Raggal

Raggal
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Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Vorarlberg
Political District :	Bludenz
License plate :	BZ
Surface:	41.57 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 13 '  N , 9 ° 50'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 12 '37 "  N , 9 ° 50' 9"  E
Height :	1015  m above sea level A.
Residents :	868 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	21 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	6741
Area code :	05553
Community code :	8 01 18
Address of the municipal administration:	Raggal 220 6741 Raggal
Website:	www.raggal.at
politics
Mayor :	Hermann Manahl
Local council : (2015) (12 members)	Majority vote
Location of Raggal in the Bludenz district
Raggal, look from Blons
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Raggal, the village in summer

Kuratienkirche hl. Katharina in the Marul district

Raggal is a municipality in Austria in Vorarlberg in the Bludenz district with 868 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).

geography

The municipality is located in the westernmost state of Austria, Vorarlberg, in the Bludenz district at an average of 1015  m above sea level. A. Height. The entire municipality is located in the UNESCO biosphere reserve Großes Walsertal . 47% of the area is forested, 19% of the area is Alps. There are around 50 farms. The year-round farms and houses range from approx. 770 m above sea level to approx. 1150 m.

The localities of the municipality are (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

• Stranded wire (30)
• Marul (147)
• Placera (17)
• Raggal (674) - the largest part of the Raggal community is called Raggal itself

The alps of the municipality are:

• Alpe Laguz with the Oberalpe Hinter Enge
• Alpe Faludriga (core zone Biosphere Park)
• Lower and Upper Nova Alpe
• Alpe Fuchswald
• Alpe Stafelfeder
• Alpe Hintertöbel

Neighboring communities

Raggal shares a common municipality boundary with eight neighboring municipalities, which, like Raggal, are all in the Bludenz district. Starting clockwise from the north, around Raggal are the communities of St. Gerold , Blons and Sonntag , which, like Raggal itself , are located in the Großer Walsertal , Dalaas and Innerbraz in the Klostertal , the district capital Bludenz and the communities of Nüziders and Ludesch , which are in the Walgau .

history

Raggal describes itself as a "Walser community". Before the Walsers colonized the Große Walsertal or Raggal, the Rhaeto-Romans were already in Raggal, which is indicated by many field names. Presumably the Rhaeto-Romans were pushed back by the Walser settlement or there was a mixture.

The Walser dialect is still spoken by many Raggallers. There are differences in dialect in every place in the Großer Walsertal and even (slightly) in the districts.

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 .

Raggal has belonged to the Austrian state of Vorarlberg since it was founded in 1861. Around 1865, attempts were made to exploit the Raggal medicinal spring commercially, but this only succeeded for a short time and was of regional importance.

The place was part of the French occupation zone in Austria from 1945 to 1955.

Population development

As of June 30, 2018, 869 people lived in Raggal with a main residence and 34 people with a secondary residence. 97 people are foreigners with their main residence. There are around 360 households in the Raggal community.

From 2001 to 2011 the migration balance was so negative (−96) that it could not be offset by the more positive birth balance and the population decreased.

politics

The community council consists of twelve members. The election was not made by party lists, but by majority vote. Mayor is Hermann Manahl, Deputy Mayor Irmgard Martin. Members of the parish council are, in addition to the Vice Mayor, Klaus Küng and Gilbert Hartmann.

mayor

• 1875–1876 Peter Bickel
• 1877–1886 Ferdinand Rüf
• 1890–1892 Franz Josef Schwarzmann
• 1893–1894 Ferdinand Ruf
• 1894–1899 Franz Heim
• 1899–1910 Andreas Küng
• 1910–1919 Johann Anton Schäfer
• 1919–1923 Heinrich Schwarzmann
• 1924–1934 Andreas Heim
• 1938–1943 Augustin Schwarzmann
• 1943–1946 Andreas Heim
• 1946–1955 Michael Bertsch
• 1955–1970 Richard Küng
• 1970–1985 Elwin Sebastian Burtscher
• 1985-2000 Norbert Bickel
• 2000–2005 Robert Müller, Ing.
• since 2005 Hermann Manahl

Community partnerships

A community partnership exists with the community of Friedenfels in Germany.

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Raggal

• Parish church hll. Nicholas and Theodul
• Kuratienkirche hl. Katharina in the Marul district
• Lasanggabrücke: The way to the Hintere Walsertal led over this bridge until 1884. The Lasangga Bridge was built in 1789 and is the last remaining covered wooden bridge in the valley. It is a listed building and is one of the oldest bridges in Vorarlberg. "Lasangga" comes from Rhaeto-Romanic and means something like "torrent".

Buildings

• several old Walser houses
• Raggal parish hall (architecture prizes) - planner Johannes Kaufmann, built in 2005/06

Natural monuments

• Church squares in the Raggal district (with a large linden tree) and in the Marul district (with a large elm)
• Large and old spherical beech in Marul "maple"
• Trübbach cave on the way towards Laguz; one of the largest gypsum caves in Central Europe; not open to the public.

Regular events

• In summer there are village evenings (traditional costume group, children's costume group, alphorn blowers and music association).
• Every year in August, usually on the third weekend in August, there is the village festival.
• The Christmas concert of the Musikverein Fraßenecho takes place in the Walserhalle Raggal between December 26th and 30th.

Economy and Infrastructure

In 2003 there were 17 commercial enterprises with 32 employees and 2 apprentices on site. There were 353 employees subject to income tax. Most of Raggal's employees, however, are “out-commuters” (Walgau, Rhine Valley, Liechtenstein, Switzerland).

tourism

In the 2001/2002 tourism year there were a total of 72,286 overnight stays. Since 2014 there have been around 55,000 overnight stays.

Numerous Alps are located in the municipality of Raggal, some can be reached with a hiking bus.

The Faludrigatal (a side valley of the Marul valley) is designated as a nature reserve and core zone of the Großes Walsertal biosphere reserve. This can only be "hiked".

The Raggal hiking trail network is well maintained. Kellaspitze , Hoher Fraßen , Gamsfreiheit and the Rote Wand can be reached via marked hiking trails from Raggal, at Kellaspitze and Roter Wand there are easier climbing spots (no fear of heights, good mountain hikers) to overcome. Family-friendly hikes of 1.5 to 2.5 hours are possible on the forest adventure trail in Marul. There are great things to do on the Marul Forest Adventure Trail, especially for children (parents with children) (May to October).

traffic

Raggal can be reached from Walgau or the municipality of Ludesch. There is an approx. 6 km long, well-developed state road from Ludesch to Raggal. Even in winter, the road is usually very easy to drive on (salt scattering).

Public facilities

A library or library (Walser Library) is available in the center of Raggal.

education

In Raggal there is a kindergarten and a play group as well as a crawling group.

There is the Raggal elementary school in Raggal. All children from the districts of Raggal, Marul, Litze and Plazera attend the Raggal elementary school. In addition, children from Ludescherberg (Ludesch municipality) attend the Raggal primary school.

In 2014/15 there are 37 students in Raggal and in Marul (the Marul primary school will be closed on July 11, 2015). In the 2015/16 school year, 42 children attended the joint elementary school in Raggal.

From the 5th grade, the children attend the grammar school in Bludenz or the surrounding middle schools (e.g. middle school Blons, music middle school Thuringia, sports middle school Nenzing, sports middle school Nüziders or the ski middle school Schruns).

There is also a local library in Raggal, which is run on a voluntary basis. Since July 2004 there has been a cooperation between five existing libraries in the Großer Walsertal. These libraries participate in the “Walser Library Großes Walsertal” network .

Personalities

• Johann Lorenz (1811-1896): born. in Raggal; Provost in Bressanone
• Franz Karl Reinherr, principal of Raggal primary school, deceased (honorary ring bearer of the Raggal community)
• Elwin Sebastian Burtscher, Former Mayor, holder of the Great Sign of Merit of the State of Vorarlberg (died April 17, 2015)
• Norbert Bickel, Former Mayor, holder of the Great Merit Sign of the State of Vorarlberg
• Andrea Schwarzmann , politician, federal farmer, member of the state parliament (since 2019)

Web links

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

• 80118 - Raggal. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the Raggal community, population development. Retrieved April 4, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Welcome to our website! | Walser Library Großes Walsertal - Network. Retrieved January 5, 2019 .