Radlberg

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Radlberg (disambiguation) .

Radlberg district of St. Pölten
Basic data
Surface:	5.28 km²
Residents:	1,223 (December 31, 2015)
Population density:	232 inhabitants per km²
Height:	267  m above sea level A.
Post Code:	3105
Geographical location:	48 ° 15 ′  N , 15 ° 41 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 15 ′  N , 15 ° 41 ′  E
Cadastral communities
Oberradlberg Unterradlberg
Location in St. Pölten
Bell tower and old fire station in Oberradlberg

The place Radlberg is in Lower Austria on the Traisen between Viehofen in the south, Obritzberg-Rust in the west, Ratzersdorf and Pottenbrunn in the east and Herzogenburg in the north. It has been part of St. Pölten since it was incorporated in 1939 . The Traisen separates Radlberg in the east from Pottenbrunn, the Hainer Berg from Viehofen.

Surname

The origin of the name has not yet been clearly clarified. Radlberg is first mentioned in 1070 as a Raetelnperge . It is believed that the first part of the name can be traced back to the name Ratbod . The second part probably comes from the word mountain.

history

The first findings of a settlement in the Radlberg area date from the Early Bronze Age . However, settlement in the Neolithic is likely , numerous finds from the surrounding area date from this epoch. In Roman times , Radlberg was on an important north-south road between Traismauer and Bruck an der Mur . During excavations in the area of ​​the industrial area, archaeologists discovered a Roman settlement, and some Roman coins and Roman stones came to light.

Residents	year
approx. 200	1591
276	1822
250	1835
316	1856
379	1886
611	1892
649	1902
899	1910
845	1920
906	1930
938	1937
939	1957
965	1981
1,263	1991
1,259	2004

In the Middle Ages between 1000 and 1060, a castle complex was built on the site of today's cemetery in Unterradlberg. The approximately 30-40 m above the village offered due to its protruding position a wide view over the entire lower Traisental, to the south one could see as far as Wilhelmsburg . The castle was the ancestral seat of the Counts of Formbach-Ratelnberg . It was probably destroyed by Matthias Corvinus ' troops in 1477.

In the next few centuries the sources of Radlberg were poor. It is likely that the places were destroyed during the first Turkish siege of Vienna in 1529 and the second Turkish siege of Vienna in 1683, as the Ottomans besieged St. Pölten and Herzogenburg unsuccessfully. The villages were rebuilt quickly, with "1687" carved into a roof beam in Unterradlberg.

The next records about Radlberg do not appear again until 1836. Oberradlberg is described as a village with 25 houses and 110 inhabitants, Unterradlberg with 33 houses and 166 inhabitants, most of the inhabitants were farmers. As one of the effects of the revolution of 1848/49 , communities were formed, Ober- and Unterradlberg formed the community of Radlberg with 316 inhabitants.

The pupils have been attending the school in the neighboring community of Hain for a long time, the school there has been documented as early as 1637, the school patronage lay with the provost of the Herzogenburg monastery , in 1865 this patronage passed to the community of Radlberg (or Hain), the collaboration ended with the end of the school year 1892/93 through the new building of the school in Radlberg.

Fundamental changes were brought about by advancing industrialization from the middle of the 19th century. The industrial plants needed workers - from the middle of the 19th century to the First World War the number of inhabitants tripled. In that war, 30 residents of Radlberg died. Connection to the railway came in 1885 when the Tullnerfeld Railway was completed. In 1909 the Traisen was regulated and the first bridge to Pottenbrunn was built in the course of the work .

In the interwar period, a community house with ten residential units and the road to Kleinhain were built.

The mayor Josef Mondl was a political peculiarity. The former SDAPÖ politician fell out with his party before the 1928 election and entered with his own list. This saved him after the Austrian Civil War in 1934, all socialist organizations were banned from being deposed. He remained mayor until the Nazis came to power. The NSDAP mayor Josef Bandion was only in office for a few months, in April 1939 the Radlberg was incorporated into St. Pölten. During the Second World War , the place survived without major damage, only the Traisen Bridge was destroyed.

After the end of the war, the reconstruction began. A district chancellery was set up in Radlberg to save the population the long way to the town hall. In 1948 the Traisenbrücke was the first major construction project to be reopened.

A question that had been discussed for a long time was the status of Radlberg. Shortly after the end of the war, the first demand was made to restore the Radlberg community. But it wasn't until 1949 that the question made it to the municipal council, after the population themselves had held a referendum. Two thirds of Radlbergers spoke out in favor of a split from St. Pölten, mainly because they felt they were disadvantaged as a "fringe community" compared to the city. In 1955, the ÖVP submitted an application to the Lower Austrian state parliament , which included the consolidation of most of the cadastral communities incorporated by the NSDAP. Radlberg was not among them, however. In the municipal council elections in 1955, the Social Democrats, who were firm supporters of remaining in the city, won. This was seen as a vote by the Radlberger for belonging to St. Pölten.

politics

As a cadastral municipality of St. Pölten, Radlberg does not have its own municipal council; the mayors before 1923 are on the list of mayors of St. Pölten .

See also: St. Pölten: Politics

economy

Former companies

Schüller factory

The F. Zwierzina cotton spinning mill was operated from 1841, and Aloisia Primavesi took over the business in 1863 and produced shiny yarns . After the factory was closed in 1880, it was bought by Heinrich Lichtenstern in 1890 , then owner of the Wilhelmsburg ceramic factory . He leased the area, and his descendants sold it to Friedrich Schüller in 1907 . At least since 1901 he was the owner of the iron and thread factory Friedrich Schüller at this location. Schüller went bankrupt in 1910 and the company was bought by Schüller & Co. AG . Mainly hosiery was produced . In 1941 the company was "Aryanized" and only returned to the Schüller and Simon families in 1948. Due to cheaper production in other countries, the Schüller factory could no longer maintain operations in 1978. The factory buildings were partly used as a large discotheque from 1983 to 1992 , the rest of the area was converted into parking spaces for the dance factory .

Hübscher factory

The Hübscher factory in 1896

In 1859 Albert Last built a cardboard cover factory instead of a mill. This was sold to Friedrich Austin and Johann Baptist Kirschnek in 1869 , the latter completely took over the business a year later and renamed it JB Kirschnek, Unterradlberg, hemp and flax spinning and ropes . The business was continuously expanded, Kirschnek bought some mills in the immediate vicinity in order to use the water energy. After a fire in 1898 and Kirschnek's death, his son Friedrich Kirschnek took over the management of the company. He focused on the production of wood wool and electricity. After his death, his plant was converted into the Unterradlberg Ing.Friedrich Kirschnek electricity works. In the early 1920s the company ran into financial difficulties and was bought by the Swiss Reinsurance Company in 1929 . The latter leased the property to various entrepreneurs until Carl Hübscher acquired the complex in 1938. While he was producing wood wool himself, he leased large parts of the area to external companies. In 1965 he sold most of the industrial space to the city of St. Pölten, and in 1967 wood wool production was closed. The three hydropower plants are still in operation.

Modern industry

Egger Group

From 1969 an industrial area was built in the north of Radlberg, the largest of which is a plant of the Egger Group . The plant opened in 1970 and the first products were chipboard . The work has been expanded several times since then.

In addition to the wood products, there is also a beverage section:

• Egger Bier : The Egger family took over this brewery in the 19th century. In 1976 the plant in Kufstein was closed and two years later the brewery in Unterradlberg was opened. Shortly thereafter, there was a legal dispute with the Egg brewery , which alsosellsthe Egger beer brand. At the end of 2008, a real coup was achieved whenthe Mundl beer was brought onto the market at thestart of the film Echte Wiener - Die Sackbauer Saga .

• Radlberger beverages : Radlberger beverages have also been produced since 1988. The most important brands produced in Radlberg include arriba! , Black Jack , Granny's apple juice splashed , Japonica , Radlberger and Tiroler Alm .

Public facilities

There is a primary school and a kindergarten in the district.

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Radlberg

Branch church of St. Gertrude

The church in Unterradlberg in 1906 before the expansion

The branch church of the Herzogenburg Abbey is located on the hill above the village, surrounded by the cemetery. The church goes back to the castle chapel, the location is that of the former castle.

Originally the Church of St. Gertrude von Nivelles , today St. Gertrud von Helfta church patroness. Until 1894 only masses were celebrated for funerals and on November 2nd and December 31st, after that there was a weekly school service. From 1912 onwards, there was one Sunday service per month. In 1925 the church was expanded, after which it held 150 seats, three times the number of people.

literature

• Magistrate of the state capital St. Pölten, 1993: The history of the Radlberg district

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Magistrate of the City of St. Pölten: Annual Statistical Report 2015.
2. ↑ Historical urban development on st-poelten.gv.at
3. ^ Franz Xaver Schweickhardt , 1836: Presentation of the Archduchy of Austria under the Ens - Third Volume. Upper Vienna Woods district . Page 69 ff. Online at Google Books
4. ↑ Landtag session report of the 11th session in the VI. Legislative period of February 10, 1955 online (PDF file; 1.9 MB), p. 239 ff.
5. ↑ * Manfred Wieninger , 2002: St. Pöltner street names tell . Entry on Dr.-Hübscher-Gasse , page 61. ISBN 3-7066-2208-4
6. ↑ Privatbrauerei Fritz Egger GmbH in the brewery guide ( memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) 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. 
7. ↑ Decision text 4 Ob 309/82 of the Supreme Court of March 30, 1982
8. ↑ Egg Brewery
9. ↑ Destination Mundl Bier a complete success ( memento of the original from October 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; The Handelszeitung, January 15, 2009 
10. ↑ Product overview on radlberger.com
11. ↑ Primary school directory on st-poelten.gv.at
12. ↑ Children's food directory on st-poelten.gv.at