Oberalm

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Oberalm is a market town with 4247 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the province of Salzburg in the district of Hallein, Tennengau in Austria.

Geography

The municipality is located in Tennengau in Salzburg. Oberalm is located directly on the Western Railway and is by the line S3 S-Bahn Salzburg quickly and easily reached from the city of Salzburg from. The regional bus line 160 runs from Hallein / grain stone place on Oberalm to Salzburg / Hbf.

Community structure

The municipality comprises the two villages (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Oberalm ( 4037 )
  • Vorderwiestal (195)

The municipality comprises the cadastral Oberalm I.

Neighboring communities

History

The name is derived from the pre-Latin Oberalm Albantha ( presumably alpenkeltisch, " Illyrian " ), and is in river names ( supported) to Latin albus, white ', so probably in the meaning, the Almbach '. Oberalm is one of the earliest settled areas in the surroundings of Salzachtalbodens that until early medieval settlement continuity of space is secured pre-Roman.

First mentioned in writing was the place in the 8th century, had translated as Duke of Bavaria Theodosius the Holy Rupertuspark the Salzachgau purpose aspired colonization and missionary work. Add to Breves Notitiae ( 789 ) the first mention occurs - the name Oberalm appears in several passages of text - " iuxta ecclesiam ripam, queer vocatur Albina " or " hominum de Albina " ( people from Oberalm '). This manuscript is preserved in the archives of St. Peter's Abbey. The monastery had in Oberalm several tributary courtyards. As a market town Oberalm is already known in the Middle Ages. Furthermore, had several important noble families residing in Oberalm - among other things, the castles and Kahlsperg Winkl.

1938, with the connection, as everywhere in Austria large communities were formed Oberalm was January 1, 1939, the town of Hallein zwangseingemeindet ( "Greater Hallein "). After the war there was in 1946 a petition to make the reverse, a majority of about 85 percent did ( " Los Hallein " movement ). After lengthy negotiations - to the valuable industrial area layers between Oberalm and Hallein, but also with Adnet around the Vorderwiestal who had come there with the Auflöung Oberalms - and other polls and citizen surveys adopted the Salzburg Parliament June 11, 1952, the Act on the re- establishment of a market Oberalm. However, the cadastral Oberalm II, today's Hall One district Neualm, and a border strip at Hühnerau remained Hall A Risch. Vorderwiestal came back to Oberalm.

Coat of arms

The municipal coat of arms is described as follows:

Pictured is the generic Thai thing Almer table ( Schrannenplatz ) with court Linde. The " red marble " is the major Adnet marble.

Culture and sights

  • Parish Oberalm: gothic, Saint Stephen, ordained; High altar from 1707, late Gothic marble pulpit, figures of saints by Johann Georg Mohr. 2008 renovation of the church and installation of a new organ.
  • Haunsperg: 14th century, now a hotel, is located right next to the church
  • Kahlsperg: 16th century, now home for the elderly
  • Winkl: today agricultural school Winklhof
  • Town houses: 17th century in the village are also among the attractions of the place
  • Culture House Filzhofgütl: a former farm, home to further a library
  • Community Centre: visit the newly-built, modern community center next to the Raiffeisen Bank
  • Former Mesnerhaus: Today official residences for employees of the Winklhof
  • Former school house: 1879, now a private house
  • Wiestal: Worth a visit is the recreation area Wiestal with the ancient rural estate
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