Weißpriach

This article covers the location in Austria. For further meanings, see Weißpriach (disambiguation) .

Weißpriach
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Salzburg
Political District :	Tamsweg
License plate :	TA
Surface:	80.29 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 11 '  N , 13 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 10 '34 "  N , 13 ° 42' 13"  E
Height :	1099  m above sea level A.
Residents :	309 (January 1, 2020)
Postal code :	5573
Area code :	06473
Community code :	5 05 14
Address of the municipal administration:	Am Sand 116 5573 Weißpriach
Website:	www.weisspriach.gv.at
politics
Mayor :	Peter Bogensperger ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2019 ) (9 members)	4th 3 2 4th 3 2  A total of 9 seats ÖVP : 4 FPÖ : 3 SPÖ : 2
Location of Weißpriach in the Tamsweg district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Weißpriach is one of the 15 communities in the Tamsweg ( Lungau ) district, Salzburg in Austria with 309 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).

geography

Weißpriach is located south of the main ridge of the Schladminger Tauern , which in turn is part of the Niedere Tauern , in the valley of the Longa [ lɔŋkɐ ] ("The Curved"). This flows into the Lungau Taurach , a tributary of the Mur . The valley opens to the south-east and is lined with mountain chains that clearly rise above the 2,000 m of the main Alpine ridge ( Hundstein : 2614  m , Großes Gurpitscheck: 2526  m , Vettetspitzen : 2524  m , Lungauer Kalkspitze : 2471  m , zinc wall : 2442  m ).

structure

The village of Weißpriach is divided into five districts, which represent individual hamlets . When entering the valley, the first on the left is St. Rupert ( ⊙ ), where the village's church of the same name is also located. Before you drive through the town center with the municipal office and the local elementary school Am Sand ( ⊙ ), Sonndörfl ( ⊙ ) is on the right-hand side of the valley and Schwaig ( ⊙ ) a little further into the valley . Hinterweißpriach ( ⊙ ) has, even more than the other districts, the character of a scattered settlement and, as the name suggests, can be found further back in the inhabited part of the valley. Two high plateaus lined with alpine pastures - the Hinterlahn (behind the Lahn bridge at 1274  m ) and the Lanschfeld ( 1700  m - 1800  m ) - form the rearmost Weißpriach valley towards Pongau to the district border on the Oberhüttensattel , and towards the Styrian Schladming , the Znachtal rises to the Znachsattel on which the state border with Styria lies. These areas are only accessible by vehicles to a very limited extent.

coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms reads:

“In a split shield on the right in gold, left, half and two whole black points; left single black and bottom right it resembles the middle right side of the top left corner. "

It corresponds to the family coat of arms of the Weißpriach family .

Population development

After a decline at the end of the 19th century, the population has increased steadily since 1900 (with a short-term decrease of 8% between 1910 and 1923, and by 1% from 1951 to 1961) and peaked at 338 in 1991. Until the following census in 2001, stagnation was recorded, with a positive birth balance of 11% being offset by a correspondingly high negative migration balance.

politics

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: 6 ÖVP and 3 FPÖ.
• With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Salzburg in 2009 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 5 ÖVP, 2 FPÖ, and 2 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Salzburg in 2014 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 4 FPÖ, 3 ÖVP, and 2 SPÖ.
• With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Salzburg 2019 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 4 ÖVP, 3 FPÖ, and 2 SPÖ.

mayor

• 1983–1989 Franz Palffy (ÖVP)
• 1989-2006 Hermann Bogensperger (ÖVP)
• since 2006 Peter Bogensperger (ÖVP)

economy

The predominant branches of business are agriculture , forestry and tourism .

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Weißpriach

Interior with apse paintings

• The St. Rupert Church is one of the oldest churches in the province of Salzburg. The little church in Weißpriach houses wonderful Romanesque frescoes from the 11th and 12th centuries. A carved statue of St. Leonhard is holding a chain that is carved from a single piece. It identifies him as the patron saint of cattle and horses.
• Weißpriach Castle

traffic

• Road: Weißpriach is connected to the larger towns of the Lungau ( Mariapfarr , Tamsweg ) by a state road , which is also used by a local public transport bus line.

Personalities

• Burkhard von Weißpriach , Archbishop of Salzburg and Cardinal in the 15th century.

Web links

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

• 50514 - Weisspriach. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Entry on Weißpriach in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
• Community website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Franz Palffy . In: Salzburger Nachrichten : Salzburgwiki .
2. ↑ Hermann Bogensperger . In: Salzburger Nachrichten : Salzburgwiki .
3. ↑ Peter Bogensperger . In: Salzburger Nachrichten : Salzburgwiki .