Bolsterlang

Bolsterlang is a municipality in the district of Upper Allgäu and a member of the administrative community horns Group, headquartered in Fischen im Allgau. The town is a member of the German - Austrian joint project Nagelfluhkette National Park.

• 3.1 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 monuments

• 5.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
• 5.2 Education
• 5.3 cableways

Geography

Bolsterlang is located in the Upper Allgaeu, between Sonthofen and Oberstdorf.

History

Bolsterlang belonged to Austria before it finally came to Bavaria. The place was part of the county Königsegg -Roth Rock, which was replaced in 1804 with Austria and the Treaty of Pressburg in 1805 fell to Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, was born with the congregation of 1818, the current community.

Population Development

On the territory of the municipality following populations were identified since 1970:

Policy

Since March 2, 2008 Monika Zeller is the mayor of Bolsterlang. She is the first mayor in the district of Upper Allgäu region.

The municipal tax revenue amounted to the equivalent of € 443,000 in 1999, which amounted to the trade tax revenues ( net) converted € 81,000.

Coat of arms

The Coat of Arms description is: In blue and red split shield a silver bell, which is occupied by a gerau ended of red and gold labels.

Culture and sights

Monuments

→ List of monuments in Bolsterlang

Economy and infrastructure

Economy, agriculture and forestry

There were 1998 in the field of agriculture and forestry, and in trade and transport and not in manufacturing, 54 employees at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 84 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 280 in the manufacturing sector there were 4 businesses in the construction industry 2 companies. In addition, in 1999, there were 49 farms with an agricultural area of 584 hectares.

Education

In 1999, there were 50 kindergarten places with 26 children.

Cableways

The base station of six-person gondola Hörnerbahn with two sections located at the foot of Bolsterlanger horn. The first portion of the path leading up to the central station in about 1350 meters above sea level, the starting point of several hiking trails, including the Riedbergerhorn. The second section leads from the central station to the 1540 meter high Horngrat between Bolsterlanger Horn and Weiherkopf. For more peaks of the Allgäu Hoernergruppe are accessible for hikers, such as Rangiswanger horn and the transition to Ofterschwanger horn.

Overall, a total length of 1780 meters, a height difference of 600 meters is overcome. The cable car in the Hörnerbahn GmbH & Co. KG is the center of Bolsterlanger ski area.

In the summer of 2013, the 40 -year-old Weiherkopf drag lift was replaced by a modern, detachable 6- seater chairlift Weiherkopf web. At the village lift an additional Hörni - platter lift was installed.

Personalities

• Rueß Maximilian (1925-1990), sculptor; Creator of the fountain in Castle Zeil in Leutkirch
• Stefan Luitz (* 1992), skier; Olympians in Sochi 2014