Aigen

Aigen is at the southeastern edge of the city of Salzburg and is considered one of the most expensive residential areas in the state capital. North of Aigen lies the district of Parsch, the Nesselthaler alley and the green space around the old farmstead Jägergut and Fischbach Villa west of the railway line forming the border with Parsch, and east thereof the Preuschenpark to the Abfalterhof and Maria- Cebotari Street. In the West, the Salzach River, in the east of the Gaisberg forms a natural border. Aigen has around 10,000 inhabitants. Among other things, living in the posh district celebrities like the Porsche and Piech families, Franz Beckenbauer, DJ Ötzi, Renate Thyssen- Henne and many more.

• 3.1 glass
• 3.2 Aigen center
• 3.3 Abfalter

History

About the name: aigen, Old High German eigan means "to have, possess " and referred to as noun, especially the ( inherited ) real property, or the free self- possession. The " Eigentuom " denotes Middle High German, the free ownership. A Aigner is therefore a free, non- dutiable Bauer.

Aigen is essentially a residential area. The majority of these villas with large gardens was built between 1850 and 1914. After the turmoil of the revolution in Vienna in 1848 and especially after the construction of the Southern Railway a spirit of optimism in Salzburg leads to a hectic construction activities. The wealthiest citizens wanted the same time stay as a status symbol in Aigen. Famous villas are the Grünbichlhof (built 1855), the villa Schmederer ( erb 1887), the villas Honsig and Erlenburg, and especially the Villa Walburga ( erb 1863), which was rebuilt in 1883 and was then called Villa Lamberg and 1924 according to a new rebuild than Trapp Villa became famous - not least because of the movie The sound of Music. The famous Trapp family lived in this villa belonged to the next to a large park and a farm until their emigration 1938. 1939 bis 1945 lived in the confiscated house of the SS leader Heinrich Himmler. In 1953 bought the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, this villa.

Culture and sights

Aigner Church

The 1411 as part of a renovation of its first documentary mentioned church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, was formed in 1852 to a branch of the Cathedral Parish. Until 1689 it was a purely Gothic church. In the years before 1691 it was then in the Baroque style, in 1717 followed by the first Baroque high altar. The church in 1852 had its own parish. Between 1909 and 1911 the church was Aigner after it in no way corresponded to the requirements of a parish church more, turned to plans by Franz Wagner in a complete overhaul on its axis and expanded so crucial. In 1969, the church was restored under diocesan architect Pierich. 2003, a new organ from Strasbourg organ builder Gaston core was built by creative involvement of the organist Stephan Aichinger. The " Silbermann organ " in the Salzburg organ landscape is considered a rarity.

Castle Aigen

The Aigen castle is mentioned in 1402 as " Free self " in the possession of the cathedral chapter in 1614 to a noble residence. In the Baroque period Aigen Palace was owned by the Counts bad Kuenburg. In 1804 it was bought by Salzburg canons Ernst Fürst Schwarzenberg. The current owner is Landolf Revertera Graf, who is also known for his energetic Romania aid initiative. The castle stands empty and is mainly inhabited by pigeons.

The name of the part carried over from the castle to the settlements located about Abfalter and glass. Until the incorporation in the state capital on January 1, 1939, these individual settlements formed the community Aigen near Salzburg. Only Parsch already retired in 1935, as part of the first wave of enlargement of Salzburg in the 20th century from the community and has since formed its own district.

The Aigner Park

Around 1780, the English landscape park was laid in the Enlightenment east of Castle Aigen, which was significantly expanded under the canon Ernst Fürst Schwarzenberg 1804 and soon with his pulpits, gazebos, grottos, hermitages, wooded slopes, winding paths, lookouts, gorges, waterfalls, pulpits and bridges became famous internationally. He was stylized to Paradise and reflection of heavenly glory. The Aigner Park was glorified by many painters and celebrated by poets often. In many contemporary travel reports he is mentioned in detail. The Way Aigen and the path from here to the summit Gaisberg became a kind of pilgrimage. The enlightened but militarily structured Lodge of the " Illuminati " ( the Freemasons related parties ), here met regularly. The local sources were considered to have healing powers, so that a spa was built here. The park with its trails viewpoints caves waterfalls is one of the most important monuments of the horticultural art of the early 19th century dar. In memory of the great cultural and historical significance of the Aigner Park is now protected landscape area in accordance with the Salzburg Nature Conservation Act.

The Aigner cemetery

Today Aigner cemetery was formerly in the church Aigner and there is evidence already in 1447. As the area around the church was too small, this cemetery was in 1891 created new at today's location away from the church. Since the merging of the district Aigen in 1939, the former parish cemetery is managed by the city of Salzburg. The cemetery was 1992/1993 significantly increased.

Aigen and its parts

Glass

The oldest settlement area in present-day district of Aigen is glass whose name probably goes back to a Roman local term Glasa, which was on the old Roman road that led from Salzburg in the south via Cuccule ( Kuchl ) to Teurnia ( Spittal ) and on to Aquileia. First records of the location Glasa have been known to 700 ( time of St. Rupert ). In medieval times, glass was a dreamy nest builders, flood-proof location on the alluvial fan of the Gaisberg, was its higher part Oberndorf.

Today glass and the resort Glasbach of Elsbethen are largely grown: the former Oberndorf and the slopes are Elsbethnerisch, but the Ursuline convent still Salzburg municipal area ( postcodes 5026 Salzburg -Aigen, Salzburg 5061 or 5061 Elsbethen- Glasbach ). Is misleading also, the glass on glass Bach is, Glasbach but at Klaus Bach ( Glasenbachklamm ).

• Doktorschlossl: The oldest surviving building in the village is the glass Doktorschlossl, the former castle Radaun, which is first mentioned in 1116 in the ownership of Nonnberg. Here lived the married daughter of Cathedral architect, Santino Solari.

Villas in glass:

• Villa pride, built in 1845, demolished in 1997

Away from the closed settlement area:

• Villa Phillips ( later Villa Horvath ), erb 1853

Aigen center

The central area of Aigen evolved into essential parts between the Aigen castle and then in 1876 built station Aigen as uptown, which was created in an initially sparse construction 1850-1914. First built around the canon pride, the painter Johann Fischbach and some ladies of the Empress Dowager Carolina Augusta (which is itself a number of summer spent in Aigen ) here in a generous, looser building their villas. A planar obstruction - especially the salzach proximal portions of Aigen center then put a after 1950.

Villas in Aigen center:

• Villa Lanser Gyllenstorm built, 1862/63
• Villa Kummer ( later Villa Schoenburg -Hardt stone), erb 1922
• Villa Coudenhove I ( later Villa Salm ), erb 1856
• Villa Coudenhove II (later Villa Reedl ), erb 1861
• Villa Walburga ( by architect Valentin Ceconi ), later Villa Lamberg ( by V. Ceconi ), then Villa Trapp, erb 1863
• Villa Fackler ( later Villa Fux ) erb, 1901

Away from the closed settlement area:

• Forest Villa Prince Schwarzenberg, erb 1886

Abfalter

About the name: The name is apfal - ter a Middle High German word ( Old High German affrolta ), which was then used in addition to the " apfelboum " and apple-tree was called ( The syllable " ter " is obtained in a similar form as in the English word " tree" ). In the hedgerows of Aigen - Abfalter ( the original form of the wild apple ) was formerly the Holzapfel not rare. Perhaps a cultivated apple tree was eponymous for this ancient cultural landscape.

The district Abfalter was considerably after the Second World War. In 1900 was at the center of the district surrounded by a large park, only the Villa Preuschen. This mansion was built after 1887 späthistorisierenden style. Previously, there was here surrounded by fertile fields among others an old farm, the Abfaltergut, which had been built probably in 1635. The local farms have been continuously included here of the growing settlement parts.

The Preuschenpark is partly a public park today. In Abfalter today is also a primary school and a municipal kindergarten ( Dr.- Petter -Straße 19 and 21). The salzach nearby streets of Abfalter are named after famous sculptors.

Villas in Abfalter:

• Abfalterhof: He goes in its original form at least the 17th to the 18th century. 1909, the estate of Clemens Freiherr von Preuschen is sold. The Housing Group owns a country house, a former barn and a Zuhaus. Many details of the old farm are preserved.
• Jany Villa (Villa Ornig ), erb in 1884, rebuilt in 1903
• Villa Erlenburg ( erb 1906)
• Rudholzer Villa (Villa Attems ), erb, 1904, demolished in 1975
• Joachim Villa (Villa Kuenssberg ), ( Ernst-Grein-Str. 6, Villa Schmerling ): By 1860, built for the famous violinist Joseph Joachim. From 1863 Joachim spent the summer always in this villa, an interesting building of the early historicism, which was also significant as the residence of the artist. 1869 visited Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann violin virtuoso to make music together with Joseph Joachim, and the String Quartet op 51 in A Minor. 1870 visited the Brahms violin to his string quartet again to look through.
• Villa Bellegarde (Villa Grein, Villa Preuschen ), erb 1860 abger. 1963
• Grünbichlhof (Villa Kahl Beck) erb 1855
• Villa Hahn (Villa Thurn and Taxis ), erb 1854 abger. 1960

Aigen today

Aigen has the second oldest still in operation station in the state capital. This is served every half hour from the S -Bahn Salzburg. The district is well connected to the public transport network with the S3, and the city bus lines 6 and 7. The Aignerstraße forms next to the Alpine Road, the most important link in the southern most beautiful countryside. For pedestrians and cyclists runs along the Salzach Ignaz- Rieder- Kai in its extension up to Elsbethen.

The district is home to the Jewish cemetery, the educational center of the Archdiocese of St. Virgil Salzburg and Camping Schloss Aigen.

Personalities

• Birkle (* 1900 in Berlin, † 1986 in Salzburg), painter, his villa is on the Gersbergweg
• Johann Fischbach ( * 1797 in Graveneck, † 1871 in Munich), landscape painter, was built in the Fischbach Villa in Aigen
• Hans Hauser ( born 1911 in Aigen near Salzburg, † 1974 in Salzburg), athletes of the 1930s
• Max Hauser ( * 1912 in Aigen near Salzburg, † 1983 in Salzburg), athletes of the 1930s
• John Heartfield (* 1891 in Berlin, † 1968 in East Berlin), German photomontage artist and stage; Part of childhood in Aigen
• Wieland Herzfelde (* 1896 in Weggis / Switzerland, † 1988 in Berlin), German journalist, author and publisher; Childhood in Aigen
• Franz Hinterstoisser (* 1863 in Aigen near Salzburg, † 1933 in Vienna), Austrian pioneer of aviation.
• Simon Rettenpacher (* 1634 in Aigen, † 1706 in Kremsmuenster ), playwright, poet, historian and chronicler
• Franz Seywald (* 1891 in Aigen, † 1944 in Salzburg), state officials
• Lelio Spannocchi (* 1911 Castle Aigen, † 1986 Sarleinsbach ); Member of Parliament of the ÖVP
• Emil Spannocchi (* 1916 Castle Aigen, † 1992 in Wiener Neustadt ); Austrian general