Albeck, Carinthia
Albeck is a municipality with 1041 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Feldkirchen in Carinthia.
- 7.1 municipal
- 7.2 Coat of Arms
- 7.3 community partnerships
Geography
Geographical location
The core area of the municipality is located in Sirnitzbachtal Albeck, a tributary of the Gurktals in the Gurktaler Alps, east to southeast of the Nock Mountains. The municipality lies at an altitude 730-2404 m ( Wintertalernock ). Center of the municipality is Albeck.
Community structure
Albeck is divided into four cadastral Albeck, United Reichenau, St. Leonhard and Albeck, which include a total of 32 villages (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):
Neighboring communities
History
The population of the municipality is likely to date back to the 10th century. Albeck was 1157 (as Sironitz ), the castle Albeck 1155 first mentioned. Lord of the castle of Rudolf Albeck bequeathed the castle of Gurk church because his son was bishop there. The church property is still very extended today. The castle fell into disrepair in the late 17th century, the stones were used beginning in the early 18th century for the construction of the castle Neu- Albeck, the episcopal nurses served as the official residence from now on. 1850 Care Court was closed and built the church Albeck.
In today's municipality mining was carried out in the 18th century at times. 1731 was the Bishop of Gurk dig on the ladder climbing in the district court Albeck for gold and silver, but with what success is not known. 1738 experienced the mountain sovereignty of Salzburg a renewed limitation by the Archbishop of the mountain jurisdiction was deprived in the city and in the donjon of Friesach with Regulation of the Exchequer on 11 June.
Population
According to 2001 census Albeck had 1118 inhabitants, 96.7 % of which had Austrian citizenship. 82.2 % of the population declared themselves with the Roman Catholic and 12.3 % for the Protestant Church, 3.9 % had no religious persuasion.
Nature Reserve ( NSG) " Gurkursprung "
Together with the municipality of Reichenau Albeck divides the 1,507.1 hectares comprehensive nature reserve around the Gurkursprung and thus represents the fourth largest kärnten far NSG. In Albeck it is the most north-western corner of the municipal area, bounded on the north by cold plane and on the west by the ridge of the Lattersteighöhe on the board level and the Torer to the Great Speikkofel. Neuwirtalm and Michelealm limit to the southeast, the area around Gurksee and Torersee that Schafferalm included.
Traversed or framed is the only area of hiking trails, including the Lattersteig (No. 156 ) and the other marked trails with the numbers 109, 153, 155 and 157
Two small glacial cirque lakes angelegtern form the origin of Gurk in the central region of the Gurktaler Alps. Crossings of Natusschutzgebietes are the Gurksee and Torersee. The two high mountain lakes and their surroundings are characterized by their naturalness and its scenic beauty. A special feature is the Dotterel. This rare bird found in the tundrenartigen landscape ideal breeding grounds.
Culture and sights
Albeck is known among other things through the castle Albeck, a late baroque manor house, which until 1848 had jurisdiction over the entire upper Gurktal. In the capital Albeck there is a late Gothic church with Baroque Karner and mortuary house.
Parish Church of St. Nicholas in Albeck
Shrine in Albeck
Old farmhouse wooden house
Economy and infrastructure
In the rural community outweigh agriculture and forestry, tourism is slowly gaining importance. In the absence of local businesses, many residents are commuters.
By Albeck runs the Gurktal - road B 93 The Post Bus line 5208 provides weekdays a compound in the district capital Feldkirchen from, where is the nearest train station.
Policy
Parish council
The council consists of 15 members and has been working for the municipal elections of 2009 mandates the following parties together:
Directly elected mayor since 2009, Siegfried Unterweger ( FPK ).
Coat of arms
Blazon: Triangular shield, split, front red, gefeht back to four rows of black and silver.
The flag is red, white and black with integrated crest.
The coat of arms, which was awarded the community on August 8, 1960 refers to the castle Albecker reference. From the oldest documented from 1155 to 1191 testified owners, the noble outdoors by Albeck, no crest is documented so that it fell back to the arms of the Knights or later lords of Albeck, who held the castle as a fief of the Diocese of Gurk. Their oldest preserved seal is that of Otto von Albeck. Indicates a document dated May 23, 1260 The back of the coat of arms heraldic error ( the ( abdominal ) skin of the Russian gray squirrel ).
Community partnerships
Albeck is twinned with Langenau in Baden- Württemberg ( Germany ) and Fiume Veneto in the Friuli- Venezia Giulia (Italy).