Hohenweiler

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Hohenweiler (disambiguation) .

Hohenweiler
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Vorarlberg
Political District :	Bregenz
License plate :	B.
Surface:	8.42 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 35 '  N , 9 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 35 '18 "  N , 9 ° 46' 53"  E
Height :	503  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,327 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	158 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	6914
Area code :	05573
Community code :	8 02 19
Address of the municipal administration:	Dorf 41 6914 Hohenweiler
Website:	www.hohenweiler.at
politics
Mayor :	Wolfgang Langes
Local council : (2015) (15 members)	15th 15th  A total of 15 seats Non-partisan citizens' list Hohenweiler: 15
Location of Hohenweiler in the Bregenz district
Hohenweiler community
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Hohenweiler is the northernmost municipality in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and has 1327 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).

geography

The municipality of Hohenweiler is located in the westernmost state of Austria, Vorarlberg, in the Bregenz district north of Lake Constance at an altitude of 503 meters. 44.2% of the area is forested.

Neighboring communities

The place borders to the south and south-east of the municipalities of Hörbranz and Möggers, which are also in the Bregenz district, and to the north and north-west of the German municipality of Sigmarszell in the district of Lindau .

history

When Gmund mill are remains found of a Roman Burgus , a tower-like building, which was built to reinforce the border fortifications between the forts at a distance of about 1.5 to 2 kilometers with an almost square base of 10 to 12 meters on a side.

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 Hohenweiler heard since the founding of the 1861st

On April 29, 1945, French troops crossed the Vorarlberg border at Lochau and Hohenweiler. From 1945 to 1955 the place was part of the French zone of occupation in Austria.

Population development

The proportion of foreigners in 2007 was 10.0 percent.

The population increased sharply from 1981 to 2001, as both the birth balance and the migration balance were positive. After 2001, the birth balance remained positive, but the move out of the community was stronger than the move.

politics

The municipal council consists of 15 members, all of whom belong to the non-partisan citizens' list Hohenweiler (the only list that stood for election in the municipal council elections in 2015 ). Mayor is Wolfgang Langes.

Culture and sights

Hohenweiler parish church

Maria Stern Monastery (Gwiggen)

Gmündmühle (1740) in the Gmünd district

See also:  List of listed objects in Hohenweiler

• Catholic parish church Hohenweiler hl. George
• Mariastern Gwiggen Abbey : The monastery was built in 1895 by Laurentius Wocher , who was Abbot of the Mehrerau from 1893 to 1895 . In contrast to the churches in Frastanz or Silbertal , it shows a kind of pre-Alpine Gothic, which only refers to a basic Gothic structure and does not require any pathos.
• Gmündmühle: The district of Gmünd is located directly at the confluence of the Rickenbach border with Bavaria in the Leiblach, which also follows the border line. Opposite on the Bavarian side is a medium-sized sawmill, a few meters away on this side on the Vorarlberg side is the picturesque inn and guesthouse "Gmündmühle". It is a half-timbered house that was built around 1740 and then expanded to include other farm buildings, also in half-timbered construction. The establishment of the restaurant largely corresponds to the original furnishings. A special rarity are two wall clocks built into wooden walls, of which the older one (around 1760) is still functional.

economy

In 2011 there were 79 workplaces with a total of 158 employees.

Agriculture plays an important role. The proportion of agricultural land in the total area is 48.8%.

education

In Hohenweiler there is a kindergarten, an elementary school and a music school.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Alwin Arnegger (born February 6, 1883 in Hohenweiler; † April 26, 1916 in Munich), portrait and landscape painter
• Joseph Greissing (born January 9, 1664 in Hohenweiler; † December 12, 1721 in Würzburg), court architect in Würzburg and teacher and predecessor of Balthasar Neumann

Web links

Commons : Hohenweiler  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• 80219 - Hohenweiler. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Romans on Lake Constance and Allgäu . P. 13–16, here P. 14. In: Werner Dobras: Chronologie des Landkreis Lindau . Verlag W. Eppe, 1985, ISBN 3-89089-004-0 .
2. ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Hohenweiler, population development. Retrieved March 25, 2019 . 
3. ^ Province of Vorarlberg, census of workplaces. Retrieved March 25, 2019 . 
4. ^ Hohenweiler community, institutions. Retrieved March 25, 2019 .