Judendorf-Straßengel

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Jews Village Straßengel until the end of 2014, market town with 5771 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the north-west of Styria Graz in the district Graz-Umgebung. As part of the municipality of structural reform in Styria it is merged in 2015 with the communities Gratwein, Rein and Gschnaidt, the new community will be called market town Gratwein - Straßengel. This is based on the Styrian community structure reform law - StGsrG.

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Geography

Geographical Location

Jews Village Straßengel lies in western Styria about 5 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital of Graz. The municipality is bounded on the east by the river Mur, on the south by the Rötzer Forest, in the west by the Kugelberg. In the north, it has grown together with the neighboring community Gratwein.

Community structure

The municipality comprises the following five, each qualified as a village settlements (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

• Dog village (457)
• Jewish village ( 1570)
• Kugelberg (282 )
• Rotz ( 762 )
• Straßengel ( 2607 )

The municipality consists of the cadastral Jews Village Straßengel.

Neighboring communities

History

To 860 is in one of Austria's oldest documents of Kirchberg as "ad Strazinolun " called. Presumably, the name from the Slavic " straza " is derived from, which could refer to a watchtower here convenient.

On June 11, 1147 devoted Margrave Otakar III. the monastery clean several towns Rotz, Straßengel and Jews village. These areas were managed by Reiner monks.

Settlements called Jews the village are situated along ancient trade routes that cross the Alps. In its vicinity there came in later times to most urban and market start-ups. It is believed that it is in these villages Jews is branches of Jewish merchants who were closely involved in commodity trading in the early Middle Ages.

After the abolition of the manorial village Jews, Straßengel, Rotz, dog village and Kugelberg 1849 belonged to the constituted municipality Gratwein.

With the opening of the section Miirzzuschlag - Graz kk privileged southern runway at October 21, 1844 also found the Gratweiner / Gratkorn basin following the " Industrial Revolution ". As a result, Jews settled in village economic enterprises, including one cement factory.

Your economic boom had the Judendorfer rhinestones and Engler, however, due to the fact that already in 1850 the Graz upper stratum of this area had seized. In particular, due to their economic activities to fabulous wealth came dynasty Mater Leitner in Jewish village pursued then separatist movements caused by settlement of a hotel (1889 ), a water-cure establishment (1894 ), or the "Styrian Park Sanatorium Dr. Feiler " (1901 ) have been strengthened. Jews Village Straßengel, at that time one of the best-known resorts of the monarchy, finally obtains the secession of Gratwein, and was constituted in 1909 as an independent local church.

The upswing was the collapse of the monarchy and with the consequent loss of economic hinterland to an abrupt end. Almost the community would be sunk back into obscurity, if not the the Austrian health insurance. Federal Railways, the former Parksanatorium Feiler had acquired.

After the Second World War, Jews Village Straßengel developed more and more into a residential community and in 1981 commuted to 86 % of the workforce from the community of what brings no small problem for the community as a municipal " utility " with it. In particular the absence of foot and cycle paths in the locality or a connection to the Mur to Graz is criticized by many segments of the population. After the insurance company of the Austrian. Railways in 1989, closed down part of their special hospital, in 1999 came the final out. Through intensive efforts succeeded here too the tradition Jewish village road angel as a spa or a place of peace and tranquility to continue. This resulted in the first closed part of the special hospital the " Park Residence", a retirement home, and on the site of the last disused part a modern rehabilitation center with a focus on neurology, orthopedics, oncology and pediatric rehabilitation was built. 2009, the main course was completely redesigned around the community center and inaugurated on the occasion of the 100 - year anniversary.

Policy

The result of the municipal elections in 2010 gave the following distribution of seats in the local council:

Culture and sights

• The pilgrimage church of Maria Straßengel was built in the mid 14th century and is one of the most important religious buildings of the High Gothic in Austria. Particularly noteworthy is the filigree tower structure, reminiscent of those of the Freiburg Minster.
• The former cement kiln is an industrial monument.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Despite being close to Graz Jews Village Straßengel is to complete the main routes poorly connected because the main roads are on the opposite side of the Mur. Graz itself, however, can be reached directly through a country road. The nearest motorway connection to the Phyrn motorway (A9) is the junction Gratkorn (173 ), which is reached in about 8 km due to a lack of Mur- bridge in the municipality. The Grazer Straße ( B 67 ) is reached in about 4 kilometers.

In Jewish village Straßengel is a stop of the Southern Railway with - at rush hour - half-hourly train connections (S1 ) to Graz, Bruck an der Mur. 1893 was considered by the private sector of the construction of the South Station Graz on the left bank of the Mur, sub -Andritz, Saint Gotthard ( t), as well as Weinzödl Sankt Stefan after Strassengel and Jews village leading steam tram.

Graz Airport is approximately 30 kilometers away.

The kinks in the leadership of the country road from Graz -Nord to Jewish Village Straßengel and continues northward to Gratwein can attract as the A9 and B67 left the Mur this (right, west ) Murseite less traffic and calm as Jews Village Straßengel. From the southern edge leads the cycling route " via Raach " to Graz -Gösting. As cycling sidewalk, soon HR1 (main cycle route G / GU of Styria ), a piece raised to the old railway line, on Graz- Raach ( through traffic than car traffic - bag), high rising above the Plabutsch tunnel portal in the forest hillside position again as a wheel walkway ( also open to mopeds ), and a settlement road to the Castle Square Gösting.

At the level of the village there is also on the right bank of the Mura and Werkkanal a piece of car-free cycling walking route ( HR1 of Gratwein ), a pedestrian footbridge over the canal and old bridge at Nordwesteck the paper mill, the only more for cycling and foot is open. Continuously to Calvary in Graz requires a planned continuation of this right bank route agreements with private owners.