!!!Obdach

Obdach, Styria, market town in the district of Judenburg, alt. 
874 m, pop. 2,068, area 42.88 km%%sup 2/%, north of Obdacher 
Sattel pass (955 m) on an ancient trade route to Carinthia dating 
back to Roman times. Forest ranger station, biomass heating plant; 
manufacturing industry (esp. lawn-mowers), clothing industry, 
small-scale tourism during the summer months. Parish church 
(Romanesque and late Gothic style, adapted in the 17%%sup th/%  
century) with nave and two side aisles (first documented mention in 
1207) and West Tower (1757-1769), a late Gothic fresco of St. 
Christophorus (early 16%%sup th/%  century) and statue of seated St. 
Aegyd (around 1470); hospital church (adaptations during the 
16%%sup th/%  and 17%%sup th/%  centuries) with high altar (around 
1660-1670) and statues of saints in late Gothic style (around 1470), 
in the chapels carved altars (1715 and 1712) and column with statue of 
the Virgin Mary (1716); former Rosenbach Castle (reconstruction in 
1880); gate tower; group of 15%%sup th/% -century burghers' houses 
(town centre).

!Literature
E. Grillitsch, Die wirtsch.- und sozialgeographischen 
Veraenderungen in der Marktgemeinde Obdach, master´s thesis, 
Graz 1991.


%%language
[Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Obdach|class='wikipage austrian']
%%

[{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}]
[{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]