Oberwölz

Oberwölz
Municipality
Coat of arms of Oberwölz
Coat of arms
Oberwölz is located in Austria
Oberwölz
Oberwölz
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°12′10″N 14°16′51″E / 47.20278°N 14.28083°E / 47.20278; 14.28083
CountryAustria
StateStyria
DistrictMurau
Government
 • MayorHannes Schmidhofer (ÖVP)
Area
[1]
 • Total
210.29 km2 (81.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total
2,960
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8831, 8832
Area code03581, 03587
WebsiteHomepage der Region Oberwölz

Oberwölz is a city since 2015 in the Murau District of Styria, Austria. The city was founded as part of the Styria municipal structural reform,[3] at the end of 2014, with the merger of the former independent municipalities Oberwölz Stadt, Oberwölz Umgebung, Schönberg-Lachtal and Winklern bei Oberwölz, whereby the new municipality became ranked as a city ("Stadtgemeinde").[4]

Geography

Municipality arrangement

The city territory includes the following eleven sections (populations as of 1 Jan 2015[5]):

The municipality consists of the Katastralgemeinden Hinterburg, Oberwölz, Raiming, Salchau, Schönberg, Schöttl and Winklern.

Culture and sights

Overall

  • Sagenweg Sagenhaftes Wölzertal
  • Heimatmuseum
  • Blasmusikmuseum

Oberwölz Stadt

  • Hauptplatz: from the Middle Ages
  • Stadtmauer und Wehrtürme: the city walls, three city gates, and the defense towers are constructed
  • Spitalskirche church (Filialkirche hl. Sigismund beim Spital): built under Bishop Nikodemus della Scala (1421–1443). The inscription, under the master builder bust, reads with the name "Hans Jersleben". After the fire of 1480, there was renovation of the vaulted ceiling and tracery windows. Remarkable stonework at the gallery until 1500.

Oberwölz Umgebung

  • Fischsee-Wasserfall, waterfall from the Fischsee lake in the Kar der Schöttl Alm
  • Glattjochkapelle chapel
  • Eselsberger Alm
  • Rastplatz der Gemeinde Oberwölz Umgebung: In the year 2006, it was built near the Lindwurm-Station of the Rundwanderweges Sagenhaftes Wölzertal. The granite blocks of the Rastplatz (see photo) symbolize 4 Katastralgemeinden (Salchau, Schöttl, Raiming and Hinterburg), the flying water indicates their union.
  • Rastplatz Oberwölz Umgebung
    Rastplatz Oberwölz Umgebung
  • Granite block with the crest of town Oberwölz Umgebung
    Granite block with the crest of town Oberwölz Umgebung
  • History of the Rastplatz
    History of the Rastplatz

Sports and pastimes

  • Outdoor swimming pool with water slide, sports pool, children's pool, diving tower
  • 4 Tennis courts
  • 2 football pitches
  • Skatepark
  • Asphaltstockbahn
  • Fitness course
  • High ropes course
  • Cross country ski trail
  • Wintersports in ski area of Lachtal

References

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform.
  4. ^ Kundmachung der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung vom 31. Oktober 2013 über die Vereinigung der Stadtgemeinde Oberwölz Stadt und der Gemeinden Oberwölz Umgebung, Schönberg-Lachtal und Winklern bei Oberwölz, alle politischer Bezirk Murau. Steiermärkisches Landesgesetzblatt of 15 November 2013. Nr. 134, 32. Stück. ZDB-ID 705127-x. p. 636.
  5. ^ Statistik Austria, Bevölkerung am 1.1.2015 nach Ortschaften
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