GaiÃŸau

Gaißau is a municipality with 1752 inhabitants (December 31, 2013) in the northwest of the Austrian province of Vorarlberg.

2.1 Early History
2.2 Alternating possession and belonging
2.3 Recent changes

3.1 Demographics

6.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Gaißau lies between the in -flowing meandering old Rhine and Lake Constance, directly on the border with Switzerland between 400 meters above sea level in the town center and 396 meters at the shore of Lake Constance. 7.7% of the area is forested. Of the 532 ha total area is 179 ha of water bodies share.

There are no other local villages in Gaißau.

Neighboring communities

Due to its location in the far west of the Rhine delta the community Gaißau bordered on three Swiss and an Austrian municipality as well as to Lake Constance. In the east Gaißau adjacent to the also located in the district of Bregenz municipality maximum, on the west by the municipalities of Thal, Rheineck and St.Margrethen in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen.

History

Early History

The initial written mention of Gaißau found around 900 AD in a description in the township "Mark of the Highest " instead.

More detailed descriptions about " Gaysowe " begin until the 14th century, when the Au between Rheineck (now in the area of Switzerland ) belonging, St.Margrethen and maximum for "Mark maximum " on the counts of Feldkirch came to Austria. According to the latest historical research has proved that " bi Gaißow Rinegg " a Doppelhof was.

The name Gaißau was built around 1400 and since then is the current municipal area.

Alternating possession and belonging

The original owners were the lords of Rheineck, later, the estate passed to the monastery of St. Gall. Even after the peace of Basel in 1499, the monastery of St. Gallen kept most of the rights to resolution 1798 in the archives of the monastery is to be read. " Gaißawer gehörent zue maximum in the parish churches, zue Bregentz in war, zue Rorschach into Gricht, zue Gaißaw in Kirchhoff to Veldtkich to the gallows. "

Since 1500, however Gaißau is independent. 1755 confirmed the Abbot of St. Gallen, the Municipal Code, however, had the final say in community decisions. 1798 moved Gaißau finally under the full sovereignty of Austria.

Recent changes

Has the municipality conducted before 1934 by an Ammann, captain or chief, it was from 1934 a mayor.

Until December 31, 1929 Gaißau was the District Commission Feldkirch and Dornbirn assigned to the district court, changed traffic reasons on 1 January 1930, but the responsibility of the district administration and the District Court of Bregenz.

Population

Demographics

The proportion of foreigners at the end of 2002 was 11.5 percent.

Policy

The municipal council consists of 15 members. The composition of the 2010 election is: ÖVP 10 seats, 2 seats SPÖ, FPÖ 3 seats. Mayor Reinhold Eberle. The municipality revenue from taxes and other charges in 2001 were at € 1,206,969, the municipal expenditure at € 1,989,042. The debt was 2001 805.014 €.

In Gaißau there were in 2003, 17 companies in the industrial sector with 237 employees and 9 apprentices. Taxable wage -employed, there were 551 agriculture plays an important role. The proportion of agricultural land in the total area is 48.3 %.

In Gaißau there are (as of January 2003) 99 students. In addition, there is also a kindergarten.