Tribuswinkel is a town and

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in the district of

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in northeast

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. Since 1972, it is part of the

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History

The oldest historical mention of Tribuswinkel is from the 12th century with a mention of "Jubort de Tribanswinchele" in 1136 in the founding charter of the

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. In 1251, a

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, running along the Badener Mühlbach (mill river) is mentioned and from the middle ages up until the 19th century, there were at least 4 mills in Tribuswinkel. 1359, Wolfgang von Winden bought the town of Tribuswinkel. The family ''von Winden'' owned Tribuswinkel until 1516. In 1365, Wolfgang von Winden commissioned the construction of a small church and the

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of Tribuswinkel was founded in 1368. Following the death of the Family ''von Winden'', in 1590, the

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businessman Georg Federl bought Tribuswinkel. Since the 16th century, a

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was settled on the outskirts of Tribuswinkel, which carries its name to this day, the ''Schafflerhof-Siedling'', translating into ''sheep farm settlement''. It is said that around 1,000 sheep were kept in the settlement. A series of fires in the 19th century gave rise to the foundation of the voluntary

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of Tribuswinkel. Following the end of the

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in 1945, soviet troops formed the first provisional town government with Karl Bartmann as the new town

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Culture and sights

Castle of Tribuswinkel

The founding is dated 1136, but earlier resourcers refer to 1120. Tribuswinkel - Schloss

The weir would probably have been built as surrounding water castle around 1120-1230. The wall surrounding the castle and the moult do not existing anymore. Today, the castle is owned by the municipality of Traiskirchen and is used as a bed and breakfast and a

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Parish church Tribuswinkel

The

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parish church was built between 1730 and 1732, following plans by the architect Anton Erhard Martinelli. Originally the roof was an

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, but following a fire in 1879, was replaced by a pyramid roof. As a historic building, the building is protected as a cultural heritage site. The church is under the

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Other sights

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Traffic and infrastructure

Traffic

Tribuswinkel sits alongside highway A2, the

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at the exit

. The Triester Straße also runs along the town and was one of the historically most important cities connecting

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to the north of

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. Tribuswinkel also has a rail connection to Vienna on the Badener Bahn.

Local businesses

Biomasseheizkraftwerk Baden Aussenansicht

In the turn of the 19th century, the town transformed from that of a pure farming town, to that of industry. In 1909, the company Scheuble und Hofstätter built a chemical-pharmaceutical factory along the Wiener Neustadt Canal that runs along the town. During the

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, the factory was used to produce

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and following the end of the war, was converted to produce textiles. :de:Tribuswinkel Tribuswinkel German wiki article In 1950, in the south of Tribuswinkel, the

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built a

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plant.

Public services

* 2 Kindergarten * 1 Bank * 1 Primary school * 1 Music school * 1 Highway patrol office * 1 Fire brigade

Literature

There are various history books about Tribuswinkel (in German): * ''Geschichte und Gschichterln aus Tribuswinkel''. Pro Tribus Dorferneuerung, Arbeitsgruppe Geschichte, Tribuswinkel 2012. * Alexandra Ebert: ''Schlosspark Tribuswinkel''. Diplomarbeit, Universität für Bodenkultur, Wien 2008. �
Volltext online (PDF)
* ''Tribuswinkel einst und jetzt. Eine Zeitreise in Bildern durch 100 Jahre Ortsentwicklung''. Pro Tribus Dorferneuerung, Arbeitsgruppe Geschichte, Tribuswinkel 2009. * Stefan Babler: ''Gewässer in Tribuswinkel. Lebensadern unseres Ortes''. Pro Tribus Dorferneuerung, Arbeitsgruppe Geschichte, Tribuswinkel 2006. * ''Kirche und Pfarrleben in Tribuswinkel''. Zwei Bände. Pro Tribus Dorferneuerung, Arbeitsgruppe Geschichte, Tribuswinkel 2002. * ''Das Vereins- und Gesellschaftsleben in Tribuswinkel''. Pro Tribus Dorferneuerung, Arbeitsgruppe Geschichte, Tribuswinkel 2002. * ''Tribuswinkel, vom Bauerndorf zum Industrieort''. Zwei Bände. Pro Tribus Dorferneuerung, Arbeitsgruppe Geschichte, Tribuswinkel 1998. * ''Schloß Tribuswinkel. Von den Anfängen bis in die Gegenwart''. Pro Tribus Dorferneuerung, Arbeitsgruppe Geschichte, Tribuswinkel 1994. * Kurt Drescher: ''Die ehemaligen Badener Mühlen. Eine Zusammenfassung der bekannten Fakten über den Badener Mühlbach, die Badener Müllerzunft, deren vorhandenen'' (

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!) ''Urkunden und der Mühlen am Mühlbach und am Wr. Neustädter Kanal''. Drescher, Baden 1990.

References

External links

www.tribuswinkel.at
- city website {{Authority control Cities and towns in Baden District, Austria