Bad Vöslau

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Bad Vöslau is a town with 11,331 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Baden in the industrial area in Lower Austria.

• 2.1 Population development

• 5.1 Church of St. Jacob
• 5.2 Christ Church
• 5.3 Islamic Cultural Centre

Geography

Bad Vöslau lies on the slope of the Vienna Woods to the Vienna Basin, approximately 35 km south of Vienna, just 5 km south of Baden, near Vienna. Due to the fracture line to the spa line, there are some hot springs here.

Boroughs

Gainfarn ( 23.39 km ²) Grossau (7.10 km ²) Vöslau (8.25 km ²)

Bad Vöslau (Stt ) Gainfarn (Stt ) Großau (D)

The most important of the abbreviations used are:

• M = center of the municipality
• Stt = district
• R = Rotte
• W = hamlet
• D = village
• ZH = Scattered houses
• Sdlg = settlement
• E = bowery (only if they have their own locality code)

The complete list that uses the Statistics Austria, can be found at Topographic settlement Labelling according to STAT

Please note that some places may have different spellings. So Katastralgemeinden write differently than the same localities.

Source: Statistics Austria - List of Lower Austria (PDF)

The two places Gainfarn and Bad Vöslau are practically grown together, whereas the smallest place, Cristian, is located away in the direction of Bern village. The city itself is located directly at the spa line while Gainfarn already slightly elevated on a mountain stage direction Vienna Woods is located.

Neighboring communities

History

Since the late Neolithic period, traces of settlement found in Bad Vöslau; the thermal springs were already in use in the Roman Empire.

Was first mentioned in 1136 in the so-called Vöslau Salbuch of the Augustinian monastery in Klosterneuburg, which mentions a Adoldus de Veselove. Vöslau was at that time only in a castle with a moat, which was extended and developed until the 18th century. The water tower was indeed destroyed and plundered by Matthias Corvinus in 1483, but had great significance for the reconstruction during the Reformation.

In the Counter- Reformation, it was merged with the parish Gainfarn.

As 1773 Vöslau came into the possession of the Fries family, at that time one of the most influential families in the Viennese court, it took a big upswing, as a result castle Voeslau (probably) by the court architect Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorf of Hohenberg (see: Gloriette and Palais Pallavicini ) was built.

After the bankruptcy of the Fries family acquired the rule only for a year Georg Simon of Sina. From him she acquired in 1827, Baron Johann von Geymüller who built the well-known, but not any more in-operation Vöslauer worsted spinning. In the 19th century, the city essentially of the textile industry and from the middle of the century, lived well on tourism. In addition, the wine until relevant today.

The first bathing facility was operated from 1822, which also means the beginning of the " spa ", and expanded in 1837. 1904 Vöslau was appointed as a watering place. The existing today Thermal was opened on June 20, 1926 ceremony in the presence of Federal President Michael Hainisch.

According to State Parliament decision of 27 March 1928 Vöslau Bad Vöslau may call.

In 1954, the municipality Bad Vöslau became a town. This castle has been used for a reconstruction in 1974 as the town hall.

Demographics

Economy

The city is an important tourist resort. The viticulture is one of the wine-growing region thermal region. In the urban area is also won the Vöslauer mineral water from about 660 meters deep and exported all over Europe.

On the eastern edge of the community ( for the most part but in Kottingbrunn ) is the Vöslau - Kottingbrunn.

To the east of the city center, near the train station, is the former woolen mill, which is owned by an investor group since about 1983. The new owners of the site have been a part of it constantly revitalized and rented out as office, retail or warehouse space or as ordinations, etc.. Other land and buildings are also renewed or adapted in the future. The factory area is now known under the name Vöslauer worsted center.

In addition to the inner-city retail company, is located in the northeast of the community a well- frequented retail or business center, which in some cases even customers from the region around Bern village served.

On 11 February 2006, the new spa bath Vöslau was opened.

At the 2011 opened motorway junction Bad Vöslau the Southern Highway A 2, a new, additional operating area.

Traffic

Bad Vöslau has a railway station of the Southern Railway with three platforms and a Park & ​​Ride facility east and west of the railroad tracks. In addition, the city has with the connection points Bad Vöslau ( in the northeast ) and Kottingbrunn (south) on two highway interchanges of Southern Highway A 2 bathroom Vöslauer road B 212 from Bern to Baden village runs through the city center.

In addition to the public access by the railway, there are bus lines of the ÖBB and Wiener Lokalbahnen (WLB ), as well as a low-cost "City Taxi".

From 1895 to 1951 reversed the tram Baden- Sooß - Vöslau and had their last stop directly at the Hotel Stefanie.

Religions

At the 2001 census, 60.1 % of the population are Roman Catholic denomination, 9.9% are Protestants known. Third largest religious community ( 8.0%), Islam was followed by Orthodox churches ( 3.9%). Other faiths remained below 1%. Without religious beliefs were 15.3 % of the population.

Parish Church of St. Jacob

The Roman-Catholic. Parish church is dedicated to St. James the Elder. Imperial Count Moritz von Fries II and his wife Flora, nee Baroness von Pereira donated the new parish church of Bad Vöslau. The building in the Romanesque-Gothic style dates from 1870 and was completely renovated in 2011.

Christ Church

In 1964, the foundation stone for the new ( Protestant ) Church of Christ took place. Amid the bright space forms a metal sculpture of Christ blessing the spotlight. This sculpture was created by the sculptor Matthias Vöslauer Hietz ​​. The tower of the church is equipped 22m high and with three bells.

Islamic Cultural Centre

In the municipality in 2007 there was a wide-ranging discussion about the planned construction of an Islamic cultural center. This should replace one of the two small Islamic prayer houses. The submitted plan was an oriental-style building in front in the style of a traditional mosque. The operator of the project, which located in Bad Vöslau club ATIB have agreed on the initiative of the mayor to perform together with representatives of all parties in the municipal council a fantastic example to mediation. The now established cultural center now corresponds to a modern building with open glass fronts and barely visible, only indicated roof structures made ​​of glass instead of the traditional minarets. The integration of the local Turkish-born citizens is a major concern of the future ( German courses, etc. ).

Education

In addition to four kindergartens, elementary school bathroom Vöslau, the elementary school Gainfarn, general special schools as well as the main and sports school ( since September 2010 "Sport -School " ) was in Gainfarn to June 2005, the Federal College of Forestry in operation.

Since September 2005, the Baden school Frauengasse has a Expositur in the buildings of the former Federal College of Forestry. Since 2012 the school is adapted and renovated, new buildings are constructed.

Bad Vöslau since October 2009, " University City". The ITM College of Tourism moved from Semmering to Bad Vöslau and opened its doors in the former ÖBB- training home. Here students are trained from several countries to tourism managers, a postgraduate university degree is possible. Attached is also the "College Garden Hotel " in which students can acquire practice.

Sports

• The ASK Bad Vöslau was founded in 1919 in Bad Vöslau. The association, which has its venue at the sports complex Rohrwiese, playing in the national league Lower Austria, where he reached the 3rd place in the 2012/13 season.
• Also worth mentioning is the Vöslauer HC, which was founded in October 1945. But the first big success of the Vöslauer Handball Club was achieved only in 1973 by winning the Youth National Championships in Innsbruck.
• 1989 Vöslauer spa hall was opened, bringing a new training and performance venue was available. The Vöslauer HC currently playing in the NE - country league.
• There are also many other smaller sports clubs and associations.

Attractions

• Thermal Bad Vöslau: Thermal - plant with Kabanen (small rental cabins for depositing loungers, parasols and personal items ). Starting in 1822 served at this point a bathing facility the citizens as a place of summer resort. The bathroom offers a variety of pool and has been renovated in recent years.
• Castle Vöslau Castle Park: The castle is now used as the town hall
• Hotel Stefanie: opened in 1896, historic building on the square in front of the thermal bath
• Harzberg Tower: actually Emperor Franz Joseph Jubiläumswarte
• Bellevue: Built in 1867 by Bernhard back, above the bath on the slopes of the Harz mountain. As " Hotel Back" opened later " Hotel Bellevue " and now a remarkable residential complex.
• Ruin Merkenstein: first certain mention in 1170
• Castle Merkenstein: built in 1843 in the style of English Tudor Gothic
• Parish Church: built 1850-1868, renovated in 2011
• Snails reserve Hansybach: The worm Reserve Hansybach in natural monument Hansybach a small creek reserve in which three water snail species are protected, that have survived since the Tertiary and occur only in Bad Vöslau and in the nearby thermal spa of Bad Fischau world.
• City Museum: shows interesting contributions to the thermal bath, furthermore it shows the earlier posts about important resin extraction, the former Vöslauer worsted factory (1834-1978), as well as on the subject of viticulture and sparkling wine production ( Schlumberger). Since the 2009 museum season will also Linda, issued the manatee in a separate room of the museum. Before approximately thirteen million years Bad Vöslau was due to a primordial sea, numerous findings such as clams, snails, etc. ( as well as the remains of those mentioned manatee ) are shown. As part of a historic tour important and architecturally valuable buildings can be seen in the history of the place.
• Geological trail, forest trail and numerous marked trails

Twinning

• Germany Neu-Isenburg, Hesse, Germany

Personalities

Sons and daughters

• Philipp Dräxler by Carin (1793-1874), head of the Office of High Steward, art collector and writer,
• Konrad Poll ( Chunradus Pollo ) ( 1240 - 1305 Vienna ), first known by name as mayor of Vienna ( 1282 and 1288-1305 ), called in 1282 as magister civium
• Olga Wohlbrück (1867-1933) actress, writer. Regarded as the first film director in Germany.
• Lawrence Schonberger (* 1770 in Vöslau, † 1847), painter of the late classicism. Although he later lived no longer in Vöslau, but always signed with his extensive European travels the residence ticket with "Origin: Vöslau ". Some of his paintings are in the Austrian Art Gallery in the Lower Belvedere, a picture hangs in the Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.
• Karl Singer ( * 1916, † 2010 in Vienna) appointed for his contributions to the study of Vöslauer source on December 13, 1988 an honorary citizen.
• Wolfgang Gratzer (born 1965 in Vienna), musicologist and author. 2010-2014 Vice- Rector for Development and Research at the University Mozarteum Salzburg.

People with relationship to the city

• Johann von Fries (1719-1785), the Earl of Fries were - with a break from 1773 to 1902, landlord of the Vöslau and both historically and economically of great importance for the development of the town
• Robert Alwin Schlumberger, Edler von Goldeck (* 1814, † 1879 in Vienna), initiator of the Austrian sparkling wine industry, sponsors of winemaking in Austria, founder of the renowned wine and sparkling wine in Bad Vöslau; specialized from 1843 to the production of sparkling wines by the method of Champagne; 1864-1870 Mayor of Vöslau
• Friedrich Ohmann (1858-1927), an important Art Nouveau architect ( Vienna: Wienflußverbauung in the city park ), a villa built - the Ohmannvilla in Großau
• Mathias Hietz ​​(* 1923, † 1996 in Vienna), Austrian sculptor. He was the initiator of the sculptor symposium Linda Brunn and worked in stone, wood and metal.
• Hannelore Valencak (1929-2004), Austrian writer, lived until her death in Bad Vöslau
• Arnulf Rainer ( born 1929 ), Austrian painter, lived and worked 1953-59 in his parents owned villa in Gainfarn, Berg Gasse 18
• Georg Pichler (* 1959), Austrian writer, lives in Bad Vöslau
• Jacob Levy Moreno was from 1918 to 1925 local practitioner and company doctor worsted factory. He is the founder of sociometry, group psychotherapy and of the " psychodrama ", lived and worked in the house Maital 4 He emigrated in 1925 to the United States.
• Ami Boué (1794-1881) was descended from a French Huguenot family emigrated, traveled quite a geologist and ethnologist 1812-1839 Europe. About the Vöslauer sources, he wrote nine works 1841-1874. He is buried in a crypt in the cemetery Vöslauer.

Gallery

Natural Monument Hansybach

The West of Vöslau Gainfarn ( left) to 1873 (Record Journal of the land survey )

Center ( center left ) and eastern area