Welten (municipality of Sankt Martin an der Raab)

Worlds ( village )
Basic data
Pole. District , state	Jennersdorf  (JE), Burgenland
Pole. local community	Sankt Martin an der Raab   ( KG  Welten)
Locality	Worlds
Coordinates	46 ° 55 '34 "  N , 16 ° 4' 38"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 55 '34 "  N , 16 ° 4' 38"  E
height	255  m above sea level A.
Panorama of worlds seen from Table Mountain .
Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; GIS-Bgld

Welten ( Hungarian Velike ) is a place in southern Burgenland as well as a locality and cadastral municipality of the market town of Sankt Martin an der Raab in the Jennersdorf district , Burgenland .

geography

Worlds locality cadastral community worlds administrative district
Basic data
Pole. District , state	Jennersdorf , Burgenland
Judicial district	Gussing
Pole. local community	Sankt Martin an der Raab
Coordinates	46 ° 54 ′ 54 ″  N , 16 ° 4 ′ 31 ″  E
Residents of the village	370 (January 1, 2020)
Building status	158 (2001 )
Area  d. KG	8.3 km²
Mayor	Günter Zotter (SPÖ)
Statistical identification
Locality code	00115
Cadastral parish number	31131
Counting district / district	Worlds (10509 001)
Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; GIS-Bgld

The place Welten is located 6 kilometers southwest of Jennersdorf , 4 kilometers west of St. Martin , directly on the Styrian border, about as far east of Fehring . The clustered village is on the right bank (south) of the Raab , at the foot of the Neuhauser hill country , at around 255  m above sea level. A. Height. The place is traversed from north to south by the Schwabenbach , which has its origin in Mühlgraben and flows north of the place into the Raab.

The village and cadastral community of Welten covers 830  hectares with around 360 inhabitants (January 1, 2020: 370), including Schwabengraben am Schwabenbach, Weltenberg (Welten-Bergen) and Gamperlberg on the eastern Riedel of the Schwabengraben, some houses from Jagerberg already above the Gritschbach , as well as Deutscheck with some houses from Wartegg on the western Riedel, which is the border ridge to Styria. The Raab in the north also forms the state border from the power station to the Rainbach estuary.

Neighboring towns, villages and cadastral communities:

Hohenbrugg at the Raab  (O u KG;.. Gem  Hohenbrugg-Weinberg , Bez Südoststeiermark. , Stmk. )		Jennersdorf  (O and KG; Gem. Jennersdorf) On Table Mountain (Gem. Jennersdorf)
Shale  (. O u KG; Gem.  Fehring , Bez Südoststeiermark. , Stmk. )		Gritsch  (O and KG)
Schwabengraben Wartegg (Gem. St. Martin and Fehring , Styria) Mühlgraben (O, KG and Gem.)	World mountain Windisch-Minihof  (O and KG;  Gem.Minihof-Liebau )

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View over the Raab valley to worlds, behind the Neuhauser hill country .

history

The first settlements are lost in the gray of the past. As the finds and burial mounds document, worlds may have been inhabited as early as the Roman times. Welten was first mentioned in a document in 1256.

On June 8, 1867, the unified imperial state Austria-Hungary was politically divided into the independent halves of Austria and Hungary . Like all of Burgenland, Welten belonged to the Hungarian half of the empire (Transleithanien) , region of German-West Hungary, until 1921 . Actually mostly German-speaking, the Hungarian place name Velike had to be used due to the Magyarization policy from 1898 . After the end of the First World War , the municipality was awarded to Austria in 1919 according to the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon .

As a result of the annexation to the German Reich , Burgenland was dissolved in 1938. Until 1945, Welten belonged to the Feldbach district , Gau Steiermark . In April 2016, a mass grave of up to 30 members of the Red Army from the Second World War was uncovered in a forest near Welten . It contained bones, documents and explosive war material. The excavation and exhumation were precisely documented.

With effect from January 1, 1971, due to the community structure reform law , the formerly independent municipality worlds joined together with the equally independent communities Gritsch, Doiber, Neumarkt and Oberdrosen with the community of St. Martin an der Raab.

politics

Günter Zotter from the SPÖ is the mayor of Welten. In the council worlds after the local elections in 2012 with Alexandra Nerat ( SPÖ ), Siegfried Niederer ( ÖVP represented) and Ernst Mayer (list future St. Martin an der Raab). Richard Lang, who had been a member of the local council for 15 years, and August Winkler, who represented Welten in the local parliament for ten years, left after the 2012 election. The local committee consists of Günter Zotter, Johann Klettner (both SPÖ), Josef Sampt (ÖVP) Matthias Meitz and Gerald Zotter (both list Zukunft St. Martin an der Raab).

Infrastructure and culture

traffic

The local area is crossed in the north by Güssinger Straße B 57, which leads from Oberwart via Jennersdorf to Feldbach . The Doiber-Welten-Landesstraße L268 leads directly through the village, which branches off the Doiber Straße B 58 at the roundabout in St. Martin an der Raab and joins the Güssinger Straße in Welten.

Volunteer firefighter

Voluntary Fire Brigade Worlds - The Voluntary Fire Brigade was founded in 1891. As of November 11, 2014, there are 46 active members and 4 reservists. Walter Jost was in command until December 31, 2014. On January 1st, 2015 Gerald Zotter took over the function of the commander. On September 14, 2013, the new fire truck was blessed in 2000 , and Governor Hans Niessl took part in the ceremony, among other guests of honor . In addition, the fleet of the Welten fire brigade is equipped with a team transport vehicle that was purchased second-hand in 2006 and a tank tender that was purchased second-hand in 1995. The small fire engine acquired in 1973 was decommissioned in 2006, but is still owned by the fire brigade.

Attractions

• Belfry - The wooden belfry was probably built in the 19th century. It stands on a hill above the village and is a listed building ( list entry ).
• Kellerstöckl - The free-standing building was built in the first half of the 19th century. The arched gate bears the inscription "MB". The two-story building is equipped with wooden ceilings on the main floor and has a two-bay arched arbor on the side. The building is a listed building ( list entry ).
• Way Crosses - A wayside cross is on the road to the west. This is equipped with a late baroque body. A second wayside cross, which was erected at the end of the 18th century, is located in the Welten-Bergen district.
• Filialkapelle Deutscheck - The chapel was built in 1878 and is dedicated to St. Consecrated to Vitus. It is also under monument protection ( list entry ).

See also:  List of listed objects in Sankt Martin an der Raab

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  The belfry in worlds

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  The Kellerstöckl in worlds

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  Local chapel Deutscheck

tourism

The place is part of the cross-border nature park Raab-Őrség-Goričko , the Austrian part is the nature park Raab .

The hilly landscape in the four-country corner of Burgenland, Styria, Slovenia and Hungary is particularly popular with cyclists. The long-distance route is the R11 cycle path in the Raab Valley from Fladnitz an der Teichalm to Jennersdorf. The Neuhauser Hügelland  (B70) cycle path leads through the village , with a 43.3 km long circuit from St. Martin via Oberdrosen , Tauka , Kalch , Neuhaus am Klausenbach , the Hirzenriegel , Welten and Doiber back to St. Martin, with 569 Elevation meters rather sporty.

The Adventure Worlds in the Rotte Gamperlberg are a popular excursion destination . In addition to a wide range of leisure activities such as the “Weltener Landmatura”, “Team Olympiads”, archery on a 3D course and children's programs, the amusement park also offers gastronomic offers.

Web links

Commons : Welten (Sankt Martin an der Raab)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.): Dehio Burgenland. , 3rd unchanged edition, Verlag Berger, Horn 2011, ISBN 978-3-85028-400-4 , p. 317.
2. ^ Parish of St. Martin an der Raab: Roman encounters ( Memento from February 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on November 11, 2014)
3. ↑ Best of Burgenland: Welten (zip code 8383) (accessed on November 11, 2011)
4. ↑ Mass grave found at Worlds. burgenland.ORF.at, April 12, 2016 (accessed April 16, 2016).
5. ↑ Federal Chancellery: Act of September 1, 1970 on territorial changes of municipalities (Municipal Structure Improvement Act) (accessed on November 11, 2014)
6. ^ Parish of St. Martin an der Raab: St. Martiner Gemeindeblatt from December 2012 ( Memento from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF document, 1.40 MB; accessed on November 11, 2011)
7. ↑ Jennersdorf District Fire Brigade Command: Section 6 - Doiber Fire Department (accessed on November 11, 2011).
8. ↑ Voluntary Fire Brigade Worlds: News - 2014 Commandant Election (accessed on November 11, 2011).
9. ↑ Parish St. Martin an der Raab: St. Martiner Gemeindeblatt from December 2013 ( Memento from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF document, 1.86 MB; accessed on November 11, 2011).
10. ↑ Voluntary Fire Brigade Worlds: - Vehicles (accessed on November 11, 2014).
11. ↑ raabtal-radweg.at - with route map.
12. ↑ The most beautiful cycle paths in Austria: Neuhauser Hügelland cycle path B70 , fahr-radwege.com (accessed on November 11, 2011).
13. ↑ AbenteuerWelten: Official website (accessed on November 11, 2014)