Koblach

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Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Vorarlberg

Political District :

Feldkirch

License plate :

FK

Surface:

10.24 km²

Coordinates :

47 ° 20 ' N , 9 ° 36' E Coordinates: 47 ° 20 '0 " N , 9 ° 36' 0" E

Height :

456 m above sea level A.

Residents :

4,718 (January 1, 2020)

Population density :

461 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

6842

Area code :

05523

Community code :

8 04 10

NUTS region

AT342

Address of the
municipal administration:

Advertise 9
6842 Koblach

Website:

www.koblach.at

politics

Mayor :

Gerd Hölzl ( ÖVP )

Local council : (2015)
(24 members)

A total of 24 seats

ÖVP : 17
SPÖ : 4
FPÖ : 3

Location of Koblach in the Feldkirch district

Koblach, view from the castle ruins of Neuburg

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Koblach is a municipality in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg with 4718 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). The municipality is located in the southern part of the Vorarlberg Rhine Valley in the Feldkirch district between the Kummenberg and the Rhine , which at this point also forms the border between Austria and Switzerland .

geography

Koblach is located in the westernmost state of Austria, Vorarlberg, in the Feldkirch district at an average altitude of 456 meters. Koblach's location on the Kummenberg , a dominant Inselberg in the middle of the Rhine Valley, is particularly striking . The five districts of the municipality of Koblach are Au, Dürne, Straßenhäuser, Neuburg and Udelberg.

Neighboring communities

Koblach shares a municipal border with seven other municipalities, six of which, like Koblach, are Austrian municipalities in the Feldkirch district . The Austrian neighboring communities of Koblach are the community of Mäder , the market community of Götzis , the communities of Klaus and Röthis , the market community of Rankweil and the community of Meiningen . On the western side of the Rhine , Koblach also borders the municipality of Oberriet in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen .

history

Already in the Mesolithic, about 7000 years ago, there were settlements in the municipality. In 1952, human remains from the Mesolithic Age (around 7500 BC) were discovered at the foot of the Kummenberg .

In the Middle Ages Koblach was a royal court of the Guelphs - based on the Neuburg . In 1363, Hugo von Tumb sold the Neuburg castle and dominion to the Dukes of Austria - right in the territory of the Montfort family. At the end of January 1445, the battle near Koblach took place in the context of the Old Zurich War in front of the Neuburg .

Koblach became its own parish in 1675. From 1805 to 1814 the place belonged to Bavaria, then again to Austria. The Habsburgs ruled the places in Vorarlberg alternately from Tyrol and Upper Austria (Freiburg im Breisgau) - they took over the pledge in 1852. Koblach has belonged to the Austrian state of Vorarlberg since it was founded in 1861. In 1888, many buildings and large areas of the municipality were destroyed when the Rhine was flooded. The place was part of the French occupation zone in Austria from 1945 to 1955.

Population development

The proportion of foreigners at the end of 2002 was 6.8%.

The population growth in the last few decades is so strong that both the birth balance and the migration balance are positive.

Culture and sights

Economy and Infrastructure

In 2010 there were 24 agricultural and forestry businesses in Koblach, 17 of which were full-time businesses. In the secondary economic sector, 55 companies employed a total of 439 people (as of 2011), mainly in the areas of manufacturing goods and construction. The tertiary economic sector is very pronounced, where 889 people are employed in 215 companies, particularly in commerce and in social and public services. The sporting goods retailer Skinfit, which is based in Koblach, is of supraregional importance.

There are three kindergartens in the community, one of which is a Waldorf kindergarten (as of 2019). There is also an elementary school and a middle school in town.

Erwin Kräutler

politics

The municipal council of Koblach consists of 24 members. After the municipal council and mayoral election in 2015 , the list "Koblach People's Party - Together for Koblach" 17, the list "SPÖ Koblach and party-free" 4 and the list "Freedom Koblach" won 3 mandates in the municipal council.

mayor

September 10, 1999 - September 5, 2019: Fritz Maierhofer (ÖVP)
since September 6, 2019: Gerd Hölzl (ÖVP)

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

Erwin Kräutler (* 1939), Roman Catholic bishop and prelate in Brazil, honorary citizen of Koblach
Walter Gabriel (* 1953), opera singer
David Helbock (* 1984), jazz musician