Sankt Michael im Lungau

  • ÖVP: 13
  • SPÖ: 6
  • FPÖ: 2

Sankt Michael im Lungau ( Lungau dialect: Michee ) is a community on 1,075 meters above sea level in the market town near Salzburg Lungau and is equipped with 3507 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) is the second largest municipality in the district.

  • 3.1 Demographics
  • 4.1 Municipal Council
  • 4.2 Partner community
  • 6.1 churches
  • 6.2 Samson
  • 6.3 Local Cultural Heritage
  • 7.1 traffic

Geography

St. Michael is located in a valley at the foot of the mountain Speiereck. In the south of the Katschberg is the Katschberg Pass and Mount Aineck. Through the south of the market town of Mur River flows. By the end of January 1962, the village belonged to the court of the district of Sankt Michael im Lungau, since February 1, 1962, she is part of the judicial district Tamsweg.

Community structure

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

  • Höf (267 )
  • Oberweißburg (327 )
  • Saint Martin ( 624)
  • Sankt Michael im Lungau ( 2059 )
  • Unterweißburg (226 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Höf, Upper White Castle, St. Martin in Lungau, St. Michael im Lungau and lower white castle.

History

In the 5th century the Romans were pushed by the great migration of peoples from the Lungau. It appeared to the Slavs, whose rule lasted about 200 years. The district " Stranach " dates from this period.

In the 8th century the Bavarians pushed back the Slavs.

In the 12th century the parish church was built.

In the 13th century the archbishopric of Salzburg gets to the area of ​​St. Michael.

Opened in 1499, the inn Wastlwirt, which is now run as a four- star hotel under the name of Rudi Baier in the fifth generation.

In the 18th century, the family court comes to St. Michael, which belonged to the castle Moosham.

1822 we built the first glass blowing studio in St. Michael.

Population

Demographics

Policy

Municipal council

The local council of St. Michael im Lungau has 21 members and is composed as follows for the local council elections in 2014 together:

Directly elected mayor is Manfred Sampl (ÖVP ).

Partner community

The twin town of St. Michael 's Bad Leonfelden in Upper Austria.

Coat of arms

The municipal coat of arms is: " In the red field on green mountain ( bottom ) a white-robed St. Michael holding with outstretched wings, in his right hand the flaming sword in his left hand a golden scale. "

Culture and sights

Churches

  • Parish Church of St. Michael
  • Branch Church of St. Martin
  • Filialkirche Oberweißburg
  • Branch and pilgrimage church of St. Giles

Samson

The Samson is a very old custom in the Lungau region, in which a giant figure is carried around.

Local Cultural Heritage

  • Heihsgut

Economy and infrastructure

Due to the geographical location is St. Michael important transport hub - the St. Michael toll station is located between Katschberg and Tauern. However, the main source of income is tourism. Winter tourism is very important, but on the whole not only Lungau in St. Michael. The Aineck -Katschberg and the local mountain Speiereck are just minutes away. The bus links to the rest of the ski resorts are very well developed and can be reached in a few minutes.

Traffic

St. Michael is on the Tauern motorway ( A10) and to the federal highways B96 and B99. Thus St. Michael is connected to Salzburg, Villach, Radstadt and Katschberg.

The village of St. Michael is operated by the bus. There are trips to Salzburg, Tamsweg, Muhr, Katschberg and Radstadt.

Famous people

Nationally known also is the dialect band founded in 1990, ricochet, which has its roots in the Lungau.

Sports

  • Samsonman
  • USK St. Michael
  • Kite Flying Club Lungau
  • FC Oberweißburg ( district champion 1996)
  • FC St. Martin
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