Göfis
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| Country: | Austria | |
| State : | Vorarlberg | |
| Political District : | Feldkirch | |
| License plate : | FK | |
| Surface: | 9.05 km² | |
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 14 ' N , 9 ° 38' E | |
| Height : | 558 m above sea level A. | |
| Residents : | 3,324 (January 1, 2020) | |
| Population density : | 367 inhabitants per km² | |
| Postal code : | 6811 | |
| Area code : | 05522 | |
| Community code : | 8 04 07 | |
| NUTS region | AT342 | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Kirchstrasse 2 6811 Göfis |
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| Mayor : | Thomas Lampert (village list) | |
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Local council : (2015) (24 members) |
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| Location of Göfis in the Feldkirch district | ||
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Göfis is a municipality in Austria in Vorarlberg in the Feldkirch district with 3324 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).
geography
Göfis is located in the westernmost state of Austria, Vorarlberg, in the Feldkirch district at an altitude of 558 meters. Göfis is the gateway to the Walgau, which extends to Nüziders . 49.2% of the area (9 km²) is forested.
Community structure
There is only the cadastral community of Göfis.
Neighboring communities
The neighboring communities are Rankweil , Satteins , Frastanz and Feldkirch .
history
The name "Segavio" in the oldest documentary evidence is derived from the Celtic "segos" (victory, strength, strength), as is that of the local castle name Sigberg, and denotes a fortified settlement. Sigberg means the same as the Romanesque "Montfort". It makes sense to trace this name back to the Heidenburg, the ruins of which have been determined to be partly late Roman and partly early medieval. The finds made there go back to the Early Bronze Age and point to a very old settlement soil.
In the late Roman period, the Heidenburg was of strategic importance as a refuge. A Christian cult site belonging to the 6th century was found in its area.
Göfis comes into the light of documentary tradition from the middle of the 9th century. The Rhaetian property register from approx. 842 names the royal fiefs of the hunter Bercharius and Fontejanus in Göfis.
Since the 13th century, different Montfortic ministerial families were to be found in Göfis: the Knights of Göfis since 1209 and the Knights of Sigberg. The latter persist until the 15th century. They have a larger fiefdom and some belong to the high clergy in Chur. Its headquarters are in Sigburg, which is located on the strategically important Ill crossing to Frastanz.
The Habsburgs ruled the places in Vorarlberg alternately from Tyrol and Upper Austria ( Freiburg im Breisgau ). From 1805 to 1814 the place belonged to Bavaria, then again to Austria. For Austrian province of Vorarlberg Göfis heard since its founding in 1861. The place was 1945-1955 part of the French zone of occupation in Austria.
During the flood in 2005 , damage was caused by the water masses of the Ill in the Schildried parcel in the municipality. Because the district is located directly on the Ill, which has already overflowed its banks several times, the resettlement of the residents there was initiated. As a result, the entire area was converted into a compensation area in order to be able to absorb the river water that had passed over in the event of another flood. The cleanup work and the financial compensation of the residents were significant financial items for a community of this size.
Population development
The proportion of foreigners at the end of 2002 was 7.4%.
The population growth of the last decades is based on a positive birth balance . The migration balance is close to zero.
Culture and sights
- Sigberg Castle : The castle complex is located on a low, naturally little-protected hill in the Göfner Ried, above the Frastanzer Illbrücke. The complex has been restored since 2001 and the annual castle festival takes place on the ruins.
- Heidenburg ruins: On an elongated, partly vertically sloping mountain ridge east of the village, there are wall remains of a simple, high medieval castle complex. The remains of the masonry structure indicate that it was not built before 1100. Archaeological excavations were carried out on the entire complex between 1939 and 1941, as well as in 1945 and 1947.
- Catholic parish church Göfis hl. Luzius: The Church of St. Luzius was built in 1503 by Hans Sturn , who had previously built the Dompfarrkirche St. Nikolaus in Feldkirch. From 1970 to 1975 the church complex was extensively renovated. Inside the church there are works by the sculptor Erasmus von Kern . During excavations in the area of today's parish church, the foundation walls of a church from the 9th century - from Carolingian times - were uncovered.
- Chapel of St. Sebastian: The Sebastian chapel was consecrated in 1429.
- Glacier pot : As part of the construction work on the Ambergtunnel , a glacier pot was discovered in the municipality of Göfis.
- Gasserplatz high moor near Göfis.
Economy and Infrastructure
In 2003 there were 43 commercial businesses with 223 employees and 22 apprentices on site. There were 1189 employees subject to wage tax.
traffic
In the local area of Göfis the Rheintal / Walgau Autobahn runs with the junction "Feldkirch-Frastanz"; it can only be reached for normal vehicles from Göfis via Feldkirch or Frastanz. A large part of the Ambergtunnel lies below the local area of Göfis, which is why z. B. the second tube was inaugurated by the Göfner pastor.
societies
Göfis music association, Göfis local and youth fire brigade, Göfis gymnastics club, Göfis sports club, EHC Göfis, fruit and horticultural association, Waldrast Göfis savings association, Göfis table tennis union, Göfis Tufers Feitl club
education
In Göfis there are two elementary schools, three kindergartens and childcare from 1.5 years.
politics
The community council has a total of 24 members.
- With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Vorarlberg in 2000, the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 Göfis open village list, 6 FPÖ, 4 Greens and 1 SPÖ.
- With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Vorarlberg in 2005, the municipal council had the following distribution: 14 Göfis open village lists, 5 Greens, 3 FPÖ and 2 SPÖ.
- With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Vorarlberg in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 10 Göfis village lists (close to the ÖVP), 9 Greens and 5 FPÖ.
- With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Vorarlberg 2015 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 10 Göfis village list (close to the ÖVP), 10 Greens and 4 FPÖ.
mayor
- until 2018 Helmut Lampert
- since 2018 Thomas Lampert (Göfis village list)
coat of arms
The coat of arms was awarded to the municipality on July 21, 1969. On a split shield on the right in a golden field it shows a green, uprooted linden tree and on the left in a red field a nimbated king with a silver robe and silver cloak, a golden crown, scepter and orb. The municipal coat of arms was based on a design by the Schruns artist and heraldist Konrad Honold .
Partner communities
- Bad Blumau in Styria
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the church
- Carl Lampert (1894–1944), Catholic clergyman
- Klaus Schöch (1947–2008), theater actor and cabaret artist
- Katharina Liensberger (* 1997), ski racer
Web links
- 80407 - Göfis. Community data, Statistics Austria .
- Göfis Music Association
- Local and youth fire department Göfis
Individual evidence
- ^ Josef Zehrer, The place names of Vorarlberg, 2nd part, in: Jb. D. Vbg. Landesmus.-Ver. 1960, 173; Andreas Ulmer , Castles and noble residences of Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein, Dornbirn 1925, 482
- ↑ From the story of Göfis by DDr. Karl Heinz Burmeister , Director of the Vorarlberg State Archives
- ^ Andreas Ulmer , Explanations of the Historical Atlas of the Austrian Alpine Countries, Vienna 1951, 83
- ^ Benedikt Bilgeri, The Rhaetian list of goods around 850 as a Vorarlberg historical source, in: Annual report d. B. Gymn. F. Mädchen Bregenz 1951/52, 14. On the dating to 842 cf. Benedikt Bilgeri, History of Vorarlberg, 1st vol., Vienna 1971, 261, note 159
- ↑ Ulmer, Burgen, 484 f. The coat of arms of the Knights of Sigberg is shown in Johann Georg Schleh, Emser Chronik, Hohenems 1616, 55, Josef Grabherr, Burgen und Adel im Walgau, in: Publications d. Ver. F. Christ. Art u. Knowledge In Vorarlberg 5./6., 1912, 50 f.
- ↑ Ulmer, Burgen 481-491 (with a floor plan of the castle ruins)
- ↑ When the flood caused tears in Schildried
- ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Göfis, population development. Retrieved March 27, 2019 .
- ^ Göfis, Sigberg Castle Ruins Entry in the Federal Monuments Office (BDA).
- ↑ Gernot Schweigkofler: A new Lampert takes over in Göfis. In: Vorarlberger Nachrichten . November 8, 2018, accessed November 9, 2018 .
- ↑ Cornelia Albertani, Ulrich Nachbaur: Vorarlberg municipal coat of arms registry . Ed .: Vorarlberger Landesarchiv. 3. Edition. Bregenz 2011, ISBN 978-3-902622-17-4 , pp. 27 ( vorarlberg.at [PDF]).
