Spielberg, Styria

• SPÖ: 16
• ÖVP: 6
• FPÖ: 2
• KPO: 1

Spielberg is a field located in the district court district Mur and Jews Castle township the Austrian province of Styria with 5145 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013).

• 2.1 Early History
• 2.2 Middle Ages
• 2.3 Modern Times

• 3.1 Demographics

General Information and Location

The municipality, in the currently live about 5,000 inhabitants, is located north of the River Mur, in the eastern part of the Aichfeld, between the towns Zeltweg and Knittel field, with the metropolitan area of ​​Knittelfeld a part of Spielberg 's grown.

From 1986, Spielberg was market town. Since October 1, 2009 Spielberg is a town. Within the municipal territory are found in both urban as well as rural embossing.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following 10 places (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

• Einhörn (202)
• Ingering I ( 132)
• Laing (106)
• Lind (706)
• Massweg ( 1093 )
• Pausendorf (1740 )
• Sachendorf (471 )
• Schoenberg (63 )
• Spielberg ( 389)
• Weyern (199 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Einhörn, Ingering I, Laing, Lind, Massweg, Pausendorf, Sachendorf, Schoenberg, Spielberg and Weyern.

Incorporations

As part of the Styrian community structure reform the church Spielberg will be fused (at the latest in 2015) with the community Flatschach.

Neighboring communities

History

The territory of the municipality Spielberg is composed of several historically developed areas, of which the present-day districts Ingering and Lind occupy a prominent position. It was first mentioned already falls in the years between 860 and 890 so you are one of the oldest settlements of Upper Styria.

Early History

As in many other areas can also be in space Spielberg settlement forms prove far before the start of Roman rule. The story tells that the Celts had settled and settled here in the first millennium BC, and thus to the kingdom of Noricum among whose main source of income was the livestock. The original inhabitants of the Murbodens, at the center Spielberg is likely to be reached via Carinthia along the Lavant valley about shelter in the later Bavarian gauge field. Another influx was certainly from the east via the Gaberl and Salzstiegl.

Finds from the Roman period to document the presence of a provincial Roman art, as the example of a relief proves the farm buildings of the parish Lind. The Mars Latobius shown there to be no doubt see in direct relation with the world famous youth of Magdalensberg (Carinthia ).

In connection with the later Slavic and Bavarian colonization to the present day the question of the early Church of Upper Styria has remained largely unanswered. The term ad Undrimas the location of that church is understood, was made from which the further Christianization. In addition to Lind also Pöls and Fohnsdorf and the cemetery church in Knittelfeld appear on as possible locations.

Middle Ages

Both from the time of the Middle Ages and the modern era have survived numerous reports. Spielberg dips on both the literary works of Ulrich von Liechtenstein (woman service) as well as in the rhyming chronicle of Ottokar from the Gaal. The close proximity of Seckau meant that in addition to a strong influence of the monastery also has close historical connections between the two communities are detectable.

From the structural diversity of the past centuries report the engravings of Georg Matthäus Vischer in his 1681 published Topographia Ducatus Stiriae. Preeminent enjoys the castle Spielberg, which has previously given the surrounding estate, and later the church today his name. With the history of this building constructed in 1570 and the career of a number of noble families connected, including the depths Bacher, the Heinrich Untersperger and Lachawitz.

Modern Times

Since the beginning of the 19th century, the castle is owned by the family Arbesser -Rast castle. The few decades ago discovered administrator correspondence is one of the most informative sources on the rural relations of Upper Styria before the middle of the 18th century. A few years after the awarding of a community 's own coat of arms Spielberg in 1986 was elevated to the market town and on 1 October 2009 on the borough.

Population

Demographics

Policy

The dominant position of the SPÖ in the community has only existed since the 1960s, when many workers have moved to the city from the former rural community through the development of new industries, especially the Austria Antriebstechnik AG ( ATB). In the municipal elections of 2010, the SPÖ but losses had ( -7.75 %) suffered during the ÖVP could define 7.15% under its new second vice mayor Mag Bernd Liebminger and thus their mandates doubled from three to six. The FPÖ was able to double its mandate from one to two. For the first time the Communist Party after the 2010 election with a mandate ( Erich Wilding ) represented in the council, however, while excreting the Greens from the local council.

Coat of arms

The award of the municipality coat of arms was made with effect from 1 August 1978. Blazon (Coat of Arms description): " In a golden shield from the sign foot front to the rear shield margin ascending Three blue mountain, about gold and blue in four rows of ten (4: 1 3: 2) geschacht places. "

The ten full checkerboard fields are available for the ten Katastralgemeinden the community as well as for the sub- game of the borough's name. The three mountain stands for the part -berg. So the coat of arms symbolizes the place name.

Culture and sights

Economy

Since the year 1995/96 can be found in Spielberg shopping, cultural and economic center. The ATB, an international company that employs at its main site Spielberg now back more than 1,500 people, many of them from neighboring communities. The idea of ​​a planned industrial parks could not yet be implemented.

In the municipality of Spielberg Austria the ring, on which from 1970 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2003, Grand Prix of Austria lies was held in the Formula 1 World Championship. This event was an important economic factor for the community and the region dar.

After the ring has already been demolished, it was announced in April 2008 that the Austrian beverage company Red Bull the route again would like to rebuild. The ring has been modernized, the route remained the same. The track was named Red Bull Ring.

On May 15, 2011, the ring was officially opened with an open day. The first major event at the new ring was held with the DTM race on June 5, 2011. On July 23, 2013 were announced by the operator of the racetrack that the formula should be 1 in 2014 to return to Spielberg.

Personalities

Deserves mention that the world-renowned director and producer Steven Spielberg, his name is actually the Spielberg Castle owes. Its coming from the Hungarian family lived in the middle of the 17th century in a " situated in Styria territory of the Count of Spielberg " before they emigrated to the United States. In honor of Hollywood stars, the community named its main square to the middle of the " business center " in Steven Spielberg place.