Ausserbraz

Ausserbraz ( village ) ; locality
	Basic data
Pole. District , state	Bludenz (BZ), Vorarlberg
Judicial district	Bludenz
Pole. local community	Bludenz
Coordinates	47 ° 8 ′ 47 " N , 9 ° 54 ′ 0" E Coordinates: 47 ° 8 ′ 47 " N , 9 ° 54 ′ 0" E
height	720 m above sea level A.
Residents of the village	992 (January 1, 2020)
Building status	219 (May 15, 2001 )
Post Code	6751
	Statistical identification
Locality code	17064
Counting district / district	Ausserbraz (80103 017)
	; Schoolhouse in Ausserbraz (listed)
	Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; VoGIS

Wegkapelle Ausserbraz hl. Anna on Klostertalerstraße in Ausserbraz (listed).

Mühlebach in Ausserbraz at river kilometer 0.40 (Mühlebach, Klostertalerstraße L97), confluence of the Winkeltobel and Mühletobel, view from the south to the Laguz plot (in the north).

Ausserbraz (also: Auserbraz , 704 m above sea level ) is a district of the municipality of Bludenz in Vorarlberg ( Austria ). The place is about 5 km as the crow flies from the city limits of Bludenz and borders directly on the municipality of Innerbraz , whereby the Mühlebach and the Mühletobel (also: Frattobel) form part of the natural municipality boundary. Like the Bludenz districts of Bings and Radin , Ausserbraz belongs to the Klostertal and not like the city of Bludenz to the Walgau .

The name Braz comes from the Latin “prates” - meadow. For historical reasons, Ausserbraz is often referred to together with the municipality of Innerbraz as "Braz", although in some cases "Braz" is only used for the municipality of Innerbraz.

The head of the village is Sonja Niedermesser.

history

Auserbraz came to Bludenz from the Sonnenberg rulership in 1695.

The place became known nationwide on June 16, 2010 due to a train accident in which ten of the 16 railway wagons of a 548-meter-long and 770-ton passenger car transport train derailed. ( Arlbergbahn between the Hintergasse parcel and Braz) A brake defect (damage to a brake hose that hung too low and hit the rail heads) at Hintergasse station (Innerbraz) significantly reduced the train's braking ability on the steep incline. The freight train derailed at the Brazer Schlinge (also: Brazer Bogen) at 125 km / h. It was built on the railway infrastructure and the transport material ( Dacia - cars of several million euros damage to property in the amount). Parts of the train, including the locomotive, came to a stop just a few meters in front of a residential building.

church

Ausserbraz has been part of the Catholic parish of the Bludenz community since the 1880s . Since then, however, Ausserbraz has belonged to the parish of the independent community of Innerbraz (see also: List of parishes in the Bludenz-Sonnenberg dean's office ).

The path chapel Ausserbraz hl. Anna was consecrated in 1640 and is a north-facing rectangular building with a gable roof and turret.

A section of the Jakobsweg Landeck – Einsiedeln , which leads through Vorarlberg, the Klostertal and the Walgau , runs via Innerbraz - Ausserbraz - Oberradin - St. Leonhard to Bludenz.

traffic

Ausserbraz has its own ÖBB train station ("Braz") on the Arlberg railway line . It is currently (2017) no longer used in tourist traffic. The main road that leads directly through the village is the state road L97 (Klostertalerstraße). The regional bus route 90 also runs there . Ausserbraz can be reached from the S16 ( Arlberg Schnellstraße ) via its own exit.

sport and freetime

A golf course is available in Ausserbraz. Numerous hiking trails lead to the surrounding mountains of the Klostertal (the Roggelskopf is the "local mountain" of the Braz region and is 2284 m above sea level ). There is an outdoor swimming pool in Innerbraz and a cross-country ski run in winter .

Population development

The population development in Ausserbraz has fluctuated over the centuries but is steadily increasing:

Development of the number of inhabitants in Ausserbraz:

373

273

275

366

319

345

304

293

326

359

354

416

396

433

420

516

521

564

650

767

775

767

1754

1798

1810

1819

1823

1837

1841

1857

1869

1880

1890

1900

1910

1923

1934

1939

1951

1961

1971

1981

1991

2001

2011

Personalities

Josef Vonbank , politician ( Fatherland Front ), farmer and blacksmith.

literature

Benedikt Bilgeri: The Arlberg and the Beginnings of the City of Bludenz , in: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings , 90th year 1972, pp. 1–17 ( digitized version )
Johann Moser: Bludenzer people and houses description 1784 to 1789. Edition and evaluation. History Association Region Bludenz, ISBN 978-3-901833-34-2 .

Web links

Commons : Ausserbraz - collection of images, videos and audio files

Website of the city of Bludenz
80103 - Ausserbraz. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

↑ Manfred Tschaikner in rule, court, tax cooperative, parish and community , online article "Verba volant" of the Vorarlberger Landesarchiv, p. 5 [1] and [2] , p. 283.
↑ See also: Chronicle of the Arlbergbahn ( memento of November 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ).
↑ Manfred Tschaikner in rule, court, tax cooperative, parish and community , online article "Verba volant" of the Vorarlberger Landesarchiv, p. 4 f [3] and [4] , p. 282 f.
↑ Historical Ortlexikon - Statistical Documentation on Population and Settlement History Vorarlberg ( Memento from October 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive )

[1] Manfred Tschaikner in rule, court, tax cooperative, parish and community , online article "Verba volant" of the Vorarlberger Landesarchiv, p. 5 [1] and [2] , p. 283.

[2] See also: Chronicle of the Arlbergbahn ( memento of November 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ).

[3] Manfred Tschaikner in rule, court, tax cooperative, parish and community , online article "Verba volant" of the Vorarlberger Landesarchiv, p. 4 f [3] and [4] , p. 282 f.

[4] Historical Ortlexikon - Statistical Documentation on Population and Settlement History Vorarlberg ( Memento from October 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive )