Gaimberg

Gaimberg is an Austrian municipality in the district of Lienz in Tyrol with 857 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013). The municipality is located in the judicial district of Lienz.

• 5.1 Population structure
• 5.2 Demographics

• 6.1 Workplaces and Employees
• 6.2 Tourism
• 6.3 Transport and Infrastructure
• 6.4 Education
• 6.5 Safety and Health

• 7.1 Attractions
• 7.2 Recreation and Sports

Geography

Gaimberg on the north ( sunny side ) of Lienz north of the regional capital Lienz to 758 m above sea level. A.. The municipal area extends over the southern slope of Zettersfeld, an offshoot of the Schober group, and comprises 7.28 km ², which Gaimberg is the smallest municipality in the district of Lienz. Gaimberg bordered to the north and east Nussdorf- Debant, in the south of Lienz and on the west by Thurn.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the cadastral Gaimberg Obergaimberg in the western municipality and Untergaimberg in the eastern municipality where Obergaimberg is with a size of 440.65 acres substantially greater than Untergaimberg with 287.41 hectares. The cadastral Obergaimberg lived 2001 471 people in Untergaimberg 296 people. In Obergaimberg is in addition to the scattered settlement Obergaimberg (1295 m above sea level. A. ) and the individual farms Kollnig, Rohracher and Zabernig the rotting Graf village ( 756 m above sea level. A. ), which is centered around the Parish Church. Untergaimberg is divided ( 826 m above sea level. A. ), the warden 's village ( 730 m above sea level. A. ) and the individual farms Grießmann and Kals in the scattered settlement Untergaimberg.

Topography

The territory of Gaimberg extends from about 670 m above sea level. A. in the south to the area of ​​the Zettersfeld in around 2000 meters. However, A.. The municipality covers no significant peaks, as the highest peaks in the Zettersfeld already belong to the community Nussdorf- Debant. Most important are the waters east running from Graf village Grafenbach and Wartschenbach in the east, which marks the border with the municipality Nussdorf- Debant.

Climate

As in Gaimberg there is no station, lacking precise records of the climate of the community. However, it is comparable due to the proximity of the settlements to the weather station in the regional capital Lienz with the measured climate data there. The coldest month of the year in Lienz basin of January, the highest temperatures are measured in the summer months of July and August. The highest rainfall also fall in the summer months, the month of October is almost as rainy. Fog occurs rarely in Lienz basin, but are formed in the winter due to temperature inversions mighty cold air lakes.

History

Graf village in the municipality Gaimberg is old building ground. So at work grave remains of a Roman villa and a fragment of a bronze statue found during Wachtlechner Bauer 1935. The term Gaimberg was originally the whole sunny slope north of Lienz - of Thurn to Nussdorf- Debant - meant. The district Graf village takes its name from the görzischen ministerial Lien of the Counts of Graf village. During the Gaimberg belonged to the District Court and the land register office Lienz, Graf village had formed a private land register office which. According to the Lords of Earl village at the Benedictine monastery Ossiach, later went to the Barons of Sternbach in Brunico After the defeat against the French in 1809 at the Lienz Klause was General Rusca the three courtyards Peheim, Wachtlechner and Zenzeler burn in Gaimberg.

From 1939 to 1948, the municipalities Gaimberg and Thurn were merged to form the community Graf village. The settlement is characterized by scattered hamlets and farms. Gaimberg is today a popular residential community in the catchment area of Lienz.

Coat of arms

The community Gaimberg received in 1973 a coat of arms, showing a green dragon's head on a golden background. The coat of arms recalls the important family of the lords of Graf village. An image obtained from the 1352 Seal of Chunrates of Swenters by Count village has the dragon head as crest figure.

Policy

The council, the supreme body of the municipality includes 11 seats and is elected every six years tirol on municipal elections in the course. At the same time the mayor is determined in a direct line, where there will be a runoff in the absence of an absolute majority for one candidate. Acting Mayor is Martina Klaunzer.

Due to the small population there were in Gaimberg partly just a list, which contested in local elections. Thus, the ÖVP near Gaimberger home list received in 1999 as the only nominee list 100% of the votes. Bartholomew Klaunzer also ran as the only candidate in the mayor direct dial. Since 2004, however, the Green List Gaimberg is represented in the council, which was 24.8% in 2004 and two mandates win in their first appearance. The mayor list of Bartholomew Klaunzer entered 2004 under the name " We for Gaimberg " and received 75.2 % and nine mandates. When the mayor direct dial Klaunzer could unite in 2004 to 82.2%, the Green Party candidate Peter Ressi reached 17.9%. In the municipal elections of 2010 there was in consequence only small changes. Although the list was "We Gaimberg for " slightly increase its share of votes and achieve 78% of its mandate remained with nine state mandates but also the same as that of the " Greens and independents list Gaimberg '", which reached 22% and two seats. As mayor candidate Martina Klaunzer prevailed with 82.2 %, Ressi came to 17.8 %.

Due to the rural population and Catholic dominated the ÖVP is strongly rooted in traditional Gaimberg. In the state elections in 2013, it reached 50.1 % of the vote. The second strongest party, the Greens were 12.8 % ahead of the Social Democrats with 11.3% and the list forward at 9.2%. At the last parliamentary elections in 2008, the ÖVP could, however, achieve only 35.5%. The second strongest party was the Social Democratic Party with 14.1 % before the AAF with 13.2%, the Greens and the FPÖ 11.4 8.7%.

Population

Population structure

2012 lived 835 people in the community Gaimberg. According to the 2001 census the end 98.4% of the population were Austrian citizens (Tirol: 90.6 % ) until the beginning of 2012 the value dropped only slightly to 97.5 %. (Tirol: 83.4 %) to the Roman Catholic Church in 2001, 96.6 % of the population known, 2.1 % had no religious affiliation.

The average age of the municipality 's population in 2001 was above the national average. 19.6 % of residents of Gaimberg were younger than 15 years ( Tirol: 18.4%), 60.4 % from 15 to 59 years old (Tirol: 63.0 %). The percentage of residents over 59 stood at 20.1 % above the national average of 18.6 %. The average age of the population of Gaimberg subsequently rose significantly. The proportion of under-15s fell by 1 January 2012 to 15.2 %, while the share of people between 15 and 59 years rose to 67.4 %. The proportion of 59 -year-old, however, dropped to 17.4%. Marital status in 2001 49.2 % of the inhabitants of Gaimberg were single, 43.2 % married, widowed, 5.1% divorced and 2.6%.

Demographics

The population of Gaimberg varied greatly between the second half of the 19th century and the 1930s, which at the 1880 census, with 436 persons temporarily a peak value was reached. By 1900, the population but dropped to only 326 inhabitants, to then fall from census to census again or to rise. 1934, there were 381 people in Gaimberg again almost as many people as in 1869. Thereafter, however, the population of the community began almost successively to rise, with the main growth between the 1950s and 1970s, but especially in the 1960s occurred. Most recently, in 2012, the population had risen to 835 people, bringing the population more than doubled since 1869. During the first decade of the 21st century Gaimberg benefited both from a slightly positive birth rate as well as a slightly positive migration balance.

Economy

Workplaces and employees

The study conducted as part of the Census Census of 2001 resulted in Gaimberg 34 workplaces with 146 employees (excluding agriculture ), with 80% of people in employment were. The number of workplaces showed a rise over the 1991 to six companies ( plus 21%), increased the number of employees by 37 persons ( 34%). The most important industry, 2001 was the construction of five factories and 50 employees (34 % of employees in Gaimberg ). The largest number of farms was found, however, with eight companies in the hotel and restaurant sector, where 26 persons were employed, besides also played the transport and communications, with six companies and 31 employees a role. The largest operation in Gaimberg that Bachlehner Bau GmbH, employed approximately 40 employees in 2013.

Of the 397 economically active population from Gaimberg went in 2001 only 89 people in Gaimberg after their employment. 308 had to commute to work. Of the 56% of commuters had their place of work in the neighboring conurbation Lienz. A further 18 % were found in the rest of the district area a job, another 13 or 14% commuted to North Tyrol or in another state, none of the residents had to commute abroad.

Tourism

Tourism in Gaimberg has an important economic impact, although many East Tyrolean municipalities have substantially higher number of overnight stays for the community. Gaimberg could include approximately 30,000 night in tourism year 2011/12. In the summer half of 2012 recorded 13,132 Gaimberg, in the winter of 2011/12, 16,522 nights. Both for the winter season, as well as for the summer season Gaimberg recorded since the turn of the millennium falling overnight stays. Of the 13,132 nights in the summer of 2012, only 22 % were Austrian, German and 61% to 7% to the Dutch.

Today the community is one like all the other municipalities of East Tyrol East Tyrol tourist board, with Gaimberg is organized into the " holiday region Lienz Dolomites ". In the community lies next to a number of private rooms, guest houses and apartments but not a hotel.

Transport and Infrastructure

Gaimberg is accessible by transport links from the Gaimbergstraße ( L 73 ), which connects the town to the Lienz district Patriasdorf. The expansion of the access road to Lienz is, however, only in 1954, in consequence of the opening up of the scattered mountain farms was tackled. In order to relieve the cable car to the Zettersfeld, the road was expanded in 1976 to Faschingalm. Links to the public transport network can be found Gaimberg only during school hours between Monday and Friday by means of three daily connections from Lienz to Gaimberg. With the neighboring communities of the Lienz basin is Gaimberg has to come together " Abwasserverband Lienz valley floor ", where the channeling of the municipality, with a few individual objects already completed in 2002. The waste produced in the community, is disposed of in the Waste Management Association East Tyrol ( AWVO ).

Education

1806 was founded in Gaimberg first time a school, the elementary school in Graf town build and was housed in the upper Messner house. It was not until 1910-1912 private school building was built with one classroom for the school. As the number of students increased sharply in the 1930s, a second class was necessary, therefore had to be dodged to the Upper House Messner again. Only by building a new school building 1966-1969, this temporary accommodation could be terminated. From the school year 1990/91 the primary school was out dreiklassig. The old school building, however, was converted into a community center. In the school year 2012/13 the elementary school Graf village was attended by 41 children. The children were thereby taught in two classes. In Gaimberg, there is also a children's garden, which is open weekdays in the mornings. A total of 31 children were enrolled in kindergarten in 2012 /2013, were divided into two groups of mixed ages. The children were cared for in the community center of two teachers and a kindergarten assistant.

Safety and health

The Volunteer Fire Department Gaimberg is the second youngest fire department of the district Lienz, where the FF Gaimberg was founded on 18 February 1951. Prior to 1939-1948, the volunteer fire department Thurn was responsible for the fire protection. Regarding the health Gaimberg is organized jointly with the municipalities Amlach, Leisach, Tristach, Oberlienz, Ainet, Schlaiten and St. Johann im Walde in Sozialsprengel Lienz / country. In Health Care Ward for example health services such as nursing assistance, home and home help and meals are organized on wheels.

Culture and sights

Attractions

In the municipality of Gaimberg there are three listed buildings, which are located in a small space in Graf village. Is already visible from the stands on Romanesque foundations nave, three-bay church with a high south tower and polygonal choir. It was in the first half of the 16th century, new or rebuilt. Next door at the southeast corner of the cemetery stands the Grade II listed tomb chapel. It was consecrated in 1857 and is a small, rectangular gabled building with a polygonal circuit and holzverschindeltem gable roof. Also listed building, the crucifix located outside the cemetery wall is east of the tomb chapel. There is a covered cross with slightly under life-size corpus from the period around 1800.

As a natural monument oak was dedicated in Untergaimberg 1962, which is located next to the flight school at the foot of the slope. Your powerful tribe reached a circumference of 6 m, where the trunk divides into approximately 2 m height into two main arms.

Recreation and Sports

The municipality is a big part of the ski Zettersfeld. The Sporting Life in the community is organized by Raiffeisen Union Gaimberg. The association maintains the sections tennis, football, sledding, skiing, and ice dancing.