Ehrenhausen

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Ehrenhausen (Slovenian Ernovž ) is a market town with 1026 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the judicial district or the district of Leibnitz in Styria. On January 1, 2015, is joined on the wine route and Retznei in the Styrian municipality structural reform with the communities Bergshausen, ratchet, the new community will be called Ehrenhausen on the wine route.

  • 5.1 Coat of Arms
  • 6.1 freeman
  • 6.2 Sons and daughters of the market town of
  • 6.3 associated with Ehrenhausen personalities

Geography

Community and Ehrenburg Hausen an der Mur lie in the southeastern Styria ( Austria ) south of Leibnitz near the border with Slovenia at 258 m above sea level. A.

Ehrenhausen consists of a single, same cadastral or village.

Starting from Graz, one can achieve Ehrenhausen in about 45 to 50 minutes by train via regional train or S -Bahn towards the playing field road.

Ehrenhausen is also called the gateway to the South Styrian Wine Road.

Neighboring communities

Adjacent to honor Hausen (clockwise)

  • In the north Vogau
  • In the East field
  • In the south Bergshausen and ratchet on the Wine Route
  • In the West Gamlitz
  • In the northwest Retznei

History

The area around Ehrenhausen has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. Probably built in the 11th century the Counts of Sponheim a fortification at the crossing over the river Mur. The castle was already involved early in the fixing belt on the border against the Hungarians. At the same time the castle had to secure the trade route to the Murebene the Drau Valley and the approaches to Gamlitztal and Leutschachertal. Under the protection of the castle, there was early to plant a settlement.

Through donation of the sons of Count Engelbert the elders of Sponheim the castle came in 1100 in the possession of the monastery of St. Paul in Carinthia. For the first time, the castle was named as Ernhus in 1240 in a deed of Duke Frederick II of Austria. Around 1260 the fief of the castle to Friedrich von Pettau, who used his knight as viscount. 1285 Ehrenhausen is called Hov Erenhovsen.

1267 Herword the Elder of Ehrenhausen 1293 Herword the Younger of Ehrenhausen were used as viscount. In 1360 the fief fell back over the castle to the monastery of St. Paul. Duke Rudolf IV of Austria then gave the monastery of St. Paul and the festivals Ehrenhausen to his brother. After his death in 1365 of possession but again fell back to the Lords of Ptuj. In October 1437 then Duke Albrecht V of Austria belehnte again the Lords of Ptuj with honor Hausen. After the death of the last male Pettauers the feud passed to his daughters Anna von show mine and Agnes of Stubenberg.

On April 24, 1543 was forced to sell the castle and the Meiereihof to Christoph von Eggenberg from the Radkersburger line of Eggenberger Count Georg von show mine. The market Ehrenhausen allowed Ferdinand I. by decree of 16 June 1556 hold two fairs, a market funnel was first mentioned in 1574. In 1583 the plague raged in and around Ehrenhausen. Emperor Ferdinand II elevated Ehrenhausen 1624 to the market. In the following period, the castle was rebuilt into a chateau.

1646 changed market and lock in the possession of the princes of Eggenberg in Graz from the line. On April 19, 1693, the inauguration of the mausoleum for Ruprecht von Eggenberg, was construction since 1609, with interruptions occurred. After lengthy negotiations between the government honor Hausen and the episcopal ordinariate took place on November 9, 1749 to the signing of a contract made ​​by Princess Maria Charlotte to Eggenberg and the Archbishop of Salzburg Leopold II Freiherr von Firmian, on the establishment of a separate parish for Ehrenhausen. As early as 1751, the new building of the baroque parish and pilgrimage church Sorrowful Mother Maria was instead a small church from the 16th century. The rule Ehrenhausen 1755 went by inheritance into the possession of the Counts of Leslie over. In 1804, the Counts of Attems were the owners of Ehrenhausen. Since the 19th century, then the owners changed frequently. Between French troops and the 2nd Graz Landwehr Battalion occurred in Ehrenhausen 1809 to a fight.

The abolition of the manorial system was carried out in 1848., The local church as an autonomous body was established in 1850. At that time there was in honor Stockhausen, among others, a doctor, a surgeon, an institution for the poor ( poor house ), a two-class primary school and a wagon master office. The Prince Archbishop Theodore Kohn of Olomouc bequeathed the Eggenberg'sche mausoleum, which had belonged to him eleven years until his death in 1915, the province of Styria. His grave monument is located in the mausoleum.

After the annexation of Austria in 1938, the community came to Reichsgau Styria. From 1945 to 1955 she was part of the British zone of occupation in Austria.

Culture and sights

The German travel writer Johann Gottfried Seume came to his famous walk to Syracuse in 1802, among others, for honor Hausen, " a very pretty town that honors its name ."

Today, most visitors arrive at the South Styrian Wine Road due to the location of the place. In addition, the Murradweg performs Ehrenhausen.

The most famous attractions in the city are:

  • Parish and pilgrimage church " Sorrowful Mother Mary", built in the rococo style in the years 1752-1755
  • Ehrenburg Hausen, 16th Century (part of the 12th century ), on a hill above the village
  • Mausoleum, built between 1609 intermittently until about 1693, possibly planned by Giovanni Pietro de Pomis, one of the major works of Mannerist architecture in Austria
  • Georgi castle from the 19th century, on the opposite side from Ehrenhausen Castle

Leisure

Ehrenhausen is located on the 365 km long Murradweg and is also known as the destination of the discerning Welsch run ( on marathon distance to 1440 meters of altitude to be overcome ).

Policy

Coat of arms

The award of the municipality coat of arms came into effect on 1 May 2005. Blazon (Coat of Arms description): " Argent, a auffliegender left Raven. "

Personalities

Freeman

Sons and daughters of the market town of

  • Max de Crinis (1889-1945), psychiatrist and neurologist, SS- Standartenführer

Associated with Ehrenhausen personalities

  • Ruprecht von Eggenberg (1546-1611), commander
  • Wolff von Eggenberg († 1615), Officer
  • Theodor Kohn (1845-1915), Archbishop of Olomouc, a professor of canon law
  • Franz Kortschak (1908-1986), politician of the ÖVP, Member of Parliament 1949-1959, wine
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