Neustift im Stubaital
Neustift im Stubaital is a municipality with 4563 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Innsbruck Land, Tyrol ( Austria ).
Neustift is ( to Sölden and Matrei in East Tyrol), the third largest municipality in Tyrol and one of Austria's most important tourism centers with over 1 million overnight stays per year. From afar recognizable landmark next to the snowy mountain glaciers is the parish church of St. George, Tyrol second largest village church.
- 2.1 Population development
- 3.1 Municipal Council
- 3.2 Regional Policy
- 6.1 Traditions and Customs
Geography
Location
Neustift is located in the Tyrolean mountains, about 25 km south of the provincial capital of Innsbruck located.
It is the farthest of the five municipalities in the Stubai Valley. At the entrance of the valley to raise massive limestone massifs. In the back of the valley, in Neustift village area, climb the gneiss and granite peaks with 109 three thousand meter peaks up to the eternal ice. Five glacier (called western Tyrol addition ) to form 15 square kilometers, a large glacier ski area, the Stubai Glacier.
Community structure
The community consists of only one cadastral ( Neustift ) and locality ( Neustift ).
The municipality is divided into three Talungen with the following places:
In the main valley of Stubai:
In Unterbergtal
In Oberbergtal
Zählsprengel are accordingly Neder -Kampl, Neustift -Dorf, and upper and Unterbergtal ( with Milders ).
Neighboring communities
Sankt Sigmund im Sellrain
History
Prehistoric finds from the Early Bronze Age (about 1800-1000 BC) show that the valley has been inhabited since ancient times. Some floor, pasture and house names point to a pre-Roman settlement.
When Emperor Augustus BC penetrated with his legions against 15 North, also living here mountain people and their territory was subjected to as a province of Raetia. In the following, the Romans left behind by their management and later by the Christianization of their tracks, as well as the many Romansh field names:
The lack of earlier German place name shows probably largely peaceful baiuwarische conquest of the 7th and 8th century and the long sovereignty Romansh population, as is characteristic just for mining areas in the Alps with the local expertise of the residents.
By 1000 the Stubai valley was first mentioned under Stupeia, 1400, the United Stubai community was divided into five small communities: Telfes, Schoenberg, bodice, Fulpmes and " the valley ". Although the name appears as Niwenstift Neustift in the Stubai valley ze in documents from the 14th century, it took centuries asserted itself in addition to the place name in the valley of present name Neustift. " The Tholer " ( "Valley People" ), then the inhabitants of Neustift still known today. The municipality " in the valley " comprised 5 bars ( neighborhoods ): Neder, Rain ( in which the present town of Neustift later developed around the Church ), Milders upper mountain and sub- mountain.
Emperor Maximilian was the deer, chamois and Saujagd in the Stubai valley. In 1505 he founded a chapel, but in 1868 received the Neustift its own pastor.
1516 the first church Neustift, Brixen, Bishop of the Holy was. Dedicated to George. 1772 fell victim to a conflagration this. In 1768, they had already started the construction of the present church, because the original had become too small. The priest Franz de Paula Penz was the builder of the impressive Neustift village church. He was one of the most ingenious architects of the late Baroque church in Tyrol.
1812 Neustift became an independent parish. From the outside the church looks to hl. George, a rococo building in the village center, very plain, but the interior is designed very gorgeous and decorated with frescoes by renowned masters. The parish church is in Neustift in Tyrol 's second largest village church. On the beautiful cemetery of the " glacier priest " and co-founder of the Alpine Club Franz Senn is buried.
During World War II, the SS had a high mountain school in Neustift, in which also prisoners of the Dachau concentration camp were used for work.
Demographics
Policy
The municipality is located in the judicial district of Innsbruck.
Municipal council
- Young Neustift: 7
- Community list Neustift: 4
- Joint Economic and future list Neustift: 2
- General civil List: 1
- For Neustift: 1
- Habitat Neustift: 1
- Future Neustift: 1
The seats parameters is outdated and obsolete!
The last mayor elections took place simultaneously with the local elections on March 14, 2010.
Peter Schönherr was elected mayor and Hermann Stern as Vice Mayor.
Regional Policy
The municipality is part of the Tyrolean Stubai Valley Planning Association and the tourism region Stubai Tirol. Seat of the Municipality Planning Association 's bodice, chairman of the Mayor ibid., Manfred Leitgeb. Headquarters of the Tourist Association is in the Stubai in Neustift house.
Capital of the municipality
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Center of the municipality is the village of Neustift in the Stubai Valley. It is located about 20 kilometers in a straight line to the southeast from the city center of Innsbruck. It is located on the 990 m above sea level. A. Height nestling in the rear left of the Stubai Valley Ruetz.
The village with its direct neighboring villages ( the Zählsprengel Neustift -Dorf ) includes about 450 buildings with nearly 1,900 inhabitants, which is about two fifths of the community population.
Neustift is a younger Kirchdorf, which became the administrative center of the municipality in the course of time.
Economy and infrastructure
Neustift is connected to Innsbruck and the other Stubaiorten by the bus line Stubai ( line ST).
The main industry is tourism with the glacier Stubai Glacier ski area and the whole composite Stubai Tirol. Together with the plants in the other three ski areas ( Penalty lifts, Schlick2000 and Serles lifts ) run within the valley 42 railways and lifts.
Culture and sights
Of particular interest is the approximately 3.5 kilometers south of the hamlet Ranalt located Grawa waterfall. This is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Austria, which is accessed by the "Wild -water route " with two viewing platforms.
Grawa waterfall
Tradition and customs
Most customs are intended for ages from religious life and by the end of the agricultural cycle year. With the changing purely peasant village community to today's society many old customs in the consciousness of many people have lost their meaning - often new customs have been formed, which correspond to the forms of life in today's society better.
Ascension, Corpus Christi, and the High Women are still high feast days which are celebrated with festive procession.
The Sacred Heart Fire, the Michaelmas market and the Harvest Festival in late fall among other cornerstones of this culture.
A Stubai husband had to have at the wedding:
- A broad hand, so he can see much through his fingers,
- A large neck, so that he can swallow a lot,
- A solid liver because much about crawling,
- A rock-hard heart, so that he does not feel the stitches.
On the wedding day the bride put a had a proper garment over the pants of the man, she had the pants.
Not all traditions have reached the 21st century, but in the Stubai Valley tradition and customs is already listed solely for the sake of tourism yet.