Riefensberg

Riefensberg
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Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Vorarlberg
Political District :	Bregenz
License plate :	B.
Surface:	14.84 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 30 '  N , 9 ° 58'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 30 '17 "  N , 9 ° 57' 50"  E
Height :	781  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,053 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	71 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	6943
Area code :	05513
Community code :	8 02 31
Address of the municipal administration:	Dorf 157 6943 Riefensberg
Website:	www.riefensberg.at
politics
Mayor :	Ulrich Schmelzenbach (Riefensberg Citizens List)
Local council : (2015) (15 members)	15th 15th  A total of 15 seats Citizen list Riefensberg: 15
Location of Riefensberg in the Bregenz district
View to the parish church of St. Leonhard
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Riefensberg is a municipality in Austria in Vorarlberg in the Bregenz district with 1053 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).

geography

Riefensberg is located in the westernmost state of Austria, Vorarlberg, in the Bregenz district south of Lake Constance at an altitude of 781 meters. 35.8% of the area is forested, 12.3% of the area of ​​the Alps. There are no other cadastral communities in Riefensberg. The place is a member of the German-Austrian community project Naturpark Nagelfluhkette .

Neighboring communities

The municipality of Riefensberg borders on three Austrian and one German municipalities. These are the communities of Sulzberg , Krumbach and Hittisau , which are also in the Austrian district of Bregenz, and the German market in Oberstaufen in the Bavarian district of Oberallgäu .

history

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 Riefensberg heard since its founding in 1861. The place was 1945-1955 part of the French zone of occupation in Austria.

Population development

The population has increased in recent decades despite a negative balance of migration , as this is offset by a more positive birth balance.

politics

The municipal council of Riefensberg consists of 15 members, all of whom came from the Riefensberg citizen list after the 2015 municipal council election . Ulrich Schmelzenbach has been the mayor since 2015, and Walter Maurer is the deputy mayor.

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Riefensberg

• Riefensberg parish church

The Juppe, the Bregenzerwald festival dress

"Juppen Manufactory"

The “Juppe” - this is how the Bregenzerwald women's costume is called - often accompanies those who wear it for a lifetime.

The individual parts of the elaborate garment are made individually by hand to this day. The Juppe workshop in Riefensberg, a unique manufacture for the preservation and care of the Juppe , offers an insight into the manufacture and history of the Juppe.

When going to church on Sundays and public holidays and at celebrations such as weddings, the women proudly wear their custom-made costume or costume that has been inherited for generations.

"The woman from the woods has her whole heart attached to the costume, she is proud of it, thinks it is beautiful and is absolutely right about it," wrote Andreas Oppermann in his "Travel Report from the Bregenzerwald" published in 1859.

A variety of accessories: belts, "laces", "laces" or the colorful sleeves and especially the headgear - from the bridal cap made of sable - and later otter skin to the "Schappelle", the artistic crown made of gold plates and gold thread for unmarried girls - make the Bregenzerwald women's costume a dress that is as simple as it is elegant.

If then, but modern times “gnaw” a lot at the tradition, the “right” hairstyle - namely two braids with plaited velvet ribbons - crowns the costume wearer, the forest woman is “a schtelligs Wib”, as it is in a poem by The dialect of the poet is Othmar Mennel - that is, the counterpart to a "seasoned man".

Economy and Infrastructure

In 2003 there were 22 commercial enterprises with 92 employees and 13 apprentices on site. There were 359 employees subject to wage tax. Tourism and tourism are important. In the 2001/2002 tourism year there were a total of 28,263 overnight stays.
Agriculture plays an important role. The proportion of agricultural land in the total area is 44.6 percent.

education

There is a kindergarten in the village, where 93.6% of 3-6 year olds are looked after. 54 pupils attend the community's primary school (as of the 2016/17 school year).

sport and freetime

Play on the golf course surrounded by greenery

In Riefensberg is located

• an 18-hole golf course with summer greens - the Bregenzerwald Golf Park
• a football club, the FC Riefensberg , which played in the first national class (sixth Austrian league) in the 2007/2008 season. Currently (2019) the club plays in the 1st national class
• a tennis club, the TC Riefensberg
• a volleyball club, the VC Riefensberg
• a ski club, SV Riefensberg

Personalities

• Bernward Schmid (1920–2010), blacksmith and lay brother

Web links

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

• 80231 - Riefensberg. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Riefensberg, population development. Retrieved March 24, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Juppenwerkstatt
3. ^ Office of the Vorarlberg state government, portrayal of the municipalities. April 2018, accessed March 24, 2019 .