Nüziders

Bludenz is a municipality in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg in the district of Bludenz with 4861 inhabitants (December 31, 2013).

• 2.1 Name

• 3.1 Demographics

• 4.1 Town twinning
• 4.2 Coat of Arms

Geography

Bludenz is located in the westernmost province of Austria, Vorarlberg, the district of Bludenz. 58.1 percent of the area is forested. There are no other local villages in Bludenz.

Local structure

Districts and parcels of Bludenz are

• Village
• Count
• Vadatsch
• Außerbach / Bad Sonnenberg
• Wingert

• Tschalenga
• The Hag
• Settlement Blumenau
• Daneu
• Hasensprung

• Hinteroferst
• Laz
• Lutafaz (discontinued mountain plot)
• Mother mountain
• Customs

History

The Walgau was already in the Stone Age and the Bronze Age - that is 1250 BC - colonized, and indeed then developed the Rhaetians from the tribe of the Illyrians from the. Bludenz is the oldest settlement in the Walgau and had been in Roman times some importance, as the Roman road from Reutte to Bregenz led by Bludenz. Even today, parts of an old Roman watchtower are obtained, which was rebuilt at the end of the fifth century to the belfry of an early Christian church.

Hugh I († 1228 ) established the Count's family Montfort. He owned the county over Churrätien, Tettnang, Bregenz, Feldkirch, Sonneberg, Will Berg and Sargans. In Nüziders was the headquarters of the far beyond current municipal boundaries reaching county Sonnenberg.

Also came the rich wealthy Vaistli from Bludenz and in the 14th century were based in Triesen and Vaduz. The Vaistli were vassals of the Counts of Vaduz Become mountain. Later they were imperial governors on Gutenberg, Ammänner in Vaduz, on Eschnerberg and Will Berg.

1473 conquered and destroyed by mercenaries under Burkhard Knöringen on behalf of Sigismund of Tyrol Castle Sonnenberg. Then waived in 1474 by the Counts of Sonneberg on their land in favor of the Habsburgs, which the rule was made possible through the territory from the Arlberg to the Rhine with this conquest in Innerwalgau.

The Habsburgs ruled the areas in Vorarlberg changing from Tyrol, Austria or from the front of Freiburg im Breisgau from. From 1805 to 1814, the town belonged to Bavaria.

1972 occurred on the parent peak in the then largest forest fire in Austria. 41 fire departments, 95 men of the armed forces, helicopters, airplanes of the Swiss Army and many volunteers fought the fire, which has destroyed 100 hectares of forest area ..

Name

The name comes from the Nüziders Rhaetian language and was first mentioned in 820 as Vicus Nezudene. Etymologically, the name is interpreted as Romansch or vulgar Latin variation of the Latin " nucis terra " which means as much as walnut country, nut or nut box village.

According to another opinion derives the first part from the Latin word ' fornaces ' for ' furnace ' and the second part of the word is not interpretable extension ' dura ' from. From ' fornacedura ' is then via the intermediates ' nacedura ', ' nezedura ', ' nezudera ', ' nezuderes ', ' nizidures ', ' niziders ' the present name to be created.

Population

Demographics

The proportion of foreigners at the end of 2002 was 10.1 percent.

On March 31, 2006, the population was 5,054 in 1290, including the Zweitwohnsitzer residential properties and 1,963 households.

Policy

The municipal council consists of 24 members. The composition according to the election in 2010 is: ÖVP 15 seats, 7 seats SPÖ, FPÖ 2 seat The Greens and other lists have not a candidate. Mayor Peter Neier.

The municipality revenue from taxes and other charges in 2001 were at € 4,003,805, the municipal expenditure at € 7,682,968. The debt was 2001 7.361.233 €.

Twinning

The twin town of Bludenz is Houssen in Alsace in France.

Coat of arms

Coat Description:

The municipal coat of arms is taken from the coat of arms of Sonneberg.

Culture and sights

• Parish Church of St. Victor and St. Mark's
• Vineriuskirche (St. Vinus ) as the oldest church in Walgau.
• St. Mary's Visitation Chapel in Laz
• Castle ruins Sonnenberg

Economy and infrastructure

In the village there were in 2003, 75 companies in the industrial sector with 958 employees and 121 apprentices. Taxable wage -employed, there were 2,089.

The settlement area is almost completely grown in recent years to the of Bludenz.

Education

In the resort there are (as of January 2003) 568 students. In Nüziders there is also a kindergarten, a primary school and a sports and middle school.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Franz Josef Vonbun (1824-1870), doctor, dialect poets and legends collectors
• Ernst Konzett (* 1955), brigadier of the Austrian Armed Forces
• Beat Chamber Lander ( b. 1959 ), sport climbers