Au (Vorarlberg)

Au is one marked by the tourism community with 1708 inhabitants (December 31, 2013) in the Bregenz district in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.

Geography

Au is located in the westernmost province of Austria, Vorarlberg, Bregenz district in the back of the Bregenzerwald.

40.0 % of the area is forested and 34.4 % of the area Alps.

The districts of the municipality Au are

Rehmen
Mill
Lebernau
Terror
Wieden
Argenstein
Leue
Argenau

Lisse
Argenzipfel
Jaghausen
Am Stein
Cross street
Heap
Neugrund
Neudorf

The territory of Au borders eight other municipalities in Vorarlberg. Of these, six are - namely the communities DAMLS, Mellau, Schnepfau, Bizau, Bezau and Schoppernau - as well as Au in the political district of Bregenz. The two neighboring communities Fontanella and Sunday (Vorarlberg ) are located in the adjoining district of Bludenz.

History

The first inhabitants in the region of Au Alemanni were originally, and came mostly from the Vorarlberg Rhine Valley or the Bregenz area. A permanent settlement should already be done about 1200-1300, but was already inaugurated in 1372 a chapel in Jaghausen.

The territory of the municipality was in possession of King Rudolf von Habsburg, the area later the Counts of Montfort - Bregenz ceded. The Counts of Montfort - Feldkirch, received the area by inheritance and used it for hunting. At this time the name was " Jaghausen in the Owen ", as the Count had built here their cabin. In 1375, Count Hugo von Montfort sold the territory to Austria.

Au was the center of Au Guild, which was largely responsible for baroque architecture in Southern Germany, Switzerland and the Alsace. In Au the resident architect families Thumb and Beer developed in the 17th century, the Baroque Vorarlberg Münster scheme:

In November 1762, a large rock fall occurred on the basket Schroffen and altered the landscape significantly.

From 1805 to 1814, the town belonged to Bavaria, then back to Austria. The old school house in Jaghausen was opened in 1825 and a private school house was built in 1850 then in Rehmen. For the Austrian state of Vorarlberg Au heard since its founding in 1861.

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

Demographics

Policy

The municipal council consists of 18 members, all belonging to the Auer list (AL). Mayor 's Since 2013 Andreas Simma.

The municipality revenue from taxes and other charges in 2010 were at € 4,228,000, the municipal expenditures were equally high.

Culture and sights

Parish Church of St. Leonhard

High altar

Looking to the gallery

Kuratienkirche St. Joseph ( in Au Rehmen )

Pilgrimage chapel Maria Schnee ( in wickedness )

Hermitage of Our Lady of the forest ( in Berngat )

Economy and infrastructure

At the site there were in 2003 58 companies in the industrial sector with 349 employees and 38 apprentices. Taxable wage -employed, there were 709 tourism and tourism are important. In the tourism year 2001/2002 there were a total of 191 173 overnight stays.

Established businesses

Presented in the 19th century nor the " Käsgrafen " from the family Moosbrugger the delivery of the cheese in the monarchy and Lombardy safe ( from Rehmen ), then took over as a consequence the cooperative Alma and the private dairy Rupp in Lochau the marketing of the Vorarlberg alpine and mountain cheese. In the plot Rehmen a cooperative dairy is still operated. Au has a large number of craft ( contractors, carpenters, joiners, window manufacturers, transport operators, plumbers, tilers, plumbers, electricians, Schindeler, painters, motor mechanics ... ).

Education

In Au, there is a nursery and (as of January 2003) 333 students ( elementary and middle school). Students of the Vorarlberg middle school come from Au and the Sprengel communities Schoppernau, Schnepfau, Schröcken, Warth and Damuels.
The Vorarlberg Children's Village was founded in 1951 by Kaplan Au Rehmen Hugo Kleinbrod and moved in the late 1970s to Bregenz, Kronhalde.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town:

Michael Beer ( * 1605 in Au, † 1666 ibid ), architect and founder of the Au Guild; Father of Franz Beer
Caspar Moosbrugger (* 1656 in Au, † 1723 in Einsiedeln ), Au Guild
Franz Beer of Au ( Au * 1659, † May 17, 1722 ibid ), Au Guild
Franz Beer of bleached (* 1660 in Au, † 1726 in Bezau ), builder of the Au Guild, son of Michael Beer
Michael Thumb (* 1640 in Au Argenau, † 1690 in Bezau ), Vorarlberg architect of the baroque, father of Peter Thumb
Hans Willam (* 1702 in Au, † 1784 in St. Peter ( Black Forest ) ), bricklayer, foreman and architect, member of the Au Guild
Wendelin Moosbrugger (* 1760 Au Rehmen, † 1849 in Aarau ), portrait and miniature painter
Kaspar Albrecht ( * 1889 in Au Rehmen; † 1970 ibid ), architect and sculptor.
Natalie Beer ( * 1903 in Au, † 1987 in Rankweil ), writer
Herbert Albrecht ( * 1927 in Au Rehmen ), sculptor
Monika Helfer (* 1947 in Au), writer
Kilian Albrecht (born 1973 in Au), alpine skier
Gigi Ruef (* 1981 in Au), Snowboarder

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