Poellau description and photos - Austria: Styria (Topic)

Poellau description and photos - Austria: Styria. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Poellau.

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Pollau is an Austrian city located in the federal state of Styria, part of the Hartberg district. It is located about 55 km north-east of Graz.

Pollau was documented in 1153. The name of the city in translation from German means "field, wide valley". Pollau's favorable location at the crossroads of two trade routes has turned it into a shopping center. In the 13th century, the village was significantly expanded. After the death of the owner of the castle and land of Pollau, Hans von Neuberg in 1482, the land was transferred to the Augustinian monks.

In 1677, Michael Joseph Meister began a global modernization of Pollau. The barn and Meir's house were built, and the main square of the city underwent changes. The reconstruction was completed only in 1779, after the death of Michael Meister.
Film The city, meanwhile, flourished economically. It has developed into an important trading area. The plans for the development of the city included the idea of building a railway; it was planned to bring the Feistritzbahn branch to Pollau, however, due to two world wars, these plans were never realized. Currently, there are no railway stations within 10 kilometers of Pollau. However, the city is not far away, because the A2 motorway from Vienna to Graz is nearby.

The main attractions of Pollau include the former Augustinian abbey and the huge baroque church of St. Vitus. The church was built in the early 18th century by the architect Joachim Carlone from Graz. The interior of the temple is decorated with frescoes with an optical illusion of volume by Matthias von Goertz, depicting saints and 12 apostles, as well as the altarpiece of the work of Joseph A. Molk. Also of interest are the Echo of Physics Museum, the Doll and Toy Museum, and the Ferrari Car Museum.

6 km from Pollau is the 14th-century Gothic Maria Lebing Church with frescoes by Joseph A. Molk and statues of the Virgin Mary of the 15th and 17th centuries.

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