Platt, Austria

Platt is a village and cadastral district in the Austrian wine and one of the six Zeller village. Became famous for the town lately due to archaeological excavations on the territory.

Geography

Platt is located in the northern part of Lower Austria and is located in the " Retzer Land " near the towns of Retz and Pulkau. The city - it is a Angersdorf - is traversed by the Platt Bach ( also called Sulzbach ) and is surrounded by vineyards. The highest elevation, at the northern slope is flat is located, is the sand mountain with 340m above sea level. The area of ​​the village is 26 acres. The landscape itself is hilly and consists mostly of vineyards and fields.

Geology

Platt is right on the Diendorfer disorder, a geological fault which extends from Wiesel castle until after Pulkau and rocks at about 25 kilometers laterally offset. Due to this disorder occur in Platt often earthquakes - are significant for the years 1349, 1443, 1595, 1614, 1768 and 1876 used - which have caused many buildings in Platt cracks and regularly damage in the track of the web.

Field names

Even today the following field names have been preserved in Platt:

Aufeld, Bergfeld, Berglüsse, Breitenlüsse, Brunnfeld, Durch'n reason foreign field, Gaistalwiesen, Haiden, the Most High, Hofgaben, cemetery gifts, Kirchlüsse, herb gardens, agricultural fields, mittere Gwanten, riding field, Reitlüsse, Rotbrunnäcker, washers, Wiesenäcker, Wolfer Thaler.

Population

In 1840, Platt still counted 1200 inhabitants; Today there are nearly 440 in the past the agriculture, the main source of income, so today are professionals such as railwaymen, postal official, policeman, salesman common. Directly in Platt there - if you does not have an appropriate agriculture - no way to earn a living. Among the residents who have their principal domicile Platt, still comes a number of residents with secondary residence, which mostly come from Vienna.

Policy

As already mentioned, Platt was until 1967 a separate municipality; since 1 January 1967 Platt cadastral district of the greater community Zeller village.

Platter mayor ( 1850-1966 ):

Ferdinand Klein Ulrich Kamhuber, Mathias Waneck, Jacob Klein, Josef Mini Hofer, Georg Alber, Mathias Greilinger, Mathias Fidesser, Franz Waneck, Johann Landrichter, Alois Muhm, Josef Fidesser, Josef Haidvogl, John Mayer, Leopold Putz, Josef Kamhuber, Josef Haidvogl, Franz Scharinger, Timothy Windisch, Theodor Fidesser, Karl Schwarz, Stephan Kraus, Johann Lewisch, Josef Kamhuber, Johann Lewisch, Josef Pfeifer,

Mayor were - since 1967: Joseph Pfeifer, Leopold Eber, Josef pin, Franz Winalek, Herbert Winalek, Ing Ernst Muck

Agriculture

In agriculture play - of course in addition to the viticulture - the cultivation of cereals, sugar beet, pumpkin, vegetables, fruit and sunflower a major role. Livestock industry is only operated for their own use.

History

Platt was first mentioned in 1185 in a deed of gift of the Countess of Castle locations in which a property is near " Plade " was donated to the monastery located in Bavaria Asbach.

By the year 1848 was - after changing ownership - the relevant rule of the city Schrattenthal Grundherrin in Platt. From 1850 to 1966 Platt was an independent municipality, then Platt was with January 1, 1967 Cadastral Zeller village.

Economy

Today there are shops in Platt merely a department store, a butcher, an upholsterer, a body mechanics and a Winery. The village inn is only open on special occasions. In 1837 there were 26 traders, including two inns. In 1885 there were only 20 professionals. The reason for this was probably because that platform has been connected to the North Western Railway, which the livelihood for many traders dried up; because Retz or Vienna were more accessible.

Traffic

Since 1872 platform is connected to the North Western Railway, a direct connection to Vienna and after Znojmo. The stop of the train directly in Platt, however, was opened on 27 September 1981 before it was in the neighboring village Zeller. Still further, there is a bus service to Retz and to Hollabrunn.

Attractions

  • The parish church of Saint Ulrich is located on the outskirts. It was consecrated in 1849 and was built to plans by Alois Lissek. Places of interest in the Church, among others, painted by Paul Troger painting " The Death of Saint Joseph " and " Mary of Victories ". Both pictures were taken around 1740 and are now on the side altars.
  • From the old church Ulrich (Ulrich Chapel ) is now only receive the Baroque style in the 18th century tower. In the museum at Schottenstift in Vienna is a holy Ulrich consecrated altar wings, which probably comes from the former Ulrich church or chapel in Ulrich Platt. The first parish founded in Platt took place on 12 September 1783.
  • Kellergasse ( Leith'n, wood Brunn ' & Nut Forest)
  • Museum Stone Age basement
  • '' Observation tower at Sand Castle (built 2010)

Archeology

Due carried out lately archaeological excavations by the Vienna Institute of Prehistory and Early History of the area of Platt and its surrounding area was already inhabited in the Neolithic period. According to current findings, has the area around platform - and to its neighboring village Roseldorf - an already 7000 years old history of colonialization on: It houses the largest Celtic field settlement of Austria, which also extends to approximately 22 hectares. Show findings that have passed by this Celtic settlement already trade relations to Bavaria and the Rhineland as well as Hungary and the Czech area. A geomagnetic prospecting by the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics showed a boundary ditch and 449 pit houses.

Myths and legends

Round the village plat is shrouded in many myths and legends, some of which are told today. Here are just a few of them - briefly mentioned - with the possible explanation:

According to an old legend, once to the so-called wooden fountain - then outside the village - have found a castle, which is to see no trace today. According to legend, it was " swallowed up by the earth ", ie the ground emacht equal of an earthquake. Other legends claim it was destroyed by the incident Sweden in the Thirty Years' War. Said castle was mentioned in a document in 1643 as "Royal with Klainer Capell " and is also mentioned by Franz Xaver Schweickhardt in the presentation of Archduchy below the Enns (1841 ). If the lock has ever actually exists, its location is now suspected in the vicinity of the location Angers.

The fields around Platt were previously known to persons, animals or equipment simply vanished into the floor. Today we know that a myriad of so-called Erdställen, real gear systems including chambers below the surface, exist in which the people are so broken. When and for what purpose this Erdställe have been built exactly is not yet known. In Platt also come through the Diendorfer disturbance caused land subsidence and subsidence as a possible cause added.

Furthermore, the word still exist about goblins and the builder who built the present church Ulrich: He should have been for the successful construction of a covenant with the devil and brought from it under vollbrachtem work in hell.

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