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53-562: Hauptplatz (German: "Main Square") is the name of a number of squares in German speaking cities: Hauptplatz, a square in the city of Ried im Innkreis , Austria Hauptplatz (Salzburg) , a square, now known as Residenzplatz, in the city of Salzburg, Austria Hauptplatz, a square in the city of Wiener Neustadt , Austria See also [ edit ] Main Square (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

106-845: A plague epidemic reached the city and took 236 lives. In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) and in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1745), the border conflicts between Austria and Bavaria resurfaced. After the War of the Bavarian Succession , the Innviertel - including Ried - was ceded to Austria in the Treaty of Teschen 1779. During the Napoleonic Wars , it was temporarily returned to Bavaria in 1810. Napoleon spent

159-523: A Metropolitan Municipality. Home to several industrial parks. The city ranks among the Anatolian Tigers . In 2012 exports from Konya reached 130 countries. A number of Turkish industrial conglomerates, such as Bera (ex Kombassan) Holding, have their headquarters in Konya. While agriculture-based industries play a role, the city's economy has evolved into a center for the manufacturing of components for

212-447: A camp for members of the German military taken as prisoners of war. Besides the prisoner of war camp, a Displaced persons camp was also built. This camp was led by a member of the UNRRA and had the number 701A . Since the local elections in 2003, the municipal council has had 37 members, whose term of office is six years. Since the local elections in 2015, the seats are distributed among

265-511: A few other quarters. Most of them have a long history of their own. Others were designed as new development areas and then obtained their own name, but often have no distinct boundaries. In particular, these areas belong to the city core: The following municipalities are adjacent to Ried. They are listed in clockwise direction, starting from the South: Neuhofen im Innkreis , Mehrnbach , Aurolzmünster , Tumeltsham and Hohenzell . Ried

318-554: A girls' school. In 1923 during the population exchange between Greece and Turkey , the Greeks of the nearby village of Sille were forced to leave as refugees and resettle in Greece . The first local administration in Konya was founded in 1830 and converted into a municipality in 1876. In March 1989, the municipality became a Metropolitan Municipality. As of that date, Konya had three central district municipalities (Meram, Selçuklu, Karatay) and

371-709: A newly established kingdom. Following the fall of the Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate in 1307, Konya became the capital of the Karamanids , a Turkish beylik , which lasted until 1322 when the city was captured by the neighbouring Beylik of Karamanoğlu . In 1420, the Beylik of Karamanoğlu fell to the Ottoman Empire and, in 1453, Konya was made the provincial capital of the Karaman Eyalet . Under Ottoman rule, Konya

424-780: A period of chaos overwhelmed Anatolia after the Seljuk victory in the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, and the Norman mercenary leader Roussel de Bailleul rose in revolt at Iconium. The city was finally conquered by the Seljuks in 1084. Iconium became the second capital of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum after the fall of Nicaea until 1243. It was briefly occupied by the army of the First Crusade (August 1097) and Frederick Barbarossa (May 18, 1190) after

477-484: A range of destinations, including Istanbul , Ankara and İzmir . It is connected to the town centre by a tram. The Konya Tram network is 41 km (25 mi) long and has two lines with 41 stations. Opened in 1992, it was expanded in 1996 and 2015. The Konya Tram uses Škoda 28 T vehicles. Work began on building a Konya Metro in 2020 and is expected to be completed in 2024 and will have 22 stations. Konya also has an extensive inner-city bus network. Konya

530-484: A traditional rice dish made from meat and assorted vegetables. Konya is also known for its sweets, including cezerye , an old Turkish sweet made from carrots, and pişmaniye , which is similar to American cotton candy. The city's football team Konyaspor is part of the Turkish Professional Football League . On May 31, 2017, they won their first national trophy, beating İstanbul Başakşehir to

583-611: A week. Konya is believed to correspond to the Late Bronze Age toponym Ikkuwaniya known from Hittite records. This placename is regarded as Luwian in origin. During classical antiquity and the medieval period it was known as Ἰκόνιον ( Ikónion ) in Greek (with regular Medieval Greek apheresis [Kónio(n)] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |script= ( help ) ) and as Iconium in Latin . A folk etymology holds that

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636-680: Is 433 m (1,421 ft) above sea level . It measures 3.2 km (2.0 mi) from the North to the South and 3.6 km (2.2 mi) from the East to the West and it is 6.7 km (2.6 sq mi) in area. Ried has a humid continental climate , bordering on an oceanic climate . Ried consists of a city core, composed of several spatially separated squares (e.g. Hauptplatz , Stelzhamerplatz , Kirchenplatz , Roßmarkt , Marktplatz , and Hoher Markt ), as well as

689-846: Is based in the city. Since 1846, Ried has also had a hospital of regional importance. The development to a city of schools started with the construction of the high school in 1872. Today the city has two high schools, the Bundes Oberstufenrealgymnasium in the Dr. Thomas Senn -street and the Bundesgymnasium und Bundesrealgymnasium in the Beethovenstraße , three elementary schools, one alternative school (Bildungswerkstatt Schmetterlingsschule und Privatkindergarten), two public secondary schools, one private secondary school ( Franziskanerinnen ), and one polytechnic institute. The district capital

742-600: Is connected to Ankara , Eskişehir , Istanbul and Karaman via the high-speed railway services of the Turkish State Railways . Konya Airport (KYA) is a public airport but also a military airbase used by NATO . The Third Air Wing of the 1st Air Force Command is based at the Konya Air Base . The wing controls the four Boeing 737 AEW&C Peace Eagle aircraft of the Turkish Air Force . Konya

795-596: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ried im Innkreis Ried is situated in a hollow of the Alpine foothills , to the north of the Hausruck Forest ( Hausruckwald ). The name of the city is derived from the Middle High German "Riet" (also: Rieth, Reet, Rohr, and the like), which denotes the reed which grows along the shores of swamps. Ried im Innkreis

848-661: Is in the southern part of the Central Anatolia Region with the southernmost side of the province hemmed in by the Taurus Mountains . Konya has a cold semi-arid climate ( BSk ) under the Köppen classification and a temperate continental ( Dc ) climate under the Trewartha classification. Summer daytime temperatures average 30 °C (86 °F), although summer nights are cool. The highest temperature recorded in Konya

901-804: Is the seat of the school authority of the vocational schools (one for commercial skilled trades and the second for mercantile skilled trades), the Federal Commercial Academy, the Federal Commercial School, the College for Occupation in Service Industries Management, and the Higher Technical School for Engineering. In Ried, there is also a State Music School and the College for Kindergarten Pedagogics with its training kindergarten. A gymnastics school (Jahnturnhalle) of

954-629: The Battle of Iconium (1190) . The area was reoccupied by the Turks after the Crusaders left. Konya reached the height of its wealth and influence in the second half of the 12th century when the Seljuk sultans of Rum also subdued the Anatolian beyliks to their east, especially that of the Danishmends , thus establishing their rule over virtually all of eastern Anatolia ,. They also acquired several port towns along

1007-575: The Central Anatolian Plateau , and is the capital of Konya Province . During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium . In 19th-century accounts of the city in English its name is usually spelt Konia or Koniah . In the late medieval period, Konya was the capital of the Seljuk Turks ' Sultanate of Rum , from where the sultans ruled over Anatolia. As of 2023, the population of

1060-527: The Karamanids , before being taken over by the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century. After the Turkish War of Independence the city became part of the modern Republic of Turkey. Excavations have shown that the region was inhabited during the Late Copper Age , around 3000 BC. The Phrygians established their kingdom in central Anatolia in the eighth century BC and Xenophon describes Iconium (as

1113-560: The Mediterranean (including Alanya ) and the Black Sea (including Sinop ) and even gained a brief foothold in Sudak , Crimea . This golden age lasted until the first decades of the 13th century. Many Persians and Persianised Turks from Persia and Central Asia migrated to Anatolian cities either to flee the invading Mongols or to benefit from the opportunities for educated Muslims in

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1166-474: The Renaissance and were draped over furniture to show off the wealth and status of their owners. They often crop up in contemporary oil paintings as symbols of the wealth of the painter's clients. One of the city's best-known dishes, etli ekmek consists of slices of lamb served on flaps of soft white bread. Konya is also known for unfeasibly long pides (Turkish pizzas) intended to be shared, and tirit ,

1219-714: The Schwanthaler family of sculptors are in Ried. In 1632, Hans Schwabenthaler , later Schwanthaler, came to Ried, and the family's factory was there until 1838. His son, Thomas Schwanthaler , made the high altar and the sculpture of the Group on the Mount of Olives in the town church of Ried. Several sculptures of the family are preserved in many churches of Upper Austria and in the Innviertler Volkskundehaus (folklore museum). Since

1272-626: The Türkiye Kupası in a penalty shootout. They repeated this success on August 6, 2017, defeating Beşiktaş to win the Türkiye Süper Kupası (Turkish Super Bowl). Konya Metropolitan Stadium (Konya Büyükşehir Stadyumu) is in the Selçuklu neighbourhood and can seat up to 42,000 spectators. The city hosted the 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games in August 2022. Founded in 1975, Selçuk University had

1325-523: The "Rieder Rundschau", the "Tips Ried-Schärding" ( [1] ), the ( Oberösterreichische Nachrichten , [2] ), and the "Rieder Magazin" ( [3] ). Since 2005 the TV channel "Ried TV" [4] broadcasts local reports via an optical fiber network and via the internet . In the industrial sector, Ried is home to the world-famous ski factory, Fischer , FACC (Fischer Advanced Composites Components AG), which builds parts for aeroplanes, Team 7 producing organic furniture , and

1378-620: The 1990s, Ried's football (soccer) club, SV Ried , has seen continuous success at the national level. The club won the Austrian Cup in 1998 and 2011, as well as being the runner-up in the Austrian football championships , and it is currently playing its 19th season in the Bundesliga , the Austrian premier league. Iconium Konya is a major city in central Turkey , on the southwestern edge of

1431-604: The Austrian Gymnastics Association ( Österreichische Turnerbunde , ÖTB) is also in Ried. Since 1867, Ried has periodically held trade fairs of several days' duration. The significance and popularity of these exhibitions is reflected by the number of visitors. One quarter of the visitors come from Bavaria , but there are also many visitors from the Czech Republic, Slovakia , Hungary, Slovenia , Italy, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein . Weekly journals of Ried are

1484-541: The Metropolitan Province was just over 2.3 million, making it the sixth most populous city in Turkey , and second most populous of the Central Anatolia Region , after Ankara . Konya is served by TCDD high-speed train ( YHT ) services from Istanbul , Ankara and Karaman . The local airport ( Konya Havalimanı , KYA) is served by frequent flights from Istanbul whereas flights to and from İzmir are offered few times

1537-517: The Ottomans. During the Turkish War of Independence (1919–1922) Konya was a major air base . In 1922, the air force, renamed as the Inspectorate of Air Forces, was headquartered in Konya. Before 1923, 4,000 Orthodox, Turkish-speaking and Greek-speaking Christians lived there. The Greek community numbered approximately 2,500 people who maintained, at their own expense, a church, a boys' school and

1590-540: The area. Ried was situated only one and a half hours by foot from the Austrian border at the Geiersberg , and this vicinity proved again and again to be disastrous to the market town of Ried. In 1266, the Veste Ried was conquered by Ottokar II. Přemysl , and it was again conquered on 24 September 1364 by Rudolf IV. der Stifter and destroyed. The First Treaty of Ried , negotiated in 1379, halted these border conflicts for

1643-443: The automotive industry; machinery manufacturing; agricultural tools; casting; plastic paints and chemicals; construction materials; paper and packaging; processed foods; textiles; and leather. Turkey's largest solar farm is located 20 miles east of the city, near Karapınar . Konya sits in the center of the largest province, in the largest plain ( Konya Plain ), and is the seventh most heavily populated city in Turkey. The city

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1696-538: The beginning of his Third Missionary Journey several years later. According to the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla , Iconium was also the birthplace of Saint Thecla , who saved the city from attack by the Isaurians in 354. Under the Byzantine Empire , the city became the seat of a bishop, and in c.  370 was raised to the status of a metropolitan see for Lycaonia , with Saint Amphilochius as

1749-563: The city was originally called) as the last city of Phrygia. The region was overwhelmed by Cimmerian invaders c.  690 BC . Later it formed part of the Persian Empire , until Darius III was defeated by Alexander the Great in 333 BC. Alexander's empire broke up shortly after his death and the town came under the rule of Seleucus I Nicator . During the Hellenistic period the town

1802-472: The company Wintersteiger, a specialist in high-technology plant construction and engineering. Ried was previously home to two breweries , keeping up the long history of beers in the Innviertel . The Kellerbrauerei was the oldest private brewery in Austria, founded in 1446, but ceased trading in 2013. The Riederbrauerei , founded in 1536, continues to produce beer and soft drinks to this day. The roots of

1855-599: The first metropolitan bishop. In the 7th century it became part of the Anatolic Theme and was, together with the nearby (Caballa) Kaballah Fortress ( Turkish : Gevale Kalesi ) ( location ) a frequent target of Arab attacks during the Arab–Byzantine wars in the eighth to tenth century, being captured by Arabs in 723–724. The rebellious general Andronikos Doukas used the Kaballah fortress as his base in 905–906. During

1908-601: The first time in 1867, formed the foundation for Ried's later position as a centre for exhibitions and trade fairs. On 12 March 1938 - the day of the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany - units of the German Wehrmacht marched into Ried; Hitler passed through the city on his way to Linz . At the end of World War II on 3 May 1945, American troops marched in and the city became part of the American occupation area in occupied Austria. The American military administration built

1961-458: The founding legend of the city. The tendrils in the right quarter were also in the original coat of arms and refer to the importance of the city as a centre of brewing. Since 1974, the Bavarian city of Landshut has been the twin city of Ried. Railway Highways Air traffic Buses Ried has a tax office, a regional court, and a district court. Furthermore, the district authority

2014-431: The largest number of students (76,080) of any public university in Turkey during the 2008–09 academic year. The other public university, Necmettin Erbakan University , was established in Konya in 2010. Private colleges in Konya include the KTO Karatay University. Konya hosts the Anatolian Eagle Tactical Training Centre for training NATO Allies and friendly Air Forces. The central bus station has connections to

2067-400: The morale of the troops during the crusade : When the enemy had overthrown the flag of the army in Iconium , Dietmar took off his boot and put it onto a lance; under that sign, the crusaders took new courage and managed to conquer the city. The peasants' boot of this legend is now part of the city's coat of arms. The line of the lords of Ried ended around 1200 and the Bavarian dukes took over

2120-409: The name Ikónion was derived from εἰκών (' icon '), referring to an ancient Greek legend according to which the hero Perseus vanquished the native population with an image of the " Gorgon Medusa 's head " before founding the city. Konya was known as Dârülmülk to the Rum Seljuks . The Konya region has been inhabited since the third millennium BC and fell at different times under

2173-525: The new vilayet system introduced in 1864. In 1832 Anatolia was invaded by Mehmed Ali Paşa of Kavala whose son, İbrahim Paşa , occupied Konya. Although he was driven out with the help of the European powers, Konya went into a decline after this, as described by the British traveller, William Hamilton, who visited in 1837 and found a scene 'of destruction and decay', as he recorded in his Researches in Asia Minor, Pontus and Armenia , published in 1842. Konya's textile and mining industries flourished under

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2226-488: The night in Ried twice and narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on 2 May 1809. With the Treaty of Ried , Bavaria changed sides on 8 October 1813 and joined the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon. After the Treaty of Munich in 1816, Ried finally became Austrian. As the largest market town of Austria at that time, Ried was granted its town charter by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in 1857. The "Gewerbliche Ausstellungsfest" (Commercial Exhibition Festival), held for

2279-465: The political parties as follows: Since 1781, Ried has been governed by a mayor and a municipal council . Since 1997, the mayor has been directly elected by the eligible voters for a term of four years, at the same time as the municipal council. The mayor is the chairman of the council. His deputy is the first councillor, the vice-mayor . Since 1994, the mayor of Ried im Innkreis has been Albert Ortig. Mayors of Ried since 1899 Ried's coat of arms

2332-401: The rule of the Hittites , the Phrygians , the Greeks , the Persians and the Romans . In the 11th century the Seljuk Turks conquered the area and began ruling over its Rûm ( Byzantine Greek ) inhabitants, making Konya the capital of their new Sultanate of Rum . Under the Seljuks, the city reached the height of its wealth and influence. Following their demise, Konya came under the rule of

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2438-421: The tenth or eleventh century the church of Saint Amphilochius was constructed inside the citadel of Kaballa, housing the tomb of the saint which the Turks later believed to be the tomb of Plato , renaming the church to Eflâtun Mescidi (mosque of Plato). The monastery of Saint Chariton , another local from Iconium, was located a few miles away in Sylata . The Seljuk Turks first raided the area in 1069 , but

2491-410: The time being. In 1435, Ried obtained its own coat of arms from Duke Henry XVI of Bavaria . During the Reformation , several reports of ecclesiastic visitations verify the influence of the Reformation. But by 1580, the Counter-Reformation had been completed, which led many to emigrate. During the German Peasants' War , Ried was the asylum and headquarters of the Bavarian war commissioner. In 1649,

2544-448: Was 40.9 °C (106 °F) on 14 August 2023, closely beating the former record of 40.6 °C (105 °F) on 30 July 2000. Winters average −4.2 °C (24 °F), and the lowest temperature recorded was −26.5 °C (−16 °F) on 6 February 1972. Precipitation levels are low and happen mainly in winter and spring. Konya has a reputation for being one of the more religiously conservative metropolitan centres in Turkey. Konya

2597-409: Was administered by the Sultan's sons ( Şehzade ) , starting with Şehzade Mustafa and Şehzade Cem (the sons of Sultan Mehmed II ), and continuing with the future Sultan Selim II . Between 1483 and 1864, Konya was the administrative capital of the Karaman Eyalet . During the reforming Tanzimat period, it became the seat of the larger Vilayet of Konya which replaced the Karaman Eyalet, as part of

2650-416: Was awarded together with the municipal charter in 1857. The coat of arms is divided into four parts: The upper quarter shows the double eagle and signifies the affiliation to Austria. The lower quarter contains the "Bavarian Wecken" - white-blue rhombuses - and indicates that the town originally belonged to Bavaria. In the left quarter is the laced boot, which was also on the older coat of arms and refers to

2703-417: Was first mentioned on 13 November 1136, as a castle of the Bavarian sovereign with the seat of the noble house of Ried. Already in 1180, the townsmen of Ried were first mentioned in records, indicating a settlement near the castle. Legend has it that in 1191, Dietmar der Anhanger - a miller's son - obtained the market town of Ried as a fiefdom from Frederick I. (Barbarossa). Allegedly, Dietmar boosted

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2756-484: Was ruled by the kings of Pergamon . As Attalus III , the last king of Pergamon, was about to die without an heir, he bequeathed his kingdom to the Roman Republic . Once incorporated into the Roman Empire , under emperor Claudius , the city's name was changed to Claudiconium. During the reign of emperor Hadrianus it was known as Colonia Aelia Hadriana. Paul and Silas probably visited Konya during Paul's Second Missionary Journey in about AD 50, as well as near

2809-527: Was the final home of Rumi (Mevlana), whose turquoise-domed tomb in the city is its primary tourist attraction. In 1273, Rumi's followers established the Mevlevi Sufi order of Islam and became known as the Whirling Dervishes . Every Saturday, there are Whirling Dervish performances ( semas ) at the Mevlana Cultural Centre. Unlike some of the commercial performances staged in cities like Istanbul, these are genuinely spiritual sessions. Expensive, richly patterned Konya carpets were exported to Europe during

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