Styria [antikvár]

Slyria is a UukI of clivi'rsity and open-inindedness. Yet it is shaped uniquelv bv the self-vcliance ol'her people. Their c onsciousness of the countiT that has developed over thc centuries is one of her characteristic features. The Styrians are self-confident but with no tinge of arrogance.A varietv of landscapes are combined in our land: hish-rising mountains and southern vineyards, lonely, majestic forests and wide alpine meadows. popular and renowned winter spoils resorts, peaceful \ illages and bustling cities, industry and agricul-tiu-e. transcontinental highways and lone paths, sohtaiy valleys seemingly tuitouched by the coursc of centuries. In spite of a high degree of industrialization. our environment has remained largelv intact; its preseivation safeguarded from an earlv stage bv exemplaiy state laws that will "maintain its qualitv for future generationsThe Stvrians are quite a special breed, attitudes ranging from the strictly consen-ative, rooted in their tradition, to the avant-garde, cosmopolitan. and the refined. Thus, the tonus "St\Tia'' and "St^'rians" stand for a diverse, colorful, vigorous, and ceitainly thriving and d>'namic life.In spite of our relatively remote situation in south-eastern Europe, we are active particijiants in world-wide intellectual cultural and technical developments. Viliat is more, important innovations have been launched from here: combustion engine research. pioneered bv Hans List and Anton Pisclnnger. and the intenia-tionally recognized work by Otto Kratky on X-ray microstructures. to mention but a few of immerous achievements after World W ar II. Willibald Riedier is a leader in space research. Johann Fischl and Ferdinand Weinhandl are respected names in theolog%' and philosophv. The economists .losef Dohretsber^er. Wilheim Taucher and Anion Tauscher have lent a theoretical and !»-actical momentum lo the rapid reconstruction of Stvria's economv. The great jurist Waller Wilburg, is considered the founder of the "Mobile System'' (a pioneering approach lo die c-xpla-nalion of Jegal |)henomena. promoting tlie idea that rules sliould rathe]- he based on a plurality of variably combined factors than on just one shigular. and often too limited aspect).Today, the ^Graz School of Architecture"' offers practical solulions for building construclion and design. It provides contemporary art with novel ideas bv the creative integratioi of regional experiences.A borderland for manv centuries. Stvria has never been endowed with material wealth. Btit it has always been rich in talented, in intellectual, open-minded and creative people. The scenic beauty of the '^Wald-heimat"-the region around Alpl and St. Kathrein am Hauenstein-has been described most impressively by Peter Rosegger, probably St\'ria's most famous poet and writer, who also graphically described the hard and frugal life of the peasants in this region, their steadfast faith in God, and their struggle for sun-ival.SfsTia's Salzkammergut, on the other hand, mi^ht be called the "Sty-rian Arcadia", for ever smce its at the beginning of the 19th cen-tur\'. this stimulating region has been a xavom-ei meetiiigplace ofso-called Estates, hai ííreal moment.Waldstcin Castlevarzenegger, the "S atcdlva"MisterUnfeistritz is the birthplace of Viktor Franz Hess, the 19.36 Nobel laureate in plivsics for his discovei-v of cosmic radiation. He has been tili only "native" Styrian so far, to receive this highest scientific award. prominent sons of StjTia have gone out into the world to accomplish great things, such as in the IStli ccntuiy Johann Joseph Fux from eastern StjTia, renowned for his court operas, and Iiis legendary "Gradus ad Pamassuma tutor on comiter-point. In recent vears it was the renowned conductors Karl Böhm and Nikolaus Hamoncou]t. Anton Lippe, who later became master of the St. Hedwig Cathedral Choir hi Berlin, was an acclaimed conductor at Graz Cathe-1 for manv the event in touching d Otiiers were Kurl Wellt Ovietle. Alexander Silv P. Oberluiber. GoltlViet Fritz Hartlaiier. to nam The Graz Ojieia House Tiieatre, the latter sine, loealedinllieformcrph pion Sepp Walciier-killed i an accident while competiiii beloved sport-and the siatóni world cliani|iion Lea Sfllkiicr. Al the l')')2 Winter Olvmpics, the Austrian four-man bobsieigh with Harald \N'inklcr from Graz won a gold medal: bronze medals went lo Micliael Tiitselier from Schladiiling and Klaus Ofner IVoniMiiraii. In l')(i8. iMuiifred Schmid froni Liezeil was luge gold medalist. Ill Smmiler and Winter Olympics since l')36, Styi'ian adiletef ¦e been awardcfl a total of sixteen medals. In 1070. during crai,ling for the Monza Grand Prix. Joclieil Rindt died in a tragic accident aCte secured the Fonmila I vniild Muster In rianOak', repeatedly a "Mister Universe", now a inegastar'in the USA, is our most famous compatiiot tofjay, a "symljol of StyTian strength", present on tlie movie screens worldwide. Eva Ruebei-Staier from Brack was crowned "Miss World" in 1969. All these personalities have represented our countiT as fair competitors with grace, discipline and strength. Manv young people, such as Nikola Tesia, the pioneer of alternatmg cniTent. Franz Miklosicb. the founder ot the scientific study of SI.WC languages and literature, or Ivo Andric. who received the Nobel prize in literature in 1961. studied hi Graz and developed their character here.