 Margaret Church, schools, residential buildings - an ensemble from the early 20th century | ||
| Berndorf ("Krupp City") | ||
| federal state | Lower Austria | |
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| Residents | 9.064 (2018) | |
| height | 314 m | |
| Tourist info web | http://www.berndorf-stadt.at/ | |
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Berndorf is a city in Lower AustrianIndustrial district. The city in the Triestingtal is known for the local metalworking plant of the Krupp company, which gave the city a great economic boom, especially in the late 19th century. The associated houses of the workers as well as cultural buildings are important representatives of the industrial architecture of that time.
background
City structure
The municipality of Berndorf consists of the town of Berndorf with the district of Veitsau and the localities of St. Veit an der Triesting, Steinhof and Ödlitz.
history
Settlement has already been proven in the Stone Age. Berndorf was first mentioned in 1070 as Perindorf, the name probably goes back to a settler named Pero. Around 1136 the settlement is known under the name Perendorf.
In the 18th century, the first metalworking trades that used the hydropower of the Triesting settled in Berndorf. In the 19th century the metal industry became the main economic branch of the village. In 1844, Alexander Schoeller and Hermann Krupp began producing cutlery, and within a few decades under Arthur Krupp, this company developed into a global corporation with 6,000 employees. The development of Berndorf in the late 19th century was strongly linked to the history of the Krupp family, as Arthur Krupp built a private elementary school, a public bath and the neo-baroque St. Margaret's Church, as well as the Wiedenbrunn and Margareten residential areas, at his own expense. In 1866 Berndorf was elevated to a market town and in 1900 to a town. Around 1900 Berndorf had around 4,300 inhabitants, 3,500 people from Berndorf and the surrounding area were employed in the Krupp factory.
After the Anschluss in 1938, the Arthur Krupp company was incorporated into the German Krupp group. During the war, Berndorf was also the target of numerous bomb attacks because of the industrial facilities. After the end of the war, the metal goods factory was confiscated by the Soviet army and handed over to the Austrian state in 1957. She was with the aluminum plant Ranshofen merged into Vereinigte Metallwerke Ranshofen Berndorf AG (VMW) and Austria Metall AG (AMAG) and managed as a nationalized company. Financial problems of the nationalized industry in the 1980s also led to an economic crisis in Berndorf and the factory was privatized. Even if the factory continues to operate and the cutlery from Berndorf enjoys an excellent international reputation, the economic heyday before 1938 could no longer be continued.
The economic decline, which is only partly due to the mismanagement of the nationalized industries - to another part was also responsible for the general economic change from industry to a diversified service society - the population in Berndorf also declined. Berndorf had its highest population around 1910 with almost 13,000 inhabitants; the 1981 census recorded a low of 8,160 inhabitants. Since then, the population has increased slightly again, as Berndorf, which is within a daily commute from Vienna, was discovered as a suburbanization area.
getting there
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By plane
From Airport Wien-Schwechat
(IATA: VIE), Arrival by road: A4 - S1 - A2 exit Leobersdorf - B18. Public: S7 to Wien-Rennweg, continue with an S-Bahn to Leobersdorf, change to regional train.
By train
Berndorf is on the Triestingtalbahn, which runs from Leobersdorf (Connection to the southern railway Vienna-Wiener Neustadt) to Weißenbach an der Triesting leads. Once the railway line was over Hainfeld With Traisen connected, where there is a connection to the Traisentalbahn (St. Polten-St. Aegyd), but the connection Weißenbach-Hainfeld was closed in 2004.
There are three train stations in the municipality of Berndorf:
- 1 Sankt Veit an der Triesting
- Berndorf factory
- 2 Berndorf city - the best train station for sightseeing
Regional trains run every half hour between Leobersdorf and Weißenbach an der Triesting during the day, stopping at all stations. Coming from Vienna or Wiener Neustadt you have to change trains in Leobersdorf, which can be easily reached with S-Bahn and regional trains. Express trains do not stop in Leobersdorf.
The railway line looks dreamy, some of the stations still exude the charm of the late 19th century and are worth seeing for that alone.
By bus
In the street
Berndorf is on the former federal highway 
which is about 10 km east connecting to the 
South Autobahn, exit 29 Leobersdorf.
Coming from the north Swimming and Bad Vöslau offers the former federal highway 212 a slower but scenic drive to Berndorf. Coming from the south is the state road 4020 from the Piestingtal Piesting market just as scenic to drive via Hernstein.
By bike / on foot
There is a cycle path along the Triesting. At Leobersdorf this has a connection to the cycle path along the Wiener Neustädter Canal, which means that traveling by bike from Vienna or Wiener Neustadt is also suitable for families.
The forests and mountains around Berndorf are criss-crossed with signposted and marked hiking and mountain bike trails, which means that Berndorf also has an extensive one Vienna Woods Hike can be reached from Baden.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
The town of Berndorf offers a beautiful and well-preserved ensemble of industrial architecture from the late 19th century. This includes extensive housing estates as well as social and cultural facilities. Particularly noteworthy here is the Wiedenbrunn factory housing estate with the Margaret Church. Between 1880 and 1918 a total of 260 houses with over 1,100 apartments were built. The urban planning planner and partially executive architect was Ludwig Baumann.
- 1 City parish church of St. Margareta
- Krupp school. Famous style classes.
- Krupp City Museum
- Iron Bear. Plastic in Idagasse.
- Krupp mausoleum
Further highlights:
- City Theatre. Built in 1898 by Fellner & Helmer - with Theater park.
- Evangelical Trinity Church
- Lookout point, on the Guglzipf.
- Chapel on the Lind
- Marienkirche
- Some karst caves in the municipality (partly inaccessible).
See also: List of listed objects in Berndorf
activities
- Hiking in Vienna Woods north of the city and in the mountains south of the city.
- Tennis court and sports field
- The Enzesfeld Golf Club is about halfway in the municipality of Berndorf, but access is via the neighboring municipality Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn
shop
- There are several supermarkets and local suppliers in Berndorf.
- There is a larger shopping mall in Leobersdorf at the motorway exit with Bloomfield and Leopark
- 1 Dagmar’s Greißlerei - deli, Margaretenpl. 4, 2560 Berndorf. Tel.: 43 2672 85504. Grocery store that looks like it was from a bygone era.Open: Mon-Fri 6 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat 6 a.m.-12 a.m., Sun 8 a.m.-12 a.m.
kitchen
- 1 Viticulture and Heuriger Herzog, Feldgasse 1, 2560 Berndorf III - Ödlitz. Tel.: 43 2672 857 94. Heuriger restaurant with homemade spreads, meat specialties from our own slaughterhouse, traditional Heuriger delicacies, salads, our own wines. You get the food at a buffet. Outdoor seating under grapevines, children's playground.Open: every other month for 2 weeks, dates on the homepage.
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Hotel Kaiservilla, Badgasse 1, 2560 Berndorf. Tel.: 43 2672 81099. Fifteen rooms with hairdryer, HD TV, safe, free Wi-Fi, minibar, toilet and walk-in shower. Right next to the historic Krupp district.Feature: Garni.Price: Single from € 60, double from € 107 with breakfast.
