Ãœbersbach
About Bach is a municipality with 1141 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Eastern Styria in the political district of Hartberg - Fürstenfeld.
- 4.1 Sons and daughters of Übersbach
Geography
Position and community structure
About Bach is located in eastern Styria's Thermal Region, adjacent to Fürstenfeld.
About Bach has 1141 inhabitants (1 January 2013), with a total area of 15.16 km ².
Katastralgemeinden are (area 2001): Ebersdorf ( 207.09 ha), Hartl ( 316.84 ha), Rittschein ( 365.08 ha), About Bach ( 624.25 ha).
Villages are (population 2011): Ebersdorf (64 ) ( with Ebersdorf mountain ), Hartl bei Furstenfeld (227 ) ( with Greuth ) Rittschein (184 ) ( with Außerberg, book mountain, Gladen, Großkögeln and Mitter Berg) and Übersbach ( 689 ) ( with Neubruchäcker, Welsdorf and Wolf Söll).
About Bach has opted in 2015 for a merger with the community Fürstenfeld.
Neighboring communities
History
The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1197 was ordained as the Überbacher Church by the Archbishop of Salzburg Adalbert. Herrand of Wildon then handed over his own church, together with the patronage and Zehentrecht the Order of St. John (now the Military Order of Malta ). The name Übersbach is quite likely from " Foul Bache ", today Hartl Erbach, which caused flooding almost every year arge. In the 13th century then the pastor right was transferred to the Old Market and from then on was Übersbach a branch church of Altenmarkt. Since 1790 Übersbach is part of the parish Sochau.
The population had to pass serious tests in the course of history many times. The plague and recurrent armed conflicts continued the place and the inhabitants to severe damage, most recently in 1945 when the Second World War ended after the local area of Übersbach and 70 human lives. In the course of hostilities burned 64 houses, including 17 from total.
Around the year 1600 the Welsdorf Castle of Jonas of Wilfer village was built. The rule Welsdorf was built in 1603 and remained until the abolition of serfdom in 1848 exist.
Culture and sights
Personalities
Sons and daughters of Übersbach
- Alois Kowald (1930-2012), academic painter
- John Riegler (1901-1955), Diocesan Bishop of Lydenburg Diocese of Witbank, South Africa
- Richard Heschl (1824-1881), anatomist
Train
- Elementary school
- Agricultural College of Home Economics - 1972-2012