Flirsch

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Flirsch
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Flirsch coat of arms
Flirsch (Austria)
Flirsch
Basic data
Country: Austria
State : Tyrol
Political District : Landeck
License plate : LA
Surface: 31.05 km²
Coordinates : 47 ° 9 '  N , 10 ° 25'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 8 '55 "  N , 10 ° 24' 31"  E
Height : 1154  m above sea level A.
Residents : 994 (January 1, 2020)
Population density : 32 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 6572
Area code : 05447
Community code : 7 06 05
NUTS region AT334
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Village 109
6572 Flirsch
Website: www.flirsch.tirol.gv.at
politics
Mayor : Roland Wechner
Municipal Council : (2016)
(11 members)

3 General list of citizens, 4 Flirsch - LWF, worth living in, 2 Wirtschafta, 2 We for all

Location of Flirsch in the Landeck district
Faggen Fendels Fiss Fließ Flirsch Galtür Grins Ischgl Kappl Kaunerberg Kaunertal Kauns Ladis Landeck Nauders Pettneu am Arlberg Pfunds Pians Prutz Ried im Oberinntal St. Anton am Arlberg Schönwies See Serfaus Spiss Stanz bei Landeck Strengen Tobadill Tösens Zams TirolLocation of the municipality of Flirsch in the Landeck district (clickable map)
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Municipal office, former Villa Draxl
Municipal office, former Villa Draxl
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Flirsch is a municipality with 994 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the district of Landeck , in the state of Tyrol ( Austria ).

geography

View of Flirsch in spring 2003

The place is in the Stanzer Tal between Landeck and the Arlberg .

Community structure

The community consists of several districts and hamlets on both sides of the Rosanna .

The community is located in the judicial district of Landeck .

Neighboring communities

Kappl , Pettneu am Arlberg , Schnann am Arlberg (belongs to the municipality of Pettneu), Strengen , Zams and Kaisers in the Reutte district.

history

Early finds prove a settlement long before the first documentary mention in the middle of the 14th century. At that time, Romansh was predominantly spoken in this area . The district "Persir" (today's center) was first mentioned in 1275. Numerous linguistic remnants still testify to the Rhaeto-Romanic ancestors (see field and house names such as Basur, Troschana, Parseier etc.). Earlier linguistic research also derived the name Flirsch from Rhaeto-Romanic. Mentioned for the first time in 1358 in the Starkenberger Urbar as “Flürs” , it is said to mean floris - spring flower . According to this interpretation, the municipality was given the coat of arms, 6 yellow crocuses on a blue background, on July 23, 1974. Another interpretation derives the community name from the Indo-European “flüro” (terrain that is flooded).

In 1385 a priest is reported for the first time in Flirsch. However, it has not yet been clarified when the first church was built. Archaeological findings are currently still pending. Today's St. The sacred building consecrated to Bartholomäus was largely rebuilt in 1740–1751, with central elements of the previous Gothic building (tower) being integrated. The last extension took place in 1811–1812 under the master builders Johann Josef Senn and Augustin Wolf.

In the late Middle Ages, Flirsch was part of the original parish of St. Jakob and only received its own chaplaincy in 1528 and a curate in 1626 . In 1891 Flirsch was elevated to a parish .

In 1813 the local authority of Flirsch was given the order to form an independent community. Before that, Flirsch was part of the neighboring communities.

coat of arms

Blazon : Six golden crocuses form a fallen point in a blue background.

politics

The municipal council has a total of 11 members.

mayor
  • 1956–1959 Franz Ehart
  • 1959–1965 Josef Traxl
  • 1965–1968 Rudolf Wechner
  • 1968–1982 Erwin Matt
  • 1982–1989 Josef Pfeifer
  • 1989-2004 Bruno Traxl
  • since 2004 Roland Wechner

Culture and sights

Parish Church of Flirsch
  • Catholic parish church Flirsch hl. Bartholomäus: parish church with cemetery, chapel for the dead, war memorial and Widum
  • Chapel of St. Antonius, east on the mountainside
  • Lourdes Chapel, north above the village
  • Chapel at the Arlberg Inn
  • Gondebachbrücke, wooden bridge from the 19th century

economy

The community gained supraregional importance in the late 19th century. In 1886 A. Draxl founded a sheep's wool factory, which soon had to be expanded. The factory was mentioned as early as 1898 in the anniversary volume Die Großindustrie Österreichs . The community of Flirsch became one of the wealthiest communities in the Landeck district thanks to the Draxl'sche company. After being sold several times, the factory was finally shut down in 1964. The factory owner's villa, built in the historicism style between 1903 and 1905, was acquired by the municipality in 1968 and is now used as the town hall.

Economically today, the community is mainly oriented towards (winter) tourism. The tourist center St. Anton am Arlberg, only 12 km away, has an invigorating effect.

traffic

  • Rail: With the construction of the Arlbergbahn in the years 1880–1884, Flirsch was connected to international rail traffic. The railroad (as well as the Draxl'sche factory) changed the once predominantly rural structure of the place and its population. The place still has a train station today, but local public transport in the valley has been discontinued.
  • Bus: Public transport is operated by regional buses.
  • Road: The Arlberg Schnellstraße was opened in 1978, and since then the place has also been easily reached by car. The Flirscher tunnel brought noise relief, because now the car traffic is directed past the place.

Personalities

literature

  • Rudolf Kathrein: Heimat Flirsch through the ages. Flirsch 1985.

Web links

Commons : Flirsch  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of former mayors from 1956 on the homepage of the municipality of Flirsch