Kundl

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Kundl is a market town with 4034 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Kufstein, Tyrol ( Austria ). The municipality is located in the judicial district of rats mountain.

• 2.1 From brewery to biochemistry
• 2.2 Population development

• 6.1 Religious buildings
• 6.2 events

Geography

Geographical Location

Kundl located in the Lower Inn Valley at an alluvial fan of Wildschönauer Ache, which flows into the Inn. The municipality is located on the Inn valley motorway (exit Wörgl West ) and the ÖBB Unterinntalbahn ( route Kufstein - Wörgl - Innsbruck) as part of ÖBB- Western Railway; Kundl the station is one of the extensive railway facilities of the neighboring town of Wörgl ( station Wörgl Kundl part of Wörgler main train station ).

Community structure

Kundl ( 14.11 km ²) Liesfeld ( 7.83 km ²)

Kundl (M)

Liesfeld (D) Saulueg ( ZH)

The most important of the abbreviations used are:

• M = center of the municipality
• Stt = district
• R = Rotte
• W = hamlet
• D = village
• ZH = Scattered houses
• Sdlg = settlement
• E = bowery (only if they have their own town code)

The complete list that uses the Statistics Austria, can be found at Topographic settlement Labelling according to STAT

Please note that some places may have different spellings. So Katastralgemeinden write differently than the same localities.

Source: Statistics Austria -

Neighboring communities

Neighboring municipalities are: Breitenbach am Inn, Radfeld, Wildschönau and Wörgl.

History

Already in pre-Roman times is a settlement activity demonstrated. 1973 at a gravel pit a burial ground from the La Tène period was several hundred urns found. This burial was also used as early as the Hallstatt period and later under Roman rule, as later excavations revealed. One can assume that this settlement was permanent. 788 occurs Kundl first time as ad Quantalas freight directory of Bishop Arno of Salzburg in the light of documented recorded history. 1160 Lord of Kundl were first mentioned in a document, which inhabited the Kundl castle. Among the most important watchers noble families were the grief Brucker, who sat on the 1213 first mentioned Kundl castle, with which was connected a selbstständisches court.

1405 the village court was dissolved and its powers were at the district court rats mountain, but the county remained. In the 15th and 16th centuries of mining gained ( silver, copper and cobalt) importance and so, in a place Hütt and smelter ( watchers oven ).

From the brewery for Biochemistry

1658 was a brewery founded by Bartlmä Plank, where the " watchers beer " was brewed. At that time a 50 meter deep and was built 15 meter wide tunnel in the mountain south of Kundl. Temperature and humidity are constant there and therefore the rooms were used as a beer warehouse.

1927 took over the nunmehrige Tyrolean Aktienbrauerei Kundl the Jenbach brewery and introduced soon after the operation in a Jenbach. 1929 took over the Brau AG the United Breweries Kundl - Jenbach. Due to lack of raw materials, the production of beer had to be discontinued in 1943.

Population Development

1869-1910

1923-1961

1971-2013

Economy

In the 20th century Kundl developed into an industrial center and commuter community, in addition to several well-known commercial enterprises and the tractor factory Lindner and the pharmaceutical company Sandoz Austria hosts, where Sandoz is the most important companies in the Tyrolean lowlands. A second major economic mainstay is the tractor factory Lindner, which manufactures since 1948 quality tractors.

In recognition of the economic importance Kundl was awarded the certificate of the market survey on 10 July 1988 by the Provincial Government of Tyrol.

The community businesses include inter alia, the elderly and nursing home, the ice arena and swimming pool.

Policy

In the last local elections of March 14, 2010 Anton Hoflacher was elected by the Social Democratic Party in the direct election as the new mayor.

Coat of arms

Kundl was awarded on January 8, 1953 municipal coat of arms. Blazon: " In a split triangular shield in the top box on a silver background, a red, turned to the right margined growing unicorn, in the lower field on a blue background with three gold stars. " The municipal coat of arms is reminiscent of the coat of arms, especially in the 13th century, significant for the history of the village lords of Kundl.

Culture and sights

There seems no doubt that in Kundl the spiritual and secular music has been maintained for centuries. It later emerged the band Kundl that the 225 -year anniversary in 2010.

Religious buildings

• Parish: Already at the first mention 788 a church was called. The remains of this building were uncovered later. The parish Kundl was a mother parish. The present parsonage was built in 1576. Around the year 1680 the church received a new organ. 1734/36, the parish church was rebuilt to the Assumption of an older building. The exterior of the parish church is plain, the interior is, however, of captivating elegance. Excellent valuable stucco and ceiling frescoes and the altarpiece of the Assumption, which was taken over from the old church, determine the interior of the parish church.
• Of particular interest is the St. Leonard's Church (two kilometers west of Kundl ), a top monument of late Gothic. According to legend, the Sanctuary is returned to St. Leonhard to a betrothal: Henry II to have been around 1019, remembered by his horse on an earlier promise to build a church here. 1020, the church was consecrated by Pope Benedict VIII in a journey through the Tyrol. However, the present building dates from the 16th century. At the time of Joseph II the church was locked. She almost been auctioned and demolished, would not have used the devout farmers in the area for the preservation of the church. Until the 1930s were three bells in the church tower, one of which was confiscated during the war years. 2011 gave farmers in the area at the bell foundry Grassmayr in Innsbruck Leonhardi a bell in order, which was cast in June 2012 and was raised in the Leonhardiritt 2012 on November 11. At 15:36 clock the bell rang then for the first time under the presence of Archbishop Alois Kothgasser. Also this bell must be rung by hand in the future.

Events

• On Sunday after November 6, the Leonhardiritt conducted annually with a procession going to the St. Leonhard 's Church, where the local priest and hundreds of participants and many horses form a procession. In a meadow opposite the church a field mass is celebrated and then made ​​the horses blessing.
• Since 2002, the International Youth Film Festival takes place in Tirol Kundl every two years. The 3rd Film Festival in June 2006, more than 200 films were submitted from 40 countries. The festival usually lasts for about three days and show you the best films of the competition and the public with free admission. Is organized by the International Youth Film Festival Tyrol by filmmaker Emanuel Altenburger, who studied in London at the film school and also from Kundl.

Sports

Kundls tradition football club SC Holz Pfeifer Kundl, playing in the Tyrolean provincial league.

Personalities

• Hans Scrap Fiechtl (1867-1938), agriculturist and writer
• Franz Stumpf (1876-1935), Governor of Tyrol 1921-1935
• Carina Wasle (* 1984), triathlete