Unterpremstätten

Unterpremstätten (former municipality) ( capital of the municipality )
Basic data
Pole. District , state	Graz-Umgebung  (GU), Styria
Judicial district	Graz-East
Coordinates	46 ° 58 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 46 ° 58 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  E
height	351  m above sea level A.
Residents of the stat. An H.	4591 (January 1, 2020)
Building status	1210 (2011 )
surface	1776.66 ha (2018)
Postcodes	8054, 8141 Premstätten
prefix	+ 43/3136 (Dobl)
Statistical identification
Community code	60670
Counting district / district	Hautzendorf Premstätten; Tobelbad-Johannissiedlung; Hautzendf-Oberpremstätt. (60670 000, 001, 002)
Location of the former municipality in the Graz-Umgebung district
Independent municipality until the end of 2014; KG: 63232 Hautzendorf, 63262 Oberpremstätten, 63288 Unterpremstätten Localities: 15065 Hautzendorf; 15066 Oberpremstätten; 15067 Unterpremstätten Source: STAT : Directory of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; GIS-Stmk

Unterpremstätten was a market town south of Graz in the Graz-Umgebung district in Styria ( Austria ) until the end of 2014 . As part of the Styrian community structural reform , it has been merged with the community of Zettling since 2015 , the new community was renamed Marktgemeinde Unterpremstätten-Zettling in 2015 , and Premstätten since 2016 .

The basis for this is the Styrian Municipal Structural Reform Act - StGsrG.

geography

Unterpremstätten is located about five kilometers south of the provincial capital Graz in western Styria in the Graz Basin and takes up a large part of the Kaiserwald .

structure

The municipal area comprised the following three cadastral communities (area: as of December 31, 2017) and towns of the same name (as of: residents on January 1, 2020):

• Hautzendorf (1,010 Ew .; 405.59 ha)
• Oberpremstätten (1,325 inhabitants; 471.43 ha)
• Unterpremstätten (2.256 Ew .; 899.65 ha)

Former neighboring communities

Haselsdorf-Tobelbad	Pirka	Feldkirchen near Graz
Dobl		Kalsdorf near Graz
Dobl	Zwaring-Pöls	Sheet

history

The Knights of Preuenstaette were first mentioned in a document in 1179. In 1448 Jörg Saurau received permission from King Friedrich (later Emperor Friedrich III ) to build the tower and castle stables as Oberpremstätten.

In 1532 the Turks invaded Styria under Sultan Suleyman I and destroyed large parts of the country - including Unterpremstätten. In the following decades, Unterpremstätten became increasingly important as the home of the Premstätter wagons, who overtook the city wagons until the Graz country coaches organized themselves in 1660 and displaced the Premstätter wagons .

Together with the high-yielding arable and field vegetable cultivation, the clay production in the Premstättner Falzziegelwerk ensured an economic boom in Unterpremstätt from the late 19th century . Brick production was one of the most important branches of industry in Unterpremstätten until the second half of the 20th century. At the end of the 1990s, the nationally known cult club Kuahstoll opened its doors.

In 1761 Premstätten was raised to an independent parish. The school mentioned in 1639 became a parish school in 1761.

Population development

With a population increase of almost 25% in the last ten years and an increase of 50% in the last 20 years, Unterpremstätten is one of the fastest growing communities in Styria.

Culture and sights

Former seven-line entrance ( Ticket Plaza ) of the IGS - International Garden Show 2000 . The concrete flying roof, which became inoperable in 2001, now serves as a carport (photo: Oct. 2005)

Unterpremstätten near Graz, former drive -in cinema ( operated until approx. 2008) at the Schwarzl leisure center (photo: 2005)

See also:  List of listed objects in Premstätten

• The Schwarzl leisure center , which developed around the Schwarzl company gravel ponds used as a swimming lake, has become one of the most popular excursion destinations for the population of Graz over the years. Two event halls were built on the grounds of the leisure center, under whose roofs, as well as in the open air, concerts, sporting events and political events took place. The International Garden Exhibition IGS took place on the grounds of the Schwarzl Leisure Center in 2000. In 2007, 2009 and 2010 the SeeFestTage was celebrated there. In the second half of 2015, the Steiermarkhalle (next to the Praktikerhalle in Graz-Webling ) served as an emergency shelter for the temporary reception of refugees who came via Spielfeld, in particular from Syria .
• The Austrian Sculpture Park is a seven-hectare park with outdoor sculptures by contemporary Austrian and international artists such as Fritz Wotruba , Franz West , Erwin Wurm , Heimo Zobernig , Michael Kienzer , Nancy Rubins and others. a. This includes the Schwarzl construction waste and household waste dump from the 1960s, which has been designated as ST29 contaminated site since 2014.
• An inscription in the parish church of St. Thomas im Walde shows that the choir was built in 1549 in the late Gothic period . The four-bay nave from around 1750, with a cross vault on wall pillars, has a simple baroque character. The high altar and the side altars from the period between 1760 and 1783 already reveal the spirit of the Rococo . The tower with its baroque hood is from the beginning of the 16th century.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Unterpremstätten has excellent transport connections. The market town is located directly between the south A 2 motorway , which can be reached via the Unterpremstätten junction (exit 188), and the Pyhrn A 9 motorway , which can be reached via the Schachenwald junction (exit 192). Both connection points are located in the former municipality.

In Unterpremstätten, the Premstätten-Tobelbad train station is on the Graz-Köflacher Railway (GKB). It offers hourly regional train connections to Graz as well as to Lieboch and Köflach . The bus line N6 of Graz AG Verkehrsbetriebe goes to Unterpremstätten.

The Graz Airport is only a few kilometers away and bordered to the east directly to the former municipality.

Established businesses

Gravel extraction and concrete processing in Schwarzl , Unterpremstätten municipality 

Unterpremstätten had already blessed a flourishing economy in history, and today it is one of the richest communities in Styria.

In 1985 the semiconductor manufacturer austriamicrosystems (at that time still AMI) settled in Schloss Unterpremstätten.

Gravel mining is one of the municipality's most important sources of income. The International Business Center with its own seminar hotel, in which numerous national and international companies have their branches, was also built in the vicinity of the Schwarzl leisure center (see Culture and Leisure), which was created as a subsequent use .

The airline Styrian Airways , which became insolvent in 2006 , had its headquarters in Unterpremstätten.

media

The Unterpremstättner community newspaper was sent quarterly to all residents.

politics

mayor

The entrepreneur Anton Scherbinek was the last mayor since June 7, 2006.

Municipal council

The municipal council consisted of 21 members and, since the municipal council election in 2010, has consisted of mandates from the following parties:

• 13 ÖVP - provided the first deputy mayor and the municipal treasurer
• 3 With Josef Eisner for Unterpremstätten - provided the second Vice Mayor
• 3 SPÖ - provided a board member
• 1 green
• 1 FPÖ

coat of arms

Since July 1, 1972, the municipality was entitled to use its own coat of arms.
Blazon :

“In a silver shield, two narrow red posts on a red, silver-jointed brick wall; a green spruce between the posts. "

anthem

Unterpremstätten has had its own anthem since October 10, 2004. The melody was created by Franz Trost jun. composed, the text comes from the then mayor Josef Eisner.

Personalities

Honorary citizen

• Franz Gruber, former mayor, since 1978
• August Plattl († 1993), former mayor, since 1966
• Friedrich Niederl (1920–2012), former governor, since 1977
• Countess Hermine Normann von Ehrenfels, mistress of the castle
• Ferdinand Schmiedbauer, District Councilor
• Georg Gattermayer, Chief Executive Officer of the Graz-Umgebung District Council
• Michael Herzog
• Jakob Haas, property owner
• Anton Haas, factory owner
• Johann Haas, factory owner

Sons and daughters

• Ferdinand Portugall (1837–1901), Austrian politician

• Josef Pesserl (* 1957 ), President of the Styrian Chamber of Labor

The area of ​​Unterpremstätten in regional surveys from approx. 1789 to 1910

Upper and lower Praemstedten in the Josephinische Landesaufnahme around 1790

Premstätten around 1910 (top left), Franzisco-Josephinische Landesaufnahme

literature

• (IGS 2000, ÖAV): The magic of gardens. The official exhibition catalog for the International Garden Show 2000 . Österreichischer Agrarverlag, Leopoldsdorf (Vienna-area district) 2000.
• The Magic of Gardens - the magazine for the International Garden Show 2000 . Proven 1999.4; so that shows are discontinued. M. Krainer, IGS - Internat. Gartenschau Betriebsges.mbH, Unterpremstätten, OBV . - Date of publication: No. 1 (July 1998) No. 5 (April 2000). DNB .
• Walter Brunner , Conrad Heberling : Premstätten Castle. Knighthood, aristocratic castle, religious house, high-tech center . Austria Mikro Systeme International, Unterpremstätten 1989 (at the same time: Habilitation thesis of the University of Graz), OBV .
• Walter Brunner: Unterpremstätten through the ages. Unterpremstätten - Oberpremstätten - Hautzendorf. History of the habitat and its inhabitants . Self-published by the municipality, Unterpremstätten 1995, OBV .

Web links

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

• 60652 - Unterpremstätten. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Statistics Austria: Population on 1.1.2020 by locality (area status 1.1.2020) , ( CSV )
2. ^ Styrian municipal structural reform .
3. ↑ Section 3, Paragraph 3, Item 5 of the Act of December 17, 2013 on the reorganization of the municipalities of the State of Styria ( Styrian Municipal Reform Act - StGsrG). Provincial Law Gazette for Styria of April 2, 2014. No. 31, year 2014. ZDB -ID 705127-x . P. 3.
4. ↑ Regionalinformation.zip  (Excel file, 1,210 KB); accessed on January 4, 2018
5. ↑ Select Drive-In Cinema , July 15 - August 29, 2004, accessed September 2, 2013;
   Page no longer available , search in web archives: Kino Open Air - Autokino , wanderkino.com .
6. ^ Contaminated site ST 29: Schwarzl landfill , Federal Environment Agency, November 2012, status January 1, 2014, accessed on August 21, 2018.
7. ^ Gravel pit company Schwarzl, Unterpremstätten . In: kleinezeitung.at , accessed on September 14, 2011.
8. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Hymne. Unterpremstätten is our home . In: unterpremstaetten.at .