Oberperfuss

Oberperfuss is a municipality with 2878 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Innsbruck Land in Tirol ( Austria ). The municipality is located in the judicial district Telfs.

4.1 Demographics

Geography

Oberperfuss is located in the Inn Valley about 15 km west of Innsbruck on a low mountain range across from Grinzens, at the entrance of Sellraintal.

Districts

Aigen,
Anton Kirchebner - way
Aigling,
Au,
Berchtesgaden,
Berglweg,
Bichlweg,
Birkhof,
Blasius - Hueber - way
Instead of fire,

Thicket,
Dörreweg,
Egghof,
GFAS,
Hinterburg,
Backyard,
Chamber country
Kengelscheiben,
Mairhof,

Peter Anich - way
Riedl,
Schwaiger,
Silbergasse,
Stieglreith,
Tiefental,
Völsesgasse,
Wiesengasse,
Windhag,
Wildgrube.

Neighboring communities

Gries im Sellrain,
Grinzens,
Inzing,
Kematen in Tirol,
Ranggen,
Sell Rain
Unterperfuss.

Partner community is Karneid in South Tyrol.

History

Oberperfuss that prove prehistoric finds from the Neolithic Age ( Krimpenbachalm ) and Iron Age ( Scheibenbühel ), can be described as old settlement area. Similarly, findings from the La Tene and Roman times ( Birgl ) are kept in the Provincial Museum. The first written mention of the village dates from 1083rd Nortpert At that time, Bishop of Chur, the monastery Habach in Weilheim in Oberbayern gave, inter alia, a Good to " Obernperves ". Where does the name actually comes Oberperfuss, is not fully understood until now. For place names researchers but it is clear that the name is considered to be pre-Roman.

Owner of goods in Oberperfuss were among other sovereign's offices, the monasteries Wilten, Stams and Chiemsee, several churches ( Hall, Kematen, Axams ...) and noble gentlemen, as the Earl of Friedberg, of Kripp, among other things, of Piedenegg Politically Oberperfuss should have been assigned to before the 13th century the county Unterinntal, but was then attached to the court Hörtenberg and is now part of the judicial district of Telfs.

After the Inn Valley tax book of 1312 lived in Oberperfuss about 300 residents from the rural state, addition there were artisans and wage laborers. Around the year 1600 it should already have been about 800 inhabitants. According to the last census 2001, there were 2712 people in the community. The majority of the residents are commuters, especially in the provincial capital of Innsbruck.

Population

Demographics

Policy

The last mayor elections took place simultaneously with the local elections on March 14, 2010.

Johanna Obojes - Rubatscher was elected mayor and Thomas Zangerl Vice Mayor.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms granted in 1972 shows a globe, which is designed according to half as terrestrial and celestial globe. This recalls the fact that three major Cartographer ( Peter Anich, Blasius Hueber and Anton Kirchebner ) came from Oberperfuss.

Culture and sights

Sons and daughters of the town

Famous sons of the community are the " Bauernkartographen " Peter Anich, Blasius Hueber and Anton Kirchebner. The Anich - Hueber - museum displays memorabilia of the cartographer. The climber Felix Kuen (1936-1974) grew up in Oberperfuss.

Leisure

In summer hikes offer the Rosskogel ( 2646m ), the Koegele and Ranggerköpfl Mountain at (1939 m). The latter is ideal for skiing in winter and sledding.

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