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| Osterwitz | ||
| federal state | Styria | |
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| Residents | around 150 | |
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| height | 1,143 m | |
| Tourist info | 43 3469 690 http://www.osterwitz.at | |
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Osterwitz is a small mountain community on a ridge of the Koralpe in the Styria. On January 1, 2015, it became part of the Styrian municipal structural reform of the city Deutschlandsberg incorporated as a district.
background
The municipality of Osterwitz and the Koralpe in general are ancient settlement areas and were originally Celtic, later Slavic settlements, the place is first mentioned in 1322 and the church in 1370, the entire area was owned by Salzburg for 834 years, and pilgrimages to it from the 14th century Osterwitz handed down. The village of Osterwitz is idyllically located at 1,145m above sea level, from the church you have a magnificent view of the country.
Additional information: http://www.osterwitz.at/Geschichte-im-Detail.286.0.html
getting there
In the street
From Graz (
Lieboch) via Deutschlandsberg, from Klagenfurt (Pack - Hebalm) via St.Oswald.
Detailed travel recommendations: http://www.osterwitz.at/Anreise.270.0.html
By bicycle
On the Deutschlandsberg - Osterwitz mountain bike route: The "Koralm Mountain Bike Tour" is around 50 kilometers long, leads from Deutschlandsberg to Hollenegg, Gressenberg, Glashütten, Osterwitz and back.
Details about the mountain bike route: http://www.upmove.eu/de/touren/alle-touren/deutschlandsberg-osterwitz-runde/682a11187i1.html
On foot
On the Jakobsweg (stage 6 through western Styria) and the European long-distance hiking trail E6 (see "Activities").
Sightseeing
The church, first mentioned in a document in 1370, a late Gothic pilgrimage church with a classicistic high altar and side altars from the Rococo, is under the patronage of Our Lady of Sorrows. The church was destroyed and rebuilt twice by the Turks, in 1480 and 1532, and stonemasons still visible today are evidence of masters from the 16th century. The most important days of pilgrimage are the 4th, 5th, 6th Sunday after Easter, August 15th (Great Women's Day) and September 8th (Little Women's Day) and from April to September every 13th of the month on which so-called Fatima pilgrimages take place.
Additional information: http://www.osterwitz.at/Geschichte-im-UEberblick.280.0.html
activities
In the footsteps of Leo Simon Reinisch
Osterwitz is the birthplace of the well-known orientalist and Africanist Leo Simon Reinisch (1832 - 1919), his birthplace or home courtyard, the Schoberhof, has been preserved to this day, a plaque on the house where he was born shows his work (EXET MONUMENTUM AERE PERENNIUS [quote from Horace: He created a monument more permanent than ore]).
On behalf of Archduke Maximilian, later Emperor of Mexico, Leo Simon Reinisch researched Egyptian writings and monuments and found the very valuable inscription of Tana on a trip to Egypt in 1865/66. In 1866 he followed Emperor Maximilian to Mexico and studied the Indian languages there (Aztec, Otomi, Mazahua). After his return to Austria in 1868, he taught at the University of Vienna and researched - on numerous study trips - Northeast African languages. Leo Simon Reinisch was professor of Egyptian language and antiquity, rector of the University of Vienna and member of the Academy of Sciences, he is still referred to as the father of African studies today. After his retirement he lived on the Reinischhof in Sommereben near Stainz (near Deutschlandsberg) until his death and was buried in the cemetery of Maria Lankowitz (near Voitsberg), on the church wall there is his grave plaque as a memorial.
Additional information:
http://www.osterwitz.at/Leo-Simon-Reinisch.285.0.html
Leo Simon Reinisch
On the trail of history
There are remains (foundation walls) of old farmsteads such as Nigljoslas well as the remains of bridges and the former route of the historic Liechtenstein Forest Railway, which was built in the 1920s to bring wood; Those interested in history can explore these traces of history on foot.
On geological tracks
Mineral discovery sites, rock furnaces (Osterwitz) as well as interesting rock formations along the Laßnitz, Rettenbach and Bethleitenbach offer - on extended hikes - diverse petrographic insights.
Pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago
Pilgrims from all over Europe have been flocking to Santiago de Compostela since the 11th century, setting out to experience spirituality, to find inner contemplation and to experience new perspectives. One stage of the route to the grave of St. James, who was one of the three preferred disciples of Jesus, has led through western Styria and Osterwitz since 2009.
Further information on the pilgrimage: http://www.osterwitz.at/Wallfahrt.281.0.html
Description of stage 6 of the Way of St. James through western Styria: Coming from Seckau Abbey, via Bärnbach, Edelschrott, St. Oswald / Kloster, the pilgrimage route leads to Osterwitz, then via Trahütter Hütte - Weinebene - Hühnerstütze - Koralpengipfel (Großer Speikkogel, 2,140m), - Koralpenschutzhaus (1,966 m), to Lavamünd in Carinthia (http://jakobsweg-steiermark.at/etappen).
Hiking trails
In addition to pilgrimages, Osterwitz is also a popular destination for hikers: Well-marked hiking trails lead over valleys and heights, through forests and fields, to interesting brook and rocky landscapes, to rich fauna and flora. Good air, clear water, peace and quiet instead of hectic pace are essential factors in a varied mountain landscape and invite you to relax, feel good and enjoy life.
Those who are on the European long-distance hiking trail E6 (from Mariazell to Eibiswald and Slovenia) come to Osterwitz via Handalmkreuz, Poschkreuz and Trahütter Hütte.
All hikes starting in Osterwitz begin in the center of the village at the vicarage, where there are numerous information boards and hiking maps; the hikes lead in a westerly direction over the Trahütter Hütte to the Poschalm, Handalm, Weinebene, on the Großer Speikkogel (2,140 m, the highest peak of the Koralpe is already in Carinthia, 400 meters west of the border with Styria). The Große Speikkogel can also be walked on in winter with snowshoes or touring skis (starting point in the Weinebene ski area).
To the northeast and east of Osterwitz are Hebalm (ski area), Schwarzkogel, Rosenkogel, and extensive hikes are also possible here. Encounters with wild boar, red deer, roe deer, capercaillie and black grouse, mountain hares or chamois are not uncommon.
shop
At various farms from the farm: E.g. Styria beef, meat from highland cattle and fallow deer, fish etc.
Additional information: http://www.osterwitz.at/Arbeit-Wirtschaft.265.0.html
kitchen
- 1 Schoberhof. Tel.: 43 3469 530, Email: [email protected]. Boarding house, catering for groups.Feature: pension.
- Trahütter Hut. Tel.: 43 676 9226223, 43 3462 5806.
- Additional information: http://www.osterwitz.at/Gastronomie-in-Osterwitz.449.0.html
More huts in the Koralm area around Osterwitz:
- Freiländeralm hut (Near Hebalm). Tel.: 43 664 9180226.
- Bärntalhütte (Close to Weinebene). Tel.: 43 676 7514928.
- Grillitschhütte (Close to Weinebene). 1,710m.
Kitchens in the vicinity: glassworks, Trahütten, Freiland, monastery, on the Hebalm, on the Reinischkogel
accommodation
Bed and breakfast, Christine Reinisch, (on site)
(Tel: 43 664/3117721, E-Mail: [email protected])
Schoberhof (near town)
(Tel: 43 3469/530)
Trahütter Hütte (4 km uphill from the village)
(43 664/3772288 and 43 3462/5806)
Grünangerhütte (near Weinebene)
( 43 0676 7546330)
Practical advice
- 1 Tourist information, Osterwitz 62, 8530 Deutschlandsberg. Tel.: 43 3469 690, Email: [email protected].
trips
Monastery: Church of St. Oswald
Open air: St. Jakob Church in open air
Trahütten: Alban Berg Villa
Glassworks: geology park, information on glass smelting, 2 small private museums
Maria Lankowitz: grave tablet of the orientalist Leo Simon Reinisch on the outside of the church wall
Summer vineyards near Stainz: Reinischhof, last place of residence of the orientalist / Africanist Leo Simon Reinisch
literature
Maria Brunner, That you can put your concerns in the hands of Maria ..., On the history of pilgrimages in Osterwitz, Diploma thesis at the Institute for History, Karl-Franzens-University Graz, 1997.
Reinhard Dippelreither, Hiking guide West Styrian Way of St. James, Stein Verlag.
Gerhard Fischer, Osterwitz, ain miraculous Orth im hochen gepürg, Published by the Osterwitz community, 2002.
Web links
- http://www.osterwitz.at/ - Official website of Osterwitz
- Reinisch
- "Osterwitzer Roas" - a musical journey through Osterwitz with pictures from old and new times
