Viscaia
According to tradition, Viscaia is the first place name of today's Fischau ( Bad Fischau -Brunn) in Lower Austria . The name can be traced back to the time of the Celtic settlement in the area of today's Bad Fischau-Brunn, Wöllersdorf and the forest area in between, the Malleiten. The immigration of the Celts probably took place between 800 and 500 BC, i.e. in the Iron Age . Excavations on the Malleiten, however, suggest that the area was already in the Neolithic around 5000 BC. Was settled. Apparently there was a lively pottery trade here even before the Celts arrived. In addition to their cultic significance as grave goods, the so-called moon idols also served as a fire ram . Viscaia was part of the Celtic Kingdom of Noricum .
In 16 BC BC Noricum was included in the Roman Empire and assigned to the province of Pannonia . The construction of the army and trade route to Vindobona followed , and the construction of the Fischau thermal baths goes back to the Romans.
Other historical place names are Fiskaha, Vischa and Uischere.
The name Viscaia, steeped in history, was however given by various local institutions, such as For example, the Viscaia café, founded in 2010 in the center of the village, or the Viscaia-Jazz jazz formation, have been rediscovered and an interesting piece of history has been returned to the place.
literature
- Manfred Wagner (Ed.): Lower Austria and its cultures. Böhlau, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-205-77219-9 , p. 249 (at google books )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Werner Eck: Augustus and his time . CH Beck-Wissen, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-406-66686-5 , page 94