Allerheiligen bei Wildon

Allerheiligen bei Wildon
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Allerheiligen bei Wildon Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°54′51″N 15°33′14″E / 46.91417°N 15.55389°E / 46.91417; 15.55389Coordinates: 46°54′51″N 15°33′14″E / 46.91417°N 15.55389°E / 46.91417; 15.55389
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Leibnitz
Government
• Mayor	Christian Sekli (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	20.34 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Elevation	407 m (1,335 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	1,470
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8412
Area code	03182
Vehicle registration	LB
Website	www.allerheiligen-wildon.at

Portal of Herbersdorf castle with Jesuit inscription

Allerheiligen bei Wildon is a municipality in the district of Leibnitz in Styria, Austria. The name "Allerheiligen" translates to "All Saints" and derives from the local church. The addition "bei Wildon" means "near Wildon", thus differentiating the municipality from others of the same name.

History[]

Archeological findings on the nearby Buchkogel and Kögelberg mountains indicate that the area was already settled in the stone age. Findings within the borders of the modern municipality indicate significant settlement activity around the first century AD. They include the remains of a villa rustica and an extensive field of Celtic-Roman burial mounds. After the end of the Roman Empire, Slavic peasants settled in the area.

With Bavarian colonization and the systematic settlement politics of the great Bavarian monasteries, the history of the area began to be documented by written sources. The first mentions of several hamlets within the modern municipality stem from this time.

The village of Allerheiligen itself emerged around the Herbersdorf Castle and the nearby church, which was established by Markwart of Herbersdorf in 1218. The Herbersdorf family owned the castle until 1609, when the possession was transferred to the Glojach family. Because of substantial tax debt, the Glojachs were was soon forced to sell the castle to the Jesuits.

While the city of Graz was ravaged by the plague in 1680, instruction by the scholastics at Graz University, which was then led by Jesuits, was temporarily relocated to Allerheiligen. With Jesuit support, the village church was rebuilt in unusual size and splendor. When the Jesuit Order was dissolved in 1773, possession of the castle was transferred to the state religious fund. Through the ensuing abolition of feudal structures, important functions previously held by the lords of the castle were transferred to the newly created municipality. The history of the municipality thus separated from the history of the castle, which had dominated the village for centuries. In 1968, the formerly independent municipality of was incorporated into Allerheiligen.

Today, Allerheiligen is a flourishing village or small town in the exurbs of Graz which continues to attract new inhabitants while retaining its traditional rural charm.

Parish church of Allerheiligen

Historical development of population[]

External links[]

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• www.allerheiligen-wildon.at (German)
• Local Catholic Church (German)

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