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The St. Veit “Bürger-Goldhauben-Frauen”

The St. Veit “Bürger-Frauen-Verein”, an association of women citizens,
was officially founded in 1885. The women citizens of St. Veit are said to
have provided notable services from as early
th
as the 17 century.
At the time of the plague in particular they
tended to the sick and suffering.
Empress Maria Theresa gave thanks and
recognition to the women of St. Veit by
granting them the right to wear a festive
costume decorated with a gold hood. A
notable reference to this can be seen on the
banner dating from 1849.

The St. Veit Circle

After the Second World War, the so-called
St. Veit Circle, whose members included
Justinus Mulle, Gerhard Glawischnig and
Günther Mittergradnegger, revived the
Carinthian folk song. Justinus Mulle (1891-
1966), director of the elementary school in St. Veit, composed songs
which instantly became part of the general song repertoire. This formed
the sound of the Glan Valley landscape, which allowed the musical
talent of these people to develop fully. His creations such as
“Ulrichsberg”, “Ham geahn”, “Die Liab is a Traman” or “Übarn
Glantalbodn” are known by everyone and sung somewhere in the region
every day.

Gerhard Glawischnig (1906-1995), an evangelical priest in St. Veit and
Superintendent of the province of Carinthia, was both a dialect poet
rooted in tradition and also a creator of High German poetry looking for
new ways of writing. His creativity was based on humour, but also on
serious contemplation. He considered himself to be a man of the earth

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