Klösterle, Austria

Klösterle is a municipality with 662 inhabitants ( as of December 31, 2013) in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg. The municipality is the capital of the Kloster and is located in the district of Bludenz.

  • 6.1 traffic
  • 6.2 Education

Geography

Klösterle located in the westernmost province of Austria, Vorarlberg, the district of Bludenz to 1,073 meters above sea level. 27.2 % of the area is forested, 30.4 % of the area Alps.

Quarters are Klösterle (415 inhabitants), Long (69 inhabitants), offices ( 88 inhabitants ) and Danöfen (118 inhabitants).

History

The Habsburgs ruled the areas in Vorarlberg changing of Tyrol and Further Austria from ( Freiburg im Breisgau). From 1805 to 1814, the town belonged to Bavaria, then back to Austria. For the Austrian state of Vorarlberg Klösterle heard since the foundation in 1861. The place was from 1945 to 1955 part of the French zone of occupation in Austria.

Population

Demographics

The proportion of foreigners at the end of 2002 was 18.4 percent.

Policy

The municipal council consists of 12 members. The choice was made not by lists, but by a majority vote. Mayor Dietmar Tschohl.

The municipality revenue from taxes and other charges in 2001 were at € 1,165,930, the municipal expenditure at € 3,333,009. The debt was 2001 6.944.888 €.

Culture and sights

Economy and infrastructure

At the site there were in 2003 47 companies in the industrial sector with 361 employees and 7 apprentices. Taxable wage -employed, there were 365 tourism and tourism are important. In the tourism year 2001/2002 there were a total of 135 098 overnight stays.

Traffic

Klösterle has the Langen am Arlberg station on the Arlberg railway. This is the last station on the Arlberg Vorarlberg side before the railway tunnel and for connecting to the tourist area of ​​Arlberg ( Lech here in particular ) is a stopping point for long-distance trains.

Education

At the site there are (as of January 2003) 35 students. In Klösterle there is also a kindergarten.

Personalities

  • Anton Ospel (1677-1756), architect and baroque architect
  • Markus Wolfahrt ( b. 1960 ), musician
  • Uwe Altenried ( b. 1961 ), musician
  • Thomas Berthold (born 1962 ), musician
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