Maria Wörth

Maria Wörth ( Slow: Otok ) is a municipality with 1489 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in Carinthia. The eponymous church was mentioned in records as " Maria Werd " in the 9th century.

• 6.1 municipal
• 6.2 Coat of Arms
• 6.3 Town twinning

Geography

Geographical location

The village of Maria Wörth lies on a peninsula on the southern shores of the Wörthersee, about 14 km west of Klagenfurt. The municipal area extends into hilly terrain with a high proportion of forest for several kilometers along the lake shore. The Wörthersee Süduferstraße connects the westernmost town Unterdellach with the south-eastern end of Lake Wörth, where the municipality borders the city of Klagenfurt.

Community structure

The municipality is divided into the two cadastral Maria Wörth and Reifnitz. Assigned to you are the following eight villages ( population figures as at 31 October 2011):

• Maiernigg ( Majernik ) (36)
• Maria Wörth ( Otok ) ( 145)
• Oberdellach ( Zgornje Dole ) (41)
• Raunach ( Ravne ) ( 107)
• Reifnitz ( Ribnica ) ( 748 )
• St. Anna ( Sentana ) ( 66)
• Sekirn ( Sekira ) ( 257)
• Unterdellach ( Spodnje Dole ) (92 )

Neighboring communities

History

After missionaries of the diocese of Salzburg had come into today's Carinthia in the middle of the 8th century, was from about 830 of San Candido by the Diocese of Freising, founded the daughter of Maria Wörth on the island in the lake. The peninsula on which now stands the Gothic pilgrimage church until 1770 was an island, which is still recognizable in the Slovenian name for the location, because " Otok " means " island ".

To a 875 St. Mary's Church was built on the highest point of the island, where the relics of the martyrs Primus and Felician were buried. Starting from the properties on the island several churches were founded in the area in the second half of the 10th century. The first written mention of Maria Woerth dates from the year 894

Bishop Otto of Freising I. founded 1146-1150 in Maria Wörth a second collegiate in Carinthia. Another, smaller church, which still exists today under the name rosary or winter church was consecrated in 1155. Both churches were burned down in 1399, but were re- established again. In 1500 the diocese of Freising had lost its influence in Carinthia. The provost fell to the pin Millstatt and in 1598 dissolved at its acquisition by the Jesuit Order. After the dissolution of the monastery by the Jesuits Millstaetter ban from 1773 and after 1809 the monastery was opened in St. Paul again, you gave this Maria Wörth and the rule Leonstein Pörtschach.

With the Glanfurt an artificial outflow of Lake Wörthersee in 1770 created, dropped the water level of the lake and Maria Wörth was the peninsula.

In the constitution of political communities in 1850 came the cadastral Maria Wörth to the local church Schiefling am Wörthersee and the cadastral Reifnitz the local church Keutschach. It was not until 1903 from both the church of Maria Wörth was formed. 1938 had to be ceded Maria Loretto and some larger Seeparzellen to Klagenfurt.

In the years 1971 and 1972 were in Maria Wörth and around two films ( The Trouble with Reverend and Reverend turned a blind eye to ) rotated. The Roman Catholic church of Maria Wörth is the Church of the film pastor.

Population

According to the 2001 census, the municipality of Maria Wörth 1,258 inhabitants, of which 93.5 % Austria, 3.3% German, 1.2% and 1.0 % Bosnian Croatian citizens.

For the Roman Catholic Church to 80.6 % of the community population profess the Protestant Church 7.2% and Islam 1.0%. Without religious beliefs are 7.8 % of the population.

Culture and sights

• The parish and former Collegiate Church Sts. Primus and Felician situated on the highest point of the peninsula. Probably under Bishop Waldo von Freising (reigned 884-906 ) built, 894, first mentioned in a document, in its present appearance late Gothic church with a Romanesque core served as Translatio the relics of the martyrs Primus and Felician. From the end of the 9th century, it was the original parish and mission center of the Diocese of Freising in Carinthia. The church today is a romantic, lakeside location one of the most popular Firmungs and wedding churches in Carinthia.

• The Winter Church (also called Rosenkranzerkirche ) lies to the west and slightly below the parish church and is a small, surrounded by a cemetery wall construction in the style of early medieval square choir churches. It is believed that the documentary mentioned in 1155, consecration of a St. Mary's Church relates to the current winter church, but this is not guaranteed. Beginning of the 16th century the church was provided with a burred cross vault; under the arched niche victims the right of the portal bears the date 1524.

• Built in 1898, Castle Reifnitz ("Little Miramar " ) is located on a headland on the northern edge of the bay of Reifnitz.

• The villa Blackrock Maiernigg was built as a Holiday Villa 1893/94 by the Viennese architect Friedrich Theuermann and inhabited. The two-storey villa in the late historic-style " old German direction " is situated in a dominant position on a bastion -like terrace overlooking the lake.

Economy and infrastructure

The economy of Maria Woerth is summer tourism dominates ( about 330,000 overnight stays). In the much -frequented seaside resort is also a pier of the Wörthersee shipping.

Policy

Parish council

The local council of Maria Wörth has 15 members and is composed as follows since the municipal elections in 2009 together:

• 6 FPK
• 4 bMWL
• 3 SPÖ
• 2 ÖVP

Mayor since 1997 Adolf Stark ( AAF ).

Coat of arms

The coat of arms, which was awarded the municipality on 14 February 1983 contains several components from the story or the character of the community. The blue shield base, the golden crinkle cut and the fish and symbolize the location on Lake Wörth and the prosperity that has brought the tourism. The golden lily cross brings the cultural influence of Freising Mission Center, the church or the collegiate chapter and the Jesuit Fathers expressed. Another unusual feature is the triangular shield, which otherwise occurs only in Carinthia in communities knightly origin.

The blazon of the arms is as follows:

The flag is blue and yellow with integrated crest.

Twinning

• Germany Freising, Germany (since 1978)
• Italy Codroipo, Italy
• Aretxabaleta Spain, Spain ( since 1990)

Personalities

• Adolf Heinrich Bercht (1875-1940) was the owner of Castle Reifnitz and mayor of the state capital Klagenfurt in the period of 13 July 1926 to 31 May 1931, found his final resting place in the family vault in Maria Wörth.