the village	216 (January 1, 2020)
Area  d. KG	7.78 km²
Post Code	9441
Statistical identification
Locality code	03136
Cadastral parish number	77269
Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; KAGIS

The parish church of St. Magdalena

The war memorial

The mountain village Theißenegg belongs to the municipality of Wolfsberg in Carinthia ( Austria ) and lies at an altitude of 1,121 m. The distance to the city center is approx. 12 km.

history

Theißenegg was first mentioned in 1288 as Teisenich . In 1347 it was called Tezenich or 1464 Theisseneck , in dialect Teiß (n) egg . The name indicates a narrow, narrow "corner" - a mountain ridge. There are many indications that Theißenegg was settled before 1288.

Theißenegg's church, which was originally consecrated to Saint Andrew and since 1754 to Saint Magdalena , is mentioned for the first time together with the town in 1288. It is a medieval daughter parish of St. Mareins . It was elevated to a parish church before 1464.

The Turkish invasions of Carinthia between 1473 and 1483 also affected the area around Theißenegg. The church, which was expanded into a fortified church at that time , withstood the onslaught of the Turks in 1480. Legend has it that a young farmer's son had fatally struck the Turkish general with an arrow, whereupon the Turks withdrew. As a thank you, the statue of St. Albinus was erected here in the mid-18th century .

During the Reformation in the middle of the 16th century , Protestantism spread from nearby Waldenstein Castle in the Lavant Valley , driven by the Ungnads that ruled there . For a period of about 20 years there was no longer a Catholic pastor in the parish of Theißenegg. However, Protestantism was soon pushed back and no longer played a role in the region from the end of the 17th century.

The parish registers of Theißenegg have been kept since 1670. In 1680 and 1715/1716 the plague raged in the region, which had been brought in from Styria. 30% of the population fell victim to it. In thanks for the end of the epidemic, a plague cross was erected at the northern end of the village .

From 1812 the village had its own school, which in 1940 moved to the current school building. However, this had to be closed in 2008 due to insufficient number of pupils and today serves as a club house for the local singing community, the Comradeship Association and the traditional costume band.

In 1849, when political communities were founded, the community Waldenstein-Theißenegg was established. In the course of the municipal structural reform in 1973 , it was incorporated into the municipality of Wolfsberg .

In the First World War Theissenegg mourned 35 Fallen. For this, a war memorial with a plaque was erected on the village square in 1921. After the Second World War , in which 36 Theißeneggers died, a second memorial plaque was added in 1950.

In 2000 Theißenegg was named the most beautiful flower village in Carinthia and the following year as the most beautiful flower village in Austria. Theißenegg was awarded silver at the Entente Florale Europe in 2001 and can therefore call itself “European flower village”.

Culture and sights

see also the list of listed objects in Wolfsberg (Carinthia)

• Catholic parish church Theißenegg hl. Magdalena and cemetery, former fortified church complex
• Figure shrine St. Bishop Albinus
• Elementary school

Theißenegg's sons and daughters

• August Eberhard (1941–2016), politician ( ÖVP )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ History of Waldenstein Castle
2. ↑ ^{a b} http://www.lovntol.at/sehenswerte/schloss-waldenstein.htm
3. ↑ http://www.preitenegg.gv.at/index.php?id=5&type=98
4. ↑ http://www.kleinezeitung.at/k/kaernten/lavanttal/4029773/Vereine-beleben-die-leeren-Schulen
5. ^ History of the village of Theißenegg . Website of the ÖKB Theißenegg.

Web links

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