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Pürgg-Trautenfels
Pürgg-Trautenfels is a former municipality in the district of Liezen in Styria, Austria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Stainach-Pürgg. Geography Pürgg-Trautenfels lies in valley of the upper Ennstal between Gröbming and Stainach. The municipal area is bordered in the south by the Enns; in the north it stretches right up to the main ridge Toten Gebirges (Almkogel, 2,116m elevation). The highest point of the municipality is the Grimming (2,351 m) in the west. Pürgg The village of Pürgg lies on a small plateau in the south face of the Rantensteins, about 150 m above the valley floor of the brook Grimmingbach. The village has a few narrow streets which are largely for pedestrian traffic only. The houses are situated around two churches: *''Pfarrkirche zum Heiligen Georg'' (Church of St. George): A Romanesque church which was reputedly established on 17 July 1130. The three-nave church is still standing in its basic stru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stainach-Pürgg
Stainach-Pürgg is a municipality since 2015 in the Liezen District of Styria, Austria. It was created as part of the Styria municipal structural reform, at the end of 2014, by merging the former towns Stainach and Pürgg-Trautenfels. Geography Stainach-Pürgg is located in Ennstal in the Austrian state of Styria. The municipality territory is bordered at the south by the Enns River, and in the north by the Totes Gebirge. The highest point of the municipality is Grimming (2.351 m), as the highest free-standing Bergstock of Europe, im Westen. Municipality arrangement The municipality territory includes the following seven sections (populations as of 2015): * Niederhofen (58) * Pürgg (177) * Stainach (1899) * Trautenfels (153) * Unterburg (284) * Untergrimming (132) * Zlem (165) The municipality consists of the four Katastralgemeinden: Neuhaus, Pürgg, Stainach and Zlem. History On the rocky back of "Purgstallhöhe" mountain stood the castle Grauscharn (also Gru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schloss Trautenfels
Trautenfels Castle (German: ''Schloss Trautenfels'') is a palace located in the district of Liezen in Styria. It lies directly on the Enns at 673m in the municipality Pürgg-Trautenfels on a cliff protrusion at the foot of the Grimming. History The first documented mention of a construction at the crossroads of the Salzstrasse with the stretch through the Ennstal Valley dates from 1260 to 1262. The medieval construction served as a dam until the 16th century and was known as the ''Neuhaus''. Most notable among the 16th century accouterments are the Renaissance frescoes. They were likely created by a northern Italian artist on the occasion of the then owner, Ferdinand Hoffman's, wedding to Margarete von Harrach in 1563. The Styrian provincial governor, Count Siegmund Friedrich von Trauttmansdorff acquired the castle in 1664. He had the building renovated and expanded into a palace after the fashion of the Baroque between 1670 and 1672 and at this time it was given the name, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grimming
The Grimming (2,351 m, ) is an isolated mountain, peak in the Dachstein Mountains of Austria and one of the few ultra-prominent mountains of the Alps. Geography Location The Grimming rises between the Enns valley and Salzkammergut, east of the Dachstein massif, being separated from its eastern rim by the Salza Gorge. Geology Despite its topographical separation from the Dachstein, the Grimming is mainly made of Dachstein limestone and is, in effect, a slab of the Dachstein block that has broken off. Southwest of the main summit is the ''Grimmingtor'', a roughly 50-metre-high and 15-metre-wide recess in the rock face, capped by a 10-metre-thick rock overhang. To the east it is bounded by a large rib of rock, which is why, in certain light conditions, it has the appearance of a gate (German: ''Tor''). According to legend, rich treasures have been hidden behind this "gate". History Thanks to its imposing appearance, it was long described as ''mons Styriae altissimus'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Styria Municipal Structural Reform
The Styria municipal structural reform (German: ''Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform'') was a local government reform in the Austrian state of Styria, which was made effective January 1, 2015. This reform nearly halved the number of Styrian municipalities as the reduced from 542 to 287. The reform was intended to reduce costs and ease election of new town officials. The terms of the reform is formalized in the Styrian Municipality Structural Reform Act. (StGsrG). The law was adopted on December 17, 2013 by the , and promulgated on April 2, 2014. Background As a result of the reform, the number of municipalities in Styria was reduced from 542 to 287 municipalities, a decrease of 255. Though the main parts of the reform didn't come into effect until 1 January 2015, several changes happened before then: On 1 January 2013, the former ''Gemeinden'' (municipalities) of Buch-Geiseldorf and Sankt Magdalena am Lemberg were merged as the new municipality Buch-St. Magdalena. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liezen (district)
Bezirk Liezen is a district of the state of Styria in Austria. It is by far the largest district in Austria, about 1.2 times the size of the next district, and is divided into two "subdistricts": Bereich Liezen, and Expositur Gröbming. On December 31, 2011 the former third subdistrict Expositur Bad Aussee was abolished. Municipalities Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it has consisted of the following municipalities: Bereich Liezen: * Admont * Aigen im Ennstal * Altaussee * Altenmarkt bei Sankt Gallen * Ardning * Bad Aussee * Bad Mitterndorf * Gaishorn am See * Grundlsee * Irdning-Donnersbachtal * Landl * Lassing * Liezen * Rottenmann * Sankt Gallen * Selzthal * Stainach-Pürgg * Trieben * Wildalpen * Wörschach Expositur Gröbming: * Aich * Gröbming * Haus im Ennstal * Michaelerberg-Pruggern * Mitterberg-Sankt Martin * Öblarn * Ramsau am Dachstein * Schladming * Sölk Municipalities before 2015 Towns (''Gemeinden'') are indicated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spechtensee
The Spechtensee is a lake in Styria, Austria. The lake is situated at the southern edge of the Totes Gebirge mountains in the parish of Pürgg-Trautenfels near the municipality Wörschachwald. The lake is named after the Specht family, former residents in Stainach who lived on the so-called (Specht Estate) (nowadays (Sonnhof Manor House)) until the end of the 19th century. The Spechtensee was part of the estate. The lake is drained by the , which flows through the gorge of into the Enns valley. It has a maximum depth of ,''Martin Magnes: Spechtensee'' at www.kfunigraz.ac.at. Accessed on 1 August 2009. according to other sources . at www.geomix.at. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liezen District
Bezirk Liezen is a district of the state of Styria in Austria. It is by far the largest district in Austria, about 1.2 times the size of the next district, and is divided into two "subdistricts": Bereich Liezen, and Expositur Gröbming. On December 31, 2011 the former third subdistrict Expositur Bad Aussee was abolished. Municipalities Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it has consisted of the following municipalities: Bereich Liezen: * Admont * Aigen im Ennstal * Altaussee * Altenmarkt bei Sankt Gallen * Ardning * Bad Aussee * Bad Mitterndorf * Gaishorn am See * Grundlsee * Irdning-Donnersbachtal * Landl * Lassing * Liezen * Rottenmann * Sankt Gallen * Selzthal * Stainach-Pürgg * Trieben * Wildalpen * Wörschach Expositur Gröbming: * Aich * Gröbming * Haus im Ennstal * Michaelerberg-Pruggern * Mitterberg-Sankt Martin * Öblarn * Ramsau am Dachstein * Schladming * Sölk Municipalities before 2015 Towns (''Gemeinden'') are indicated in boldface ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reformation
The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in particular to papal authority, arising from what were perceived to be errors, abuses, and discrepancies by the Catholic Church. The Reformation was the start of Protestantism and the split of the Western Church into Protestantism and what is now the Roman Catholic Church. It is also considered to be one of the events that signified the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the early modern period in Europe.Davies ''Europe'' pp. 291–293 Prior to Martin Luther, there were many earlier reform movements. Although the Reformation is usually considered to have started with the publication of the ''Ninety-five Theses'' by Martin Luther in 1517, he was not excommunicated by Pope Leo X until January 1521. The Diet of Worms of May 1521 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Von Trauttmannsdorf
Friedrich may refer to: Names * Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' * Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other * Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' War * ''Friedrich'' (novel), a novel about anti-semitism written by Hans Peter Richter * Friedrich Air Conditioning, a company manufacturing air conditioning and purifying products *, a German cargo ship in service 1941-45 See also * Friedrichs (other) * Frederick (other) * Nikolaus Friedreich {{disambig ja:フリードリヒ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counter-Reformation
The Counter-Reformation (), also called the Catholic Reformation () or the Catholic Revival, was the period of Catholic resurgence that was initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation. It began with the Council of Trent (1545–1563) and largely ended with the conclusion of the European wars of religion in 1648. Initiated to address the effects of the Protestant Reformation, the Counter-Reformation was a comprehensive effort composed of apologetic and polemical documents and ecclesiastical configuration as decreed by the Council of Trent. The last of these included the efforts of Imperial Diets of the Holy Roman Empire, heresy trials and the Inquisition, anti-corruption efforts, spiritual movements, and the founding of new religious orders. Such policies had long-lasting effects in European history with exiles of Protestants continuing until the 1781 Patent of Toleration, although smaller expulsions took place in the 19th century. Such reforms included the found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier in the Roman army. Saint George was a soldier of Cappadocian Greek origin and member of the Praetorian Guard for Roman emperor Diocletian, who was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith. He became one of the most venerated saints and megalomartyrs in Christianity, and he has been especially venerated as a military saint since the Crusades. He is respected by Christians, Druze, as well as some Muslims as a martyr of monotheistic faith. In hagiography, as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and one of the most prominent military saints, he is immortalized in the legend of Saint George and the Dragon. His memorial, Saint George's Day, is traditionally celebrated on 23 April. Historically, the countries of England, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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