Glanegg

Glanegg is a municipality with 1906 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Feldkirchen district in the state of Carinthia in Austria.

  • 4.1 Structures
  • 4.2 Regular events
  • 6.1 municipal
  • 6.2 Coat of Arms

Geography

Geographical location

The villages in the municipality are located at an altitude 486-867 meters in the Glan valley between St. Veit and Feldkirchen.

Community structure

The municipality is divided into two Glanegg Katastralgemeinden ( Maria Feicht and diving village) and includes the following 27 places (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Bach ( 13)
  • Besendorf (59 )
  • Deblach (7)
  • Flatschach (15 )
  • Friedlach (316 )
  • Glanegg (242 )
  • Glantscha (52)
  • Gössel Berg ( 51)
  • Gramilach (85)
  • Grintschach (24)
  • Haidach (77 )
  • Kadöll (128)
  • Krobathen (38 )
  • Kulm (11 )
  • Maria Feicht (152 )
  • Maria Feicht - area (16 )
  • Wall (55 )
  • Toll bridges (67 )
  • Meschkowitz (10)
  • Metschach (9 )
  • Paindorf (49 )
  • Rottendorf (46 )
  • Sankt Gandolf (14 )
  • Sankt Leonhard (125 )
  • Schwambach (66 )
  • Diving Village (158 )
  • Unterglanegg (22)

Neighboring communities

Waters

The Glan flowing through the municipality in east-west direction. In a forest east of the Haidach Haidensee is.

History

The villages Deblach, Gramilach and diving village are the Castle Glanegg 1121 first mentioned ( a rescued from ruin castle above the Glantales today ) in 993, . The castle was at that time in possession of the Carinthian Duke Henry III. from the family of Eppensteiner, after his death, she went to his godson, Count Bernard of Trixen. Its heritage occurred again Margrave Ottokar III. of at Steyr, whose son Duke of Styria later. From then on the castle of Styrian ministeriales was administered, the Lords of Glanegg called themselves.

1424 came Glanegg in princely possession and served until the end of feudalism in 1848 various noble families as the government and district court seat.

In the constitution of municipalities in Carinthia in 1850 formed with Maria Feicht, Tauchendorf and Glanegg three small communities that were only in 1956 and 1957 respectively together to church today Glanegg. However, a common mayor's office already existed since 1939.

Population

According to 2001 census Glanegg has 2027 inhabitants, of which 96.8 % are Austrian citizens. 88.2 % of the population are Roman Catholics, 6.2% to 0.8 % are Protestant Church and the Islamic faith. 4.0% of the population are without religious confession.

Culture and sights

Structures

  • Castle ruins Glanegg
  • The parish church of St. Gandolf in the eponymous village was acquired 1060-1076 through bartering with the diocese of Salzburg from the Eppensteinern. The full parochial rights received St. Gandolf 1285-1293. The church stands on a hill and is surrounded by a cemetery with a final defensive wall. Its present form in the Gothic style was the church building probably in the 14th century.
  • Today's Branch Church of St. Mary in Maria Feicht was documented in 1060-1076 was first mentioned as " ecclesia in Fuihta ". She was initially proprietary church of Eppensteiner with parochial rights, but later dropped from the branch of St. Gandolf. It was newly built in the first quarter of the 16th century as a pilgrimage church in late Gothic style.
  • The parish church of St. George in Friedlach was first mentioned as a parish in 1169 and 1214-18 as a church.
  • Branch Church of St. Michael in Tauchendorf
  • Branch Church of St. Lorenz in Flatschach

Regular events

The annual Vierbergelauf also runs through the municipality of Glanegg. Today's route leads from two churches over the Glantalboden over to Sankt Leonhard, the Kulm up and up through a forest after Liemberg at the foot of St. Vitus mountain. However, several indications suggest that the development of the industrial handling has been west of two churches on the ruins Hardegg, the Haidensee, Tauchendorf, Gramilach, walls and the church Wasai after Liemberg some time ago.

Economy and infrastructure

Glanegg is connected to the leading by the Glantal Ossiacher Straße (B 94) with the neighboring municipalities of Feldkirchen and Liebenfels. In a country road toll bridges in the south branches.

With the stations Tauchendorf - Haidensee, Glanegg and toll bridges are in the municipality three breakpoints of the railway St. Veit / Glan - Villach ( former Rudolf train).

Policy

Parish council

The local council of Glanegg consists of 19 members and is since the municipal elections of 2009 mandates the following parties together:

Directly elected mayor since 2002 Guntram Samitz ( SPÖ).

Coat of arms

The internal shield coat of arms shows the Golden Lion of the Lords of Glanegg, but the background was changed from blue to red. The two directed from the corners of this internal shield outward oak leaves symbolize the Friedloseiche, the old courthouse tree of Friedlach, the three spruce branches in the lower hem play on the name origin of Maria Feicht (originally Fuihta ) of the spruce on.

The coat of arms and the flag of the municipality Glanegg were awarded on 22 June 1993. The official blazon of the arms is:

The flag is red and yellow with integrated crest.

Personalities

  • Alberer Alois (1922-2011), politician and railway official
  • Hubert Mary Moran ( born 1946 ), writer and visual artist
Burgruine Glanegg Sankt Veit an der Glan Ottokar III of Styria Gnesau Steuerberg
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