Tweng
- ÖVP: 6
- FPÖ: 2
- SPÖ: 1
Tweng is one of the 15 municipalities in the district Tamsweg in Salzburg in Austria with 424 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013).
Geography
The municipality is located in Salzburg's Lungau land on the south side of the Radstadt Tauern. 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.
History
Tweng is an ancient settlement, which lies on the major, existing in Roman times road over the Radstadt Tauern pass. Roman milestones among the most important archaeological finds. Since 1745 there is a school in Tweng.
Culture and sights
Policy
Municipal council
The municipal council of Tweng has 9 members and, as follows from the local council elections in 2014 together:
- 6 ÖVP
- 1 SPÖ
- 2 FPÖ
Directly elected mayors is Friedrich Rigele (ÖVP ).
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the municipality is: " In a split by a narrow silver inclined plate above right bar in green the trophy of a silver Twelve Enders, below in red a silver sechsspeichiges cartwheel. "
Economy and infrastructure
The municipality owns a part of the other lifts.
In Tweng there are some hotels and pensions.
Church
1664 a chapel was built in 1665 followed by the laying of the cornerstone for the church, which was in 1705, consecrated by the Lord Bishop of Lavant, Johann Sigmund Graf von Kuenburg.
1844 should Tweng loud Ignaz von Kürsinger its organ (6 register, 1 manual and pedal ) are obtained, which was prepared by the active use of the Expositus Reisinger and the charitable contributions of the small community. In the case of the organ, however, the year 1889 is attached, which is also the life data of the builder of the instrument, Albert Mauracher covers. In this instrument, the builder were three historic register, the style of Johann Ignaz after Egedacher reused. Also typical of the conservative design A. Mauracher is the use of slider chests and Pfeifenfußintonation.
Since 1891, the parish exists. Georg Lederwasch from Tamsweg created the paintings in the church. The name of the parish church of the Holy Cross changed over the years to " Seven Sorrows of the house of God ."