Oberwölz
Oberwölz is a city since 2015 in the Murau District of Styria, Austria. The city was founded as part of the Styria municipal structural reform,
at the end of 2014, with the merger of the former independent municipalities Oberwölz Stadt, Oberwölz Umgebung, Schönberg-Lachtal and Winklern bei Oberwölz, whereby the new municipality became ranked as a city.
Geography
Municipality arrangement
The city territory includes the following eleven sections :- Eselsberg
- Hinterburg
- Krumegg
- Mainhartsdorf
- Oberwölz (Stadt)
- Raiming
- Salchau
- Schönberg-Lachtal
- Schöttl
- Vorstadt
- Winklern bei Oberwölz.
Culture and sights
Overall
- Sagenweg Sagenhaftes Wölzertal
- Heimatmuseum
- Blasmusikmuseum
Oberwölz Stadt
- Hauptplatz: from the Middle Ages
- Stadtmauer und Wehrtürme: the city walls, three city gates, and the defense towers are constructed
- Spitalskirche church : built under Bishop Nikodemus della Scala. The inscription, under the master builder bust, reads with the name "Hans Jersleben". After the fire of 1480, there was renovation of the vaulted ceiling and tracery windows. Remarkable stonework at the gallery until 1500.
Oberwölz Umgebung
- Fischsee-Wasserfall, waterfall from the Fischsee lake in the Kar der Schöttl Alm
- Glattjochkapelle chapel
- Eselsberger AlmRastplatz der Gemeinde Oberwölz Umgebung: In the year 2006, it was built near the Lindwurm-Station of the Rundwanderweges Sagenhaftes Wölzertal. The granite blocks of the Rastplatz symbolize 4 Katastralgemeinden, the flying water indicates their union.
Sports and pastimes
- Outdoor swimming pool with water slide, sports pool, children's pool, diving tower
- 4 Tennis courts
- 2 football pitches
- Skatepark
- Asphaltstockbahn
- Fitness course
- High ropes course
- Cross country ski trail
- Wintersports in ski area of Lachtal