Ternberg
Encyclopedia
Ternberg is a municipality in the district of Steyr-Land
in Upper Austria
, Austria
.
. Its area from North to South is 9,5 km, from West to East 11,7 km.
51,4 % of the municipality is forest, 39,6% is used by agriculture.
The town Ternberg lies at the northern edge of the alps. The next near city is Steyr
, the distance is 13 km.
The towns Trattenbach and Dürnbach are associated and have therefore no mayors.
, this town has belonged to Austria since the 12th century.
Because of the powerful rivers and the relatively near Erzberg ("Ore mountain"), a mountain with large iron deposits in Styria, and the useful water power in this area, Ternberg has a long history of making pocketknives. Since the 16th century the Trattenbacher Zaukerl were produced in a Trattenbach, forged with water power. There is also a special knife guild there, established in 1680 and approved in 1682 by Leopold I
. Nowadays the pocketknives are produced primarily for tourists, but still of a very high quality.
The church of Ternberg was first mentioned in a document dated around 1100. It was a property of the Monastery Garsten
until Emperor Joseph II
abolished the monastery in 1789. Since this date Ternberg has been an independent parish.
Reformation
, Bauernkrieg, and Turkish incursions are also part of the history of Ternberg.
The town became part of Upper Austria
in 1918.
After the Anschluss
in March 1938, Austria became part of the "Gau Oberdonau." From May 19, 1942 to September 18, 1944, concentration camp prisoners from the KZ Mauthausen were forced to work here, building streets and the hydroelectric plant of Ternberg. After 1945 Upper Austria was re-established.
.
Regional political representatives are: Franz Payrhuber (ÖVP), Günther Steindler (SPÖ
), Ernst Sieghartsleitner (BZÖ), Edgar Blasl (FPÖ) and Marco Vanek (Die Grünen).
Unter goldenem Schildhaupt, darin ein offenes Taschenmesser mit rotem Griff und blauer Klinge, in Blau eine silberne Kaplan-Wasserturbine.
This could be translated to: Under golden head shield, therein a pocketknife with red handle and blue blade, in blue a silver Kaplan turbine
.
The colors of the municipality are red, yellow and blue.
(2008 are a few special events - 10 Years Museum Village)
A special attraction, the biggest "Pocket Knife" on earth, is also in Trattenbach.
Steyr-Land
Bezirk Steyr-Land is a district of the state ofUpper Austria in Austria.- Municipalities :Towns are indicated in boldface; market towns in italics; suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in small characters.*Adlwang*Aschach an der Steyr*Bad...
in Upper Austria
Upper Austria
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.
Geographics
Ternberg is part of the upper Austrian region TraunviertelTraunviertel
The Traunviertel is an Austrian region belonging to the state of Upper Austria: it is one of four "quarters" of Upper Austria the others being Hausruckviertel, Mühlviertel, and Innviertel...
. Its area from North to South is 9,5 km, from West to East 11,7 km.
51,4 % of the municipality is forest, 39,6% is used by agriculture.
The town Ternberg lies at the northern edge of the alps. The next near city is Steyr
Steyr
Steyr is a town, located in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria. The town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Steyr and Enns. Steyr is Austria's 12th most populated town and simultaneously the 3rd largest town in Upper Austria....
, the distance is 13 km.
The towns Trattenbach and Dürnbach are associated and have therefore no mayors.
History
Originally placed in the eastern part of BavariaBavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, this town has belonged to Austria since the 12th century.
Because of the powerful rivers and the relatively near Erzberg ("Ore mountain"), a mountain with large iron deposits in Styria, and the useful water power in this area, Ternberg has a long history of making pocketknives. Since the 16th century the Trattenbacher Zaukerl were produced in a Trattenbach, forged with water power. There is also a special knife guild there, established in 1680 and approved in 1682 by Leopold I
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
| style="float:right;" | Leopold I was a Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and King of Bohemia. A member of the Habsburg family, he was the second son of Emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria...
. Nowadays the pocketknives are produced primarily for tourists, but still of a very high quality.
The church of Ternberg was first mentioned in a document dated around 1100. It was a property of the Monastery Garsten
Garsten
Garsten is a municipality in the district of Steyr-Land in Upper Austria, Austria....
until Emperor Joseph II
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph II was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I...
abolished the monastery in 1789. Since this date Ternberg has been an independent parish.
Reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
, Bauernkrieg, and Turkish incursions are also part of the history of Ternberg.
The town became part of Upper Austria
Upper Austria
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
in 1918.
After the Anschluss
Anschluss
The Anschluss , also known as the ', was the occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938....
in March 1938, Austria became part of the "Gau Oberdonau." From May 19, 1942 to September 18, 1944, concentration camp prisoners from the KZ Mauthausen were forced to work here, building streets and the hydroelectric plant of Ternberg. After 1945 Upper Austria was re-established.
Demography
- 1991 3.242 inhabitants
- 2001 3.346 inhabitants
- 2005 3.307 inhabitants
- 2009 3.360 inhabitants
Politics
The Mayor is Leopold Steindler from the SPÖSPO
- Technology :SPO: Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Cloud Computing, Office 365. See Microsoft Online Services-Economics:* Secondary Public Offering, an equity capital market instrument...
.
Regional political representatives are: Franz Payrhuber (ÖVP), Günther Steindler (SPÖ
SPO
- Technology :SPO: Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Cloud Computing, Office 365. See Microsoft Online Services-Economics:* Secondary Public Offering, an equity capital market instrument...
), Ernst Sieghartsleitner (BZÖ), Edgar Blasl (FPÖ) and Marco Vanek (Die Grünen).
Coat of Arms
Official Description in German:Unter goldenem Schildhaupt, darin ein offenes Taschenmesser mit rotem Griff und blauer Klinge, in Blau eine silberne Kaplan-Wasserturbine.
This could be translated to: Under golden head shield, therein a pocketknife with red handle and blue blade, in blue a silver Kaplan turbine
Kaplan turbine
The Kaplan turbine is a propeller-type water turbine which has adjustable blades. It was developed in 1913 by the Austrian professor Viktor Kaplan, who combined automatically adjusted propeller blades with automatically adjusted wicket gates to achieve efficiency over a wide range of flow and...
.
The colors of the municipality are red, yellow and blue.
Museum
May 1 - October 31: "Museum Village Trattenbach - In The Valley Of the Pocket Knife Makers"(2008 are a few special events - 10 Years Museum Village)
A special attraction, the biggest "Pocket Knife" on earth, is also in Trattenbach.
Fire Brigades
- FF Reitnerberg
- FF Schattleiten http://www.ff-schattleiten.at
- FF Schweinsegg-Zehetner
- FF Trattenbach
- FF Ternberg
Sport Clubs
- FC Siro Ternberg - football club
- TC Ternberg - tennis club
- ÖTB Turnverein Ternberg - gymnastics club
- Wintersportverein Trattenbach - winter sport club
- Cumulus Paragleiter Eisenwurzen - paraglider club
- Stockschützenverein - ice stock sport club
Village Fairs
- Village Fair of Ternberg (annually at the first full weekend of July, Saturday and Sunday) 05.- 06. Juli 2008
- Football championship (annually at the PentecostPentecostPentecost is a prominent feast in the calendar of Ancient Israel celebrating the giving of the Law on Sinai, and also later in the Christian liturgical year commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ after the Resurrection of Jesus...
weekend) 29.- 31. Mai 2009
Education
- Elementary School Ternberg, Elementary School Trattenbach
- Middle School Ternberg