Radstadt

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Radstadt is a town with 4784 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the Austrian province of Salzburg.

It is also called the "old city in the mountains" and is known as a winter sports.

• 3.1 Demographics

• 4.1 Municipal Council
• 4.2 Coat of Arms

Geography

Radstadt is at 858 m altitude in the Pongau in Salzburg. It is the center of the Ennspongaus. The community area is 60.82 km ². The village belonged until 2004 to the judicial district of Radstadt and since 1 January 2005, part of the judicial district of St. Johann im Pongau. The mountain is the Roßbrand with 1768 m height.

Community structure

The municipality comprises the following five villages (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

• Höggen (502 )
• Löbenau ( 705)
• Mandling ( 387)
• Radstadt ( 2381 )
• Schwemmberg (870)

The municipality comprises the cadastral Höggen, Löbenau, Mandling, Radstadt and Schwemmberg.

History

The area around Radstadt was inhabited BC at the time of the Celts in the 4th century. Later there was a Roman settlement on the main north -south connection between Salzburg ( Juvavum ) and Aquileia. In the 7th century, the settlement began by the Bavarians. The name of the village is 1074 the Rastat ( rest stop, pause location of the teamsters ), 1092 and 1139 as Radestat again mentioned as Rastat.

The city survey on July 27, 1289 by the Archbishop of Salzburg Rudolf von Hoheneggstraße and attitude during the Peasants' War 1525/1526 (the place held 5,000 farmers under the leadership of Michael Gaismair was ) brought the town various freedoms, including its own citizens Guard. 1527 Radstadt received for his loyalty by Archbishop Lang the great charter of freedom and title "always faithful ". To compensate the besiegers had to build the three round corner towers for defense technology improvement. In 1528 Radstadt, who died as a Protestant martyr George Scherer was beheaded.

1731/1732 had to because of the archbishop's edict emigration over 3000 Protestants to emigrate, many of them to East Prussia.

Beginning of the 19th century changed Austrian, Bavarian and French crews from each other until Salzburg 1849/50 was an independent Austrian crown land.

In 1875 the railway line Bischofshofen Selzthal was completed.

In 1938 the municipalities Radstadt City and Radstadt country were merged.

Population

Demographics

Policy

Municipal council

The municipal council consists of 21 members and is composed as follows:

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the city is: "In a red shield a silver city wall with two battlements on both sides of the also crowned with battlements and two zweifenstrigen Stadttorbaues with rundbogigem goal. Behind the wall, a tower rising on both sides of each with a square window with two double round-arched windows, slightly cantilevered upper floor with two wide rectangular windows on either side hipped gable roof. The space between the towers and the gatehouse is filled by a silver wheel ( since 1306 in the city seal ) with eight spokes. "

Economy

Mainstay of the city, tourism dar. Radstadt is centrally located in the ski Ski amadé between other major ski areas, while the on-site ski area is at the Kemahdhöhe only of lesser national significance. A variety of accommodation establishments in all categories is available at this resort are available and brings the city a high income.

Culture and sights

Radstadt is a 13th century ( from 1231 ) fortified medieval town, with several devastating fires, much of the original structure was destroyed centuries ago, today's cityscape shape in modernity bourgeois baroque and classicism. Still preserved are parts of the early modern city wall with witches, pond and Kapuzinerturm. Before the pond tower you can still find a part of the moat.

• Parish Church: multiple reconstructed three-aisled basilica in reromanisch - regotischen style. 1314, the first church was built in Radstadt. Through the fires in the town she was devastated again and again, most recently in 1865. In the parish church is also the Paul Hofhaymer Memorial Organ is located.
• Schusterturm: late Gothic column from 1513 in the Parish Church Cemetery
• Capuchin Church and Crypt: Baroque high altar; Capuchin tower is used as part of the Regional Museum Castle larks.
• Castle Larks: 1298 first mentioned, renovated in 1779; now houses the local museum
• Castle Tandalier: developed from a since the 15th century. detectable farmhouse that was rebuilt in 1569 in a Renaissance castle unfortified
• Heritage Museum: located in the larks castle and shows the history of Radstadt, handicrafts and religious art
• Castle Radstadt: former Capuchin monastery, today parsonage
• Castle wall
• Millennium Path: 1000 steps around the city walls and through the history of Austria

Radstadt is a member of the Association of Small Historic Towns.

Recreation and Sports

Sport and leisure activities in winter and summer:

• Sports center (tennis, skate park, asphalt tracks, ice skating rink, mini golf)
• Swimming pool
• Golf
• Riding
• Lifts ( ski area Radstadt - Altenmarkt, part of the ski area Ski amadé )

Mountains in the area:

• Kemahdhöhe, 1557 m ( gondola, hiking, skiing and tobogganing area )
• Pulpit, 1305 m
• Roßbrand, the local mountain of Radstadt, 1768 m ( mountain railway from Filzmoos )
• Seekarspitze, 2350 m
• Seekareck, 2217 m
• Front and rear Gaisstein

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town:

• Markus Eggenhofer (* 1987), ski jumpers
• Josefine Frandl (* 1930), alpine skier
• Walter Habersatter sen. (* 1930), ski jumpers
• Heinz Heche Berger ( b. 1963 ), cyclist
• Paul Hofhaimer (1459-1537), organist and composer
• Johanna Maier ( born 1951 ), star chef
• Brigitte upper Moser (born 1976 ), alpine skier
• Michael Reiter (* 1988), biathlete
• Andreas Schifferer (* 1974), skier
• Josef Schintlmeister (1908-1971), nuclear physicist
• Roswitha Stadlober (* 1963), alpine skier
• Michael Walch Hofer ( * 1975), skier

Persons with respect to the city:

• Robert Kleindienst (* 1975), writer
• Johann Lienbacher (1818-1893), priest and mine owners
• Alois Winkler (1838-1925), prelate, state governor and the first honorary citizen