Neuhaus, Carinthia

Neuhaus (Slovenian: Suha ) is a location in Carinthia in the District Peoples Market bilingual municipality with 1081 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013).

  • 5.1 municipal
  • 5.2 Coat of Arms

Geography

Geographical location

The municipality Neuhaus is located at the extreme east of the Jauntals south of the Drava River. The main town of Neuhaus is situated about 4 km as the crow of the Austrian-Slovenian border.

Community structure

Neuhaus is in the seven Katastralgemeinden Neuhaus, Graditschach, mountain whether Leifling, Leifling, Pudlach, Holy City, Schwabegg divided. The municipality includes the following 16 villages (population as at 31 October 2011):

  • Bach ( Potoce ) ( 66)
  • Mountain if Leifling ( Libeliška gora ) (21)
  • Draugegend ( Pri Dravi ) (0)
  • Graditschach ( gradice ) (32)
  • Hart ( Dobrava ) ( 71)
  • Heiligenstadt ( Sveto Mesto ) (19)
  • Illmitzen ( Ivnik ) (34)
  • Kogelnigberg ( Kogelska Gora ) (25)
  • Leifling ( Libeliče ) (26)
  • Motschula ( Močula ) (85)
  • Neuhaus ( Suha ) ( 127)
  • Oberndorf ( Gornja Vas ) (57)
  • Pudlach ( Podlog ) ( 293)
  • Schwabegg ( Žvabek ) ( 186)
  • Under village ( Dolnja vas ) (31)
  • Wesnitzen ( Beznica ) (30)

Neighboring communities

History

Neuhaus ( Newenhavse ) was in 1288 the first mentioned, the district Leifling already in 1154 as Liwuelich and the district Schwabegg as Castrum Swabec 1212. Late 13th century was built by the Earl of Heunburg the Neuhaus Castle.

In 1958, the current community Neuhaus was established through the merger of the previously independent municipalities Leifling and Schwabegg.

Population

According to the 2001 census, the municipality has 1,236 inhabitants Neuhaus, of which 96.9 % 1.0% Austrian and German citizens. 13.2 % belong to the Slovene-speaking minority.

For the Roman Catholic Church to 96.5 % of the community population profess the Protestant Church 1.4%. Without religious beliefs are 1.3%.

Culture and sights

  • Neuhaus Castle
  • Castle Leifling
  • Farmer's Museum " Patek - mill "
  • Sanctuary of the Holy City
  • Museum Liaunig
  • Water Adventure in Pudlach

See also: List of the listed objects in Neuhaus (Carinthia )

Policy

Parish council

The council has 15 members and is composed as follows since the last municipal election in 2009 together:

  • 5 SPÖ
  • 4 ÖVP
  • 5 AAF & party free ( since 2010: 3 AAF, 2 free party )
  • 1 tbsp

Directly elected mayor Gerhard Visotschnig ( SPÖ).

Coat of arms

The emblem of the golden Neuhaus Tower alludes to the castle and the present castle Neuhaus, the three golden stars on the Heunburger that led them in their coat of arms and in the southeastern Jauntal had a power of gravity. The Golden Plough refers to agriculture as historically and presently most important economic activity of the municipality.

The official blazon reads: " In the divided shield beseitet the top of a golden blue, black Grooved, dreizinniger tower with black open Rundtor and two embrasures, three gold stars and inflated, down in black a golden plow. "

Coat of arms and flag were presented to the community on June 2, 1980. The flag is blue and yellow with integrated crest.

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