Tweng

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Basic data

Country: Austria

State : Salzburg

Political District : Tamsweg

License plate : TA

Surface: 86.59 km²

Coordinates : 47 ° 11 ' N , 13 ° 36' E Coordinates: 47 ° 11 '28 " N , 13 ° 36' 1" E47.191111111111 13.600277777778 1233

Height : 1233 m above sea level A.

Residents : 259 (January 1, 2020)

Population density : 3 inhabitants per km²

Postcodes : 5562, 5563

Area code : 06471

Community code : 5 05 12

NUTS region AT321

Address of the
municipal administration: Tweng 141
5563 Tweng

Website: www.tweng.at

politics

Mayor : Heribert Lürzer ( ÖVP )

Municipal Council : (Election year: 2019 )
(9 members)

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A total of 9 seats

ÖVP : 6
FPÖ : 2
SPÖ : 1

Location of Tweng in the Tamsweg district

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Tweng is one of the 15 communities in the Tamsweg district in Salzburg in Austria with 259 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).

geography

The municipality is located in Lungau in the Salzburg region on the south side of the Radstädter Tauern . Until the end of January 1962 the community belonged to the judicial district of Sankt Michael im Lungau , since February 1, 1962 it has been part of the judicial district of Tamsweg .

history

Tweng is an old settlement that lies on the important road over the Radstädter Tauern Pass , which already existed in Roman times . Roman milestones are among the most important archaeological finds. There has been a school in Tweng since 1745.

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the municipality is: "In a shield divided by a narrow, slanted, slanted right-hand bar, the trophy of a silver twelve-fender in green above, a silver six-spoke wagon wheel in red below."

politics

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The community council has a total of 9 members.

With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Salzburg in 2004, the municipal council had the following distribution: 7 ÖVP, 1 FPÖ, and 1 SPÖ.
With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Salzburg in 2009 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 6 ÖVP, 2 FPÖ, and 1 SPÖ.
With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Salzburg in 2014 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 6 ÖVP, 2 FPÖ, and 1 SPÖ.
With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Salzburg in 2019 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 6 ÖVP, 2 FPÖ, and 1 SPÖ.

mayor

1968–2000 Albert Buchätter (ÖVP)
2000–2014 Franz Pöllitzer (ÖVP)
2014–2019 Friedrich Rigele (ÖVP)
since 2019 Heribert Lürzer (ÖVP)

economy

Part of the Obertauern ski region belongs to the community .

There are several hotels and pensions in Tweng.

Culture and sights

Interior of the parish church

Catholic parish church Tweng hl. Cross: In 1664 a chapel was built, in 1665 the foundation stone was laid for the church, which was consecrated in 1705 by the Prince-Bishop of Lavant , Johann Sigmund Graf von Kuenburg . According to Ignaz von Kürsinger , Tweng is said to have received his organ (6 stops, 1 manual and pedal) in 1844 , which was made through the active use of the Expositus Reisinger and the charitable contributions of the small community. However, the year 1889 is affixed to the case of the organ, which also corresponds to the life dates of the builder of the instrument, Albert Mauracher . With this instrument, the builder reused three historical registers , based on the design of Johann Ignaz Egedacher . The use of slider chests and the whistle foot intonation are also typical of A. Mauracher's conservative design . The parish has existed since 1891 . Georg Lederwasch from Tamsweg created the paintings in the church. The name of the parish church of the Holy Cross changed over the years to “House of Seventh Pain”.

between Vorderwinkel and Mauterndorf, panorama
between Vorderwinkel and Mauterndorf, panorama
Front angle, town view

Web links

Commons : Tweng, Salzburg - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Community website

50508 - Tweng. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

↑ Albert Buchstätter (Tweng) . In: Salzburger Nachrichten : Salzburgwiki .
↑ Franz Pöllitzer . In: Salzburger Nachrichten : Salzburgwiki .
^ Friedrich Rigele (Tweng) . In: Salzburger Nachrichten : Salzburgwiki .
^ Ignaz von Kürsinger : Lungau. Historically, ethnographically and statistically from previously unused documentary sources . Oberersche Buchhandlung, Salzburg 1853, Tweng and the Römersteine, p. 87-101 ( limited preview in Google book search - reprint of Österreichischer Kunst- und Kulturverlag 1981, ISBN 3854370024 ).
^ Peter Maria Kraus : Historical organ register, Tweng folder: Salzburger Landesarchiv .

[1] Albert Buchstätter (Tweng) . In: Salzburger Nachrichten : Salzburgwiki .

[2] Franz Pöllitzer . In: Salzburger Nachrichten : Salzburgwiki .

[3] Friedrich Rigele (Tweng) . In: Salzburger Nachrichten : Salzburgwiki .

[4] Ignaz von Kürsinger : Lungau. Historically, ethnographically and statistically from previously unused documentary sources . Oberersche Buchhandlung, Salzburg 1853, Tweng and the Römersteine, p. 87-101 ( limited preview in Google book search - reprint of Österreichischer Kunst- und Kulturverlag 1981, ISBN 3854370024 ).

[5] Peter Maria Kraus : Historical organ register, Tweng folder: Salzburger Landesarchiv .