Techelsberg

Techelsberg am Wörthersee ( Slow: Teholica whether Vrbskem Jezeru ) is a municipality with 2194 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in Carinthia.

• 4.1 Structures
• 4.2 marble quarry
• 4.3 Saager factory and Beach
• 4.4 associations

• 6.1 municipal
• 6.2 Coat of Arms

Geography

Geographical location

The territory of Techelsberg extends beyond the southern slope of the Ossiacher Tauern to the north shore of Lake Wörth. With the Forstsee one another lake to the municipality.

Community structure

Techelsberg is divided into four cadastral St. Bartlmä ( Šentjernej na Gori ), St. Martin am Techelsberg ( Šmartin ), divided Tibitsch ( Tibiče ) and Trabenig - plane array ( Trabenče ). The municipality includes 17 villages ( with the respective autochthonous Slovene counterparts after Zdovc and in brackets population as at 31 October 2011):

• Arndorf / Varpovče (178 )
• Ebenfeld / Ravne (45 )
• Greilitz (53)
• Hadanig / Hodanjče (77 )
• Karl / Karov (44 )
• Pavor / Pafor (50 )

• Pernach / Podobje (72 )
• Saag / Žaga (67 )
• St. Bartlmä / Gora or Šentjernej na Gori (192 )
• Sankt Martin am Techelsberg / Šmartin na Teholici (241 )
• Black Village / Črnčiče (90 )
• Sekull / Sekulče (414 )

• Tibitsch / Tibiče (183 )
• Töpriach / Toporje (120 )
• Töschling / Došenče (239 )
• Trabenig / Trabenče (46 )
• Trieblach (118 )

Neighboring communities

History

In the districts Ebenfeld, Trabenig, Hadanig, Arndorf and Saint Bartlmä was a Roman road.

The traditional since the mid-12th century settlement Tohelach took in the late Middle Ages, the name of the patron saint of the parish church of St. Martin am Techelsberg; its first documentary mention dates back to 1319th Today's Branch Church of St. Bartholomew in the village of St. Bartlmä was first mentioned in 1363. The Slovenian inscriptions from the Baroque period are significant monuments of Slovenian local and regional cultural history.

The parish of St. Martin covering herself up to 1848 with the western part of the district court Leonstein from him was constituted in 1850, the local church of St. Martin am Techelsberg. Apart from a Reversed My Dung from 53 ha to Velden 1973, the municipality remained constant to this day. The community name was changed in 1939 to " Techelsberg " and 1968 supplemented by the addition of " am Wörthersee ".

Population

According to the 2001 census has Techelsberg am Wörthersee 2059 inhabitants, of which 96.2 % have the German citizenship Austrian and 2.0%. 83.1 % of the population are Roman Catholic and 5.0 % to the Protestant church, belong to any faith to designate 8.3%.

Culture and sights

Structures

• The parish church of St. Martin, St. Martin am Techelsberg is situated slightly to the north of the village. The original Romanesque choir tower church was first mentioned in 1319. In the church important Slovenian inscriptions are obtained from the Baroque period.
• The chaplaincy in Sankt Martin served as the chaplain apartment. The last chaplain was hired in 1854. Today, the chaplaincy is used for pastoral purposes. This house is built in block construction and can be estimated at an age of 500 years. The parsonage was provided on 30 July 2002 under monument protection.
• Surrounded by cemetery walls Branch Church of St Bartholomew in St Bartlmä was first mentioned in 1363 and is a Gothic building with eastern ridge turret.
• The branch church St. George in Tibitsch was first mentioned in 1616. The small Baroque building is equipped with a recessed polygonal choir and eastern ridge turret. In the church important Slovenian inscriptions are obtained from the Baroque period.
• The Branch Church of St Vitus in Eben field is a simple building of the 18th century with a Christophorus fresco on the southern ship outside wall
• The Chapel of St. Joseph in Tibitsch located in the forest east of Forest Lake. It was built in 1958/59, has a steep gable roof and is home to numerous votive paintings and carved figures of the 19th century.
• The Tschachonigkreuz on the eastern edge of Arndorf was built around 1499. It is the largest niche shrine of Carinthia with a height of about 8 m and a Tabernakelbreite of 2 m. Four large niches with images of St. Martin, Christ on the cross, the Virgin and Child, the mystery vine, angels and saints. The gable roof is covered with the round spruce shingles, topped by a star with the monogram of Christ, IHS. The precious shrine was provided on 17 February 1993 under special preservation.
• The power plant Forstsee is a hydroelectric power plant that has gone the first storage power plant in Carinthia in operation in 1925. The planned by Franz Baumgartner power house, located on the shore of Lake Wörth, since 1998, is a listed building. Operators of the power plant is KELAG.

Marble quarry

In the past, the so-called Pörtschacher marble was mined, which is now exhausted. The quarry is still clearly be seen still in operation, and from the southern motorway. Pörtschacher marble is white with pink streaks. This stone was used in Klagenfurt in many places, most notably in Lendhafen. Because all over the world not identical patterned marble has been found to achieve objects Pörtschacher marble in Klagenfurt fancy prices.

Saager factory and Beach

The former Miniumfabrik, which was an important economic factor for the community since the 19th century, was decommissioned in the 1990s, and currently acts during the summer months as an event - disco, called " The Factory". The most famous festival in July is the Fete Blanche, which must appear to all visitors dressed in white.

Compared to the factory, there is the "Bad Say " owned by the SIG ( Seeimobiliengesellschaft ). On Forstsee, which is a road that leads to Trabenig up, accessible from Saag, swimming is also possible.

Clubs

• Singkreis Techelsberg - Wörthersee since 1985
• The rural youth Techelsberg exists since 1956.
• The theater group Techelsberg exists since 1987. Has been awarded the Jubilee of 2007, the municipal coat of arms.
• The Customs Techelsberg group has existed since 1995. 2007 the club was awarded with the Golden Customs needle.
• The Krampus group Techelsberg exists since 1976.
• The brass band Techelsberg was founded by Franz uranium in 1980. Conductor (as of 2010 ) is Hiroshige Nawa.

Economy and infrastructure

Located at the Wörthersee villages Töschling or Sekull have now - albeit in comparison to neighboring communities Velden and Pörtschach quite late - port found on the summer tourism, still dominated in the heavily forested villages of the hinterland of the community, the agriculture and forestry.

Through the municipal area leads the Southern Motorway (A 2 ); Built in 2004, the Service Area " Wörthersee " is on Techelsberger district. At the same time extend the Kärntner Straße (B 83 ) and the railway line Klagenfurt - Villach ( Töschling station ) along the Wörthersee north shore.

Policy

Parish council

The local council of Techelsberg has 19 members and is composed as follows since the municipal elections in 2009 together:

• 9 ÖVP
• 5 SPÖ
• 3 FPK
• 2 BLT ( civil list Techelsberg )

Directly elected mayor is John Koban (ÖVP ).

Coat of arms

The blue base coat of arms as a sign of Techelsberg bring the situation at the Wörthersee expressed, the three objects are related to the most famous residents of the community, the chronicler Jakob Unrest, which was used in 1466 in St. Stefan as pastor in 1500 and died here. The open book and quill are symbols for the chronicler, the goose that of St. Martin attribute of Pfarrpartrons, is, at the same time. The scimitar is reminiscent of the devastating incursions of the Turks 1473-1483 in Carinthia, the Unrest has described as a contemporary witness detailed.

The blazon of the arms is: " Azure, a silver scimitar obliquely crossed with a silver quill, about a silver open book. "

Coat of arms and flag were presented to the community on May 29, 1989. The flag is blue and white with integrated crest.

Personalities

• Jakob Unrest, (* 1430, † 1500) important chronicler of the late Middle Ages, served as pastor of St. Martin am Techelsberg and died there
• Anton uranium, (1920 - 1943), conscientious objectors and victims of the Nazi regime