Micheldorf in Oberösterreich
- SPÖ: 16
- ÖVP: 7
- FPO: 5
- GREEN: 3
Michel village in Upper Austria is a market town in Upper Austria in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems in Traun quarter with 5832 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013). The competent court is the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems.
- 2.1 Early time: Celts and Romans
- 2.2 Middle Ages: First mention
- 2.3 Modern Age: Sense generation
- 2.4 20th century
- 3.1 Museums
- 3.2 Buildings and monuments of nature
- 5.1 Gallery of Attractions
- 6.1 traffic
- 6.2 company
- 7.1 municipal
- 7.2 Mayor
- 7.3 Coat of Arms
- 8.1 freeman
- 8.2 Sons and daughters
- 8.3 Persons with respect to the location
Geography
Geographical Location
Michel village in Upper Austria is located at an altitude of 465 m above sea level. A. in Traun quarter. With 1604 meters, the Krems wall is the highest elevation. In Michelsdorf the Krems springs. The expansion is 9.1 kilometers from north to south, from west to east 8.7 km. The total area is 50.1 km ². 50.5 % of the area is forested, 38.1% of the area is used for agriculture.
Community structure
The municipality includes the following 20 places (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):
- Altpernstein (95 )
- Atzelsdorf (141 )
- Rein (11 )
- Holy Cross ( 354)
- Hilbing (18 )
- Hinterburg (177 )
- The Kingdom of Heaven ( 8)
- In Krems ( 92)
- Kienberg (106 )
- Kremsdorf (162 )
- Michel Village ( 3299 )
- Upper Wienerweg (89 )
- Ottsdorf (196 )
- Rinner mountain ( 7)
- Schön ( 216)
- Seebach ( 212)
- Thurnham (79)
- Lower Wienerweg (171 )
- Weinzierl (307 )
- Weinzierlerbrücke (118)
The municipality comprises the cadastral Mitter Michel Village, Upper Village and sub- Michel Michel village.
Neighboring communities
Demographics
In 1991 the municipality had 4,870 inhabitants according to the census, in 2001 then 5615 inhabitants.
History
Breakfast time: Celts and Romans
Due to its favorable location at the head of the valley of the Krems Valley, the area now Michel village was permanently settled already in the Paleolithic and Neolithic. A settlement continuum of more than 4000 years seems detectable. Findings suggest that the Humsenbauernkogel near Krems was already permanently settled around 2000 BC. Towards the end of the Bronze Age Illyrians reached the Krems Valley. On the George mountain protected with a double Fliehburg Wall was built. The immigration of Celts probably took place around 400 BC. The area around Michel village became part of the Kingdom of Noricum. The advance of the Romans to the Danube (15 BC) meant an economic boom for the region. A prehistoric road train on the Pyhrnpass following, the Romans built a post road to Ovilava ( catfish). One of the post stations along this road was Tutatio on the territory of today's Michel village, named after the revered George on the mountain Celtic deity Toutatis.
Middle Ages: First mention
After the retreat of the Romans settled Alpine Slavs and later Bavaria. Michel village became part of the Duchy of Bavaria, and then part of Styria. The rule of the Dukes of Steyr ended in 1254 in the Treaty of Buda. In the 10th century a certificate first reported the existence of a large village in the upper Krems Valley. In 1110 Michel village was mentioned in documents for the first time as Michilindorf. The word means Michel in Middle High German means " big". The Pernštejna castle was first mentioned in 1179. The actual settlement of the upper Krems Valley was completed in the 12th century.
Modern Times: Sense generation
In the 14th and 15th centuries, first emerged in the market Kirchdorf, later in numerous Michelsdorf Sense forging, and the venue was transformed into a major industrial center. 1594 revolutionized the Michel villages Sense smith Konrad Kingfisher scythe production by, instead of the current manually auszuschmieden the scythe blade with the thumb hammer, a water-driven broad Hammer began. This innovation, which asserted itself within a few years, about 70 scythes could now be produced in much higher quality instead of some piece a day. Michel village became the center of European Sense industry, a few kilometers on the upper reaches of Krems lined up at times 14 Scythe Smiths aneinender. The Michel villages Sense trades Dynasties erected all over Upper Austria in a row, Lower Austria and Styria Sense forging the new model or got married or bought themselves into existing forging. The Kirchdorf- Michel villages guild founded in 1604 has been a leader for centuries in the production of the most important export commodity of Austria. For Michel Village Scythe and subsequently its entire population, this meant an amazing for its time prosperity. Michel village experienced a renewed settlement activity. In the 19th century began with the decline of the old guild system in the industry sense a concentration process a. Caspar Zeitlinger united middle of the 19th century already four Sense works in his possession, his successor Franz Zeitlinger five. End of the 19th century there were 13 remaining Sense forging an der Krems 10 owned by a single family. This could not prevent what meant a period of slow economic decline for Michelsdorf its decommissioning.
20th century
After the First World War had in Michelsdorf 1920 Token will be issued. The bills showed the castle Altpernstein, the Pfusterkreuz and a sense blacksmith at work, at that time a rather rare sight. After the annexation of Austria to the German Reich on 13 March 1938, the village belonged to the Upper Danube. After 1945 the restoration of Upper Austria. In 1966, the level of work as the last of Michel villages Sense forging a production. In the following decades, Michel village could develop from a crisis region into an economically strong community that today is home to numerous companies.
Culture and sights
Museums
- Upper Austria. Scythe Museum: In four buildings, the corporate culture and the working and living environment of the Scythe currently Caspar Zeitlinger is shown.
- Soundscapes: Here, visitors can experience the timbres of the Pyhrn- Eisenwurzen, eg " Storms in the Dead Mountains ".
Buildings and monuments of nature
- Altpernstein castle from the 11th century, later expanded substantially preserved, as it was built. Parts of the castle are freely available: the baroque castle chapel, the castle dungeon, the Knights' Hall
- George Mountain, cone with a baptismal and wedding chapel. Archaeological finds from the Celtic period.
- Parish Church in the Holy Cross: A little late Gothic religious building, which was dedicated in 1534. The nave has a single nave with a choir with 5/8-Schluss.
- Pfusterkreuz: Baroque wrought iron large cross on the grave of the Scythe family Kaltenbrunner from the 18th century.
- Sengsschmiedroas: Signposted themed along the standing part, a historical monument former Sense forging an der Krems.
- Alpine Spa with grade pond
- Kremsmauer and Törl
- Gradnalm
Sports
- The SMBC Kirchdorf Michelsdorf operates an airfield for gliders.
Regular events
- The Michel villages Georgiritt takes place every two years.
Gallery of Attractions
Pfusterkreuz
Gradnalm at Michelsdorf
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Michel village lies on the Phyrn A9 motorway and is accessible via the departures Inzersdorf - Kirchdorf or Klaus. In addition, the Pyhrnpass road B138 performs Michelsdorf.
Railway default Michel village is accessible by a railway station of Pyhrnbahn.
Business
- EMO Extrusion Molding
- High Tech Extrusion Group
- Ifw Manfred Otte GmbH
- RIKA - Innovative oven technique GmbH
- TCG Unitech Systemtechnik
Policy
Parish council
The council consists of 31 members and is since the municipal elections of 2009 mandates the following parties together:
Mayor
Mayor 's Federal Ewald Lindinger of the SPÖ. First deputy mayor is Karl Lungenschmid ( SPÖ), 2nd Vice-Mayor Roswitha Waas ( SPÖ), 3rd Vice Mayor Alfred Hinterwirth (ÖVP ).
Mayor since 1850:
Coat of arms
Blazon: Split; left in a silver green, ionic column, surmounted by a golden cross of equal length; right split of silver and black with two upright, with the outwardly facing cutting coulters ( Coulter ) in reversed colors.
The municipality colors are red, white and green.
Personalities
Freeman
- Johann Balthasar mirror, first town clerk of Michelsdorf
- Karl Schiedermayr
- Max Edlbacher
- Peter Jakob thinking God, pastor of Holy Cross
- Josef Mayr Weyer
- Johann Kröpl
- Heinrich Angermayr
- Franz Hofinger
- Raimund Kienmoser, district captain of Kirchdorf
- Mark W. Clark, commander of the American style. occupation troops
- Josef Hofer
- Anton Müller, sawmill owners
- Father Joseph Stögmüller
- Dieter Maier Heidlmayr
Sons and daughters
- Konrad Kingfisher, scythe smith, inventor of the wide hammer
- Caspar Zeitlinger (1798-1866), Sense producer
- Carl Linger time (1864-1937), Austrian dialect poet
- Johann Michael Zeitlinger (1803-1860), Sense trades
- Alois Gföllner (* 1928), politician
- Alois Wolf ( born 1929 ), voice and literary scholar
Persons with respect to the location
- Johann Palisa, Austrian astronomer who frequent summer visitor in Michelsdorf
- Hans August Freiherr von Hammerstein - Equord, Austrian writer and concentration camp survivor who lived and died in Michelsdorf
- Karl Anton Reichel, Austrian graphic artist and painter who lived and worked at Edelhof in Michelsdorf
- Gerardo Reichel - Dolmatoff, Austrian anthropologist, spent his childhood on Edelhof in Michelsdorf
- Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer, was a frequent guest in Michelsdorf
- Anton Bruckner, Austrian composer, was several times a guest in Michel village and settled on the backs Carl Zeitlinger the castle Altpernstein
- Franz Ferdinand of Austria -Este, Austria - Hungarian heir to the throne, was a guest on the 1894 hunting Gradnalm
- Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, who lived on the run as a result of the revolution of 1918 to the Gradnalm
- Carl Adam Kaltenbrunner, Austrian poet, describes in several of his works of Michel villages Sense trades, from which it is derived.