Bürserberg

coat of arms

Austria map

Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Vorarlberg

Political District :

Bludenz

License plate :

BZ

Surface:

13.73 km²

Coordinates :

47 ° 9 ' N , 9 ° 47' E Coordinates: 47 ° 8 '36 " N , 9 ° 46' 34" E

Height :

871 m above sea level A.

Residents :

550 (January 1, 2020)

Population density :

40 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

6707

Area code :

05552

Community code :

8 01 07

NUTS region

AT341

Address of the
municipal administration:

Boden 1
6707 Bürserberg

Website:

www.buerserberg.at

politics

Mayor :

Fridolin Plaickner

Local council : (2010)
(12 members)

Majority vote

Location of Bürserberg in the Bludenz district

Bürserberg (down in the valley with a view of Bludenz )

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Panorama of the Tschengla ski area on the Bürserberg

Bürserberg is a municipality in Austria in Vorarlberg in the Bludenz district with 550 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).

geography

The mountain community of Bürserberg is located in the westernmost state of Austria , Vorarlberg , in the Bludenz district at an altitude of 871 meters. It is located at the entrance of the Brandnertal - around 5 km from Bludenz and is a hillside settlement divided into several terraces.

A total of 57.0% of the total area is forested and 18.5% of the area is alpine or mountain pastures. There are no other cadastral communities in Bürserberg.

Well known is the Schesatobel , one of the largest mudslides in Europe.

history

In 1347 the "Vallavier" valley was awarded to 12 Walser families. Probably at the same time Walser settled in the upper area of Bürserberg.

In 1730 the parish church was consecrated to St. Joseph. From 1805 to 1814 the place belonged to Bavaria , then again to Austria . From 1830 a first street was built under Alois Negrelli . Bürserberg has belonged to the Austrian state of Vorarlberg since the Vorarlberg Parliament was founded in 1861.

From 1945 to 1955 the place was part of the French occupation zone in the Republic of Austria, which was restored after the Second World War .

Population development

The proportion of foreigners at the end of 2002 was 9.3 percent.

From 1981 to 1991, both the birth balance and the migration balance were positive. In the years up to 2011, emigration increased and the birth rate decreased.

politics

The community council consists of twelve members. The election was not made by lists, but by majority vote. The current mayor is Fridolin Plaickner.

In 2001, the municipal income from taxes and other charges was 668,364 €, the municipal expenditure was 1,466,009 €. The debt level in 2001 was € 2,448,603.

coat of arms

The church village Bürserberg (Matin) is still in the shade, the Tschengla is already in the sun. Above that Schillerkopf (left) and Mondspitze.

The community - coat of arms was created in 1969 with a design by Schrunser artist and heraldist Konrad Honold .

Description: In blue a silver ibex head over a black three-mountain .

Town twinning

Durbach , Ortenaukreis , Baden-Württemberg , Germany

Culture and sights

Stone circles

The stone circles on the Bürserberg are in the district of Tschengla . They are supposedly "Neolithic", but were probably only erected there a few years ago.

Economy and Infrastructure

In 2003 there were 11 commercial enterprises with 144 employees and 3 apprentices on site. There were 265 employees subject to wage tax. Tourism and tourism play an important role for the municipality. In the 2001/2002 tourism year, the municipality counted a total of 68,456 overnight stays. Since the 1960s, the district of "Tschengla" has been accessed by several ski lifts .

education

In Bürserberg there is a kindergarten and (as of January 2003) 26 students.

Individual evidence

^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Bürserberg, population development. Accessed March 31, 2019 .
↑ Cornelia Albertani, Ulrich Nachbaur: Vorarlberg municipal coat of arms registry . Ed .: Vorarlberger Landesarchiv. 3. Edition. Bregenz 2011, ISBN 978-3-902622-17-4 , pp. 22 ( vorarlberg.at [PDF]).
^ Stone circles on the Bürserberg
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Web links

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

[1] Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Bürserberg, population development. Accessed March 31, 2019 .

[2] Cornelia Albertani, Ulrich Nachbaur: Vorarlberg municipal coat of arms registry . Ed .: Vorarlberger Landesarchiv. 3. Edition. Bregenz 2011, ISBN 978-3-902622-17-4 , pp. 22 ( vorarlberg.at [PDF]).

[3] Stone circles on the Bürserberg

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