Thuringian Mountain

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Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Vorarlberg

Political District :

Bludenz

License plate :

BZ

Surface:

10.4 km²

Coordinates :

47 ° 13 ' N , 9 ° 47' E Coordinates: 47 ° 12 '54 " N , 9 ° 46' 59" E

Height :

877 m above sea level A.

Residents :

719 (January 1, 2020)

Population density :

69 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

6721

Area code :

05550

Community code :

8 01 27

NUTS region

AT341

Address of the
municipal administration:

Hunting mountain road 270
6721 Thüringerberg

Website:

www.thueringerberg.at

politics

Mayor :

Wilhelm Muller

Local council : (2015)
(12 members)

12 Thüringerberg Together

Location of Thuringerberg in the Bludenz district

View from the L88 (Ludesch - Raggal)

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Thuringerberg is a municipality in Austria in Vorarlberg in the Bludenz district with 719 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).

geography

Thuringerberg is located in the westernmost state of Austria, Vorarlberg, in the Bludenz district at an altitude of 877 meters. 43% of the area is forested, 25.6% of the area is Alps. There are no other cadastral communities in Thüringerberg. Thüringerberg belongs to the Great Walsertal .

history

The Habsburgs ruled the places in Vorarlberg alternately from Tyrol and Upper Austria (Freiburg im Breisgau). The former Blumenegg Castle and today's Blumenegg Castle ruins are remarkable . From 1805 to 1814 the place belonged to Bavaria, then again to Austria. For Austrian province of Vorarlberg Thüringerberg heard since its founding in 1861. The place was from 1945 to 1955 part of the French zone of occupation in Austria.

Population development

On December 31, 2002 the community, including the second residences, had 702 inhabitants. The proportion of foreigners was 5.7 percent.

politics

The Thüringerberg municipal council consists of 12 members. In the municipal council and mayoral elections in 2015 , only the “Thüringerberg Together” unified list ran for election, which subsequently placed all 12 mandates. Mayor is Wilhelm Müller, who was confirmed in office in the direct mayor election 2015 with 83.95% of the votes.

Culture and sights

Blumenegg castle ruins
Catholic parish church hl. Andreas with the cemetery

Economy and Infrastructure

In 2003 there were 12 commercial enterprises with 57 employees and 6 apprentices on site. There were 435 employees subject to wage tax.

education

There are (as of January 2003) 31 students on site. There is also a kindergarten in Thüringerberg.

Web links

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

80127 - Thuringian Mountain. Community data, Statistics Austria .