Ãœbelbach
- ÖVP: 11
- SPÖ: 4
Übelbach is a market town with 1987 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Styria northwest of Graz.
- 2.1 Population development
- 3.1 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 Museums
- 4.2 Sport
- 5.1 traffic
- 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town
Geography
Geographical Location
Übelbach is located in the district of Graz-Umgebung in Western Styria about 20 km northwest of the provincial capital of Graz.
Expansion of the municipal area
The market town Übelbach extends from west to east over a distance of about 20 km from the Gleinalpe almost to the Mur valley along the evils creek, a tributary of the River Mur. In the West, located in the municipality of some mountains with altitudes over 1,500 m: Ochsenkogel ( 1,580 m), Speikkogel ( 1,988 m), Lärchkogel ( 1,894 m) and Eiblkogel ( 1,831 m ) and two transitions in the neighboring communities: Gleinalmsattel ( 1,586 m) and Kreuzsattel ( 1,583 m).
Community structure
The municipality comprises the following four localities ( in parentheses population as of 31 October 2011):
- Kleintal (148 )
- Agriculture Übelbach ( 567 )
- Market Übelbach (1004 )
- Neuhof (229 )
The municipality comprises the cadastral Kleinthal, Neuhof, Übelbach country and Übelbach market.
Neighboring communities
History
Übelbach is first mentioned in the first half of the 13th century as Ubilpach and is probably named after the creek. In the same century the market was built after silver deposits were discovered in the valley. Silver mining was, however, set in 1500 again.
Only in the 18th century a degree of prosperity developed in Übelbach by the operation of hammer forging, which found through the use of water power and the wooded environs a good spot. The ore was brought from Upper Styria. The iron was placed on rafts in the Mur valley and there further managed with carts.
In the meantime, in addition to the hammer forging in the district Guggenbach was a paper mill. Since this operation was dependent on resources from outside the valley, the railway line was built to Peggau, but what led to the decline of the hammer forging. Since 1919, the railway runs regularly between Peggau and Übelbach.
After the Second World War, the paper mill was in competition basis with larger companies and ceased its activities in 1972, finally, a. At the same time, however, the recovery of the company DI Gaulhofer, the doors and windows began producing and has the all the employees of the paper mill adopted.
The local church as an autonomous body created in 1850. After the annexation of Austria in 1938, the community came to Reichsgau Styria, 1945-1955, she was part of the British zone of occupation in Austria.
Population Development
Policy
Mayor Markus Windisch ( ÖVP). The council is made up after the elections of 2010 were as follows: 11 ÖVP, SPÖ 4.
Coat of arms
About flooded sign foot in red diagonally asked a silver ingot with four black counters.
Culture and sights
Museums
- Stable Museum in the district of Neuhof. In the old stable block it shows old farming tools and utensils.
Sports
The location of the town in the area of Gleinalpe there are great hiking opportunities:
- On the western edge of the market town runs along the ridge of the Gleinalpe the E6 European long distance path.
- The Übelbacher Silberweg circled around 9 km and about 2.5 hours, the community on the traces of silver mining.
- The community also has also let a hockey club and a football club (SV Übelbach ).
Economy and infrastructure
Übelbach part of the region, founded in 2005 Economic Network Übelbachtal, which moreover belong to the communities of German Feistritzwerke, Peggau and Großstübing.
Traffic
Übelbach region has a well- connected. The Phyrn motorway (A9 ) runs through the municipality and is the connection point Übelbach (157 ) connected directly. To the west of the market town is the southern entrance to the toll Gleinalmtunnels.
In Übelbach to a train station and five breakpoints of the local railway Peggau - Übelbach (S11). The line offers on weekdays hourly high-speed rail connections to Peggau with connection to the Southern Railway. Twice a day in each direction, the trains will run directly to Graz.
Graz Airport is around 40 km away and can be reached directly via the motorway.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- Gregor Pötscher (* 1973 ), Austrian football player