Wies#
Wies, Styria, market town in the district of Deutschlandsberg, alt. 332 m, pop. 2, 580, area 14.94 km2, place of pilgrimage in the valley of the River Sulm. - Agricultural trade school, regional experimental station for special cultures, plastics industries, production of fuse boxes, wood processing, construction, trade. Parish and pilgrimage church (built 1774-1782) with miracle-working statue (middle of 18th century), Burgstall Renaissance castle (first documented mention 1280, present construction 16th
St. Veit filial church with Gothic choir in the
cadastral district of Altenmarkt, numerous frescoes (around 1400) and
high altar (1686). In the vicinity, Seltenriegelquelle spring
(bottling of mineral water).
Literature#
W. Tscherne, Auf der Wies, 1983.