Sulzberg, Austria

Sulzberg is a municipality in the district of Bregenz Bregenzerwald in Vorarlberg region of Austria and has 1747 inhabitants (December 31, 2013).

2.1 Population development

5.1 Natural Monuments

Geography

The community Sulzberg is located on the top of the mountain of the same name, a maximum of 1041 m high, in the extreme north of the Bregenzerwald ( Bregenz Forest in sketch shown in red ).

Neighboring communities:

Sulzberg bordered on the northeast by the neighboring German communities Oberreute ( in the district of Lindau ( Bodensee) ) and Oberstaufen (Upper Allgäu). The center of the municipality Sulzberg is located at 1015 m altitude. Surrounding areas Sulzbergs located at altitudes 530-1050 m above sea level. A..

To the municipality of Sulzberg place located further north valley belongs. He is, as the name suggests, in a valley, and also borders on the Bavarian Allgäu West.

Sulzberg is a member of the German - Austrian joint project Nagelfluhkette National Park.

View

From Sulzberg one can overlook on a clear day to the south the entire Bregenzerwald. In the background, while the mountains of Vorarlberg is seen. When you look to the north you can see the neighboring Allgäu Germany with his.

History

The place name " Sulzeberg " was first mentioned in documents in 1249. Around 1400 were " Smaltzhuben uff the Sultzberg " mentioned who had to deliver to the Counts of Bregenz lard and cheese. In the late Middle Ages was Sulzberg independent parish and venue of courts in the area Sulzberg Doren, Riefensberg and Oberlangenegg.

With a 1772 carried out Vereinödungsaktion closed Hofgüter were created and therefore the peasant ownership and management conditions significantly improved. In addition to this extended scattered settlement developed on the slopes of the mountain ridge of Sulzberg characteristic, formed mainly from the village inns.

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. The municipal boundary towards the Allgäu neighboring places is the state border since 1814. The village of Thal was pfarrlich 1785-1820 to Scheffau, 1820-1881 Sulzberg and since then has its own parish. For the Austrian state of Vorarlberg Sulzberg heard since its founding in 1861. The place was from 1945 to 1955 part of the French zone of occupation in Austria.

Demographics

Rapid population growth in the 18th and 19th centuries, made the community with the to 1847 to Sulzberg belonging area of Doren earlier for the most populous municipality in the Bregenz Forest (1754: 1,200 inhabitants in 1837: 2539 inhabitants).

Since the beginning of this century, and especially since 1950, the population development through progressive improvement of road links in all directions and by the conditioning of freight paths explained.

The proportion of foreigners at the end of 2002 at 8.5 percent.

Policy

The municipal council consists of 18 members. After the 2010 election, the ÖVP reached - Civil List Sulzberg 10 seats, and the list Thaler 3 and the future Sulzberg - Open and non-partisan citizens' List 5 mandates. Mayor Helmut Blank of the ÖVP. The municipality revenue from taxes and other charges in 2001 were at € 1,555,762, the municipal expenditure at € 2,939,775. The debt was 2001 2.375.895 €.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the municipality Sulzberg shows in a silver shields a black, forward -turned ox head over a green Dreienberg. The award of the coat of arms by the Provincial Government of Vorarlberg on February 1, 1929. Presumably designed by church archivist Andreas Ulmer coat of arms is attributed to the agricultural development of the Sulzberges.

Attractions

The Parish Church of St. Lawrence was extended from 1828 to 1829 according to plans by Alois Negrelli of Moldelbe with using older components in the state Empire style. In the years 1988 to 1991, the church was renovated with the Dean Herbert Hehle.

Chapel of St. Leonard: Of the total of 13 chapels Sulzbergs both art history remarkable Chapel of St. Leonhard from 1497 is noteworthy. It stands near the present-day Sulzberger parish church on the road to Doren. The church originally belonged to the monastery of Kempten. During the Thirty Years' War, the Swedes took advantage of the chapel in 1647 as a horse stable. The unique frescoes of the chapel and the altars and wooden ceilings from the early Baroque period have been preserved. The chapel has long been a popular place of pilgrimage. From 1980 to 2006, the chapel was unusable. Since November 2006, the Chapel of St. Leonhard shines in new splendor.

Natural Monuments

Marienlinde: A natural monument of Sulzberg is over 400 years old Marienlinde. It houses a statue of Mary in her tribe, with the inscription: " Mary of victory, finishing the war and protect us with thy child from the Marienlinde. "

Regular events

Corpus Christi: Day of tradition Protect
NOVEMBER 25: Kathrine ( patronage )

Sports

The local football club FC Sulzberg plays in the top league in the country, Vorarlberg league. Successful are the cross-country skiers, especially the young. 2003, the Austrian cross-country championships were held for students and youth in Sulzberg, 2004, the Austrian cross-country championships in the general class.

Economy and infrastructure

At the site there were in 2003 31 companies in the industrial sector with 178 employees and 18 apprentices. Taxable wage -employed, there were 616 tourism and tourism are important. In the tourism year 2001/2002 there were a total of 37,114 nights. Agriculture plays an important role. The proportion of agricultural land in the total area is 61.8 %.

Public bodies and associations

Library, Reading Room
Protect citizens Sulzberg
Football Club Sulzberg
Volunteer Fire Sulzberg
Citizens Musikverein Sulzberg
Ski club Sulzberg
Tennis Club Sulzberg

Education

The town has a primary school, which (as of January 2007) visit 81 students. The Sulzberger / inside must attend high school in the neighboring Doren. In Sulzberg there are also two preschools and a play group for toddlers.

Gallery

Personalities

Sons and daughters:

Johann Conrad Blank (* 1747 in Sulzberg (Vorarlberg), † 1827 in Vienna); Austrian Abbé, k.k. Council and mathematician.
Konrad Blank ( born 1931 ), Austrian politician (ÖVP ), former Regional Minister and Member of Parliament

Persons with respect to the site:

Alois Negrelli, Knights of Moldelbe (* 1799 in Fiera di Primiero, † 1858 in Vienna ) is an Austrian engineer and pioneer of road construction, which played a decisive role in the planning phase for the construction of the Suez Canal, was also an architect for the new building of the parish church of sulzberg (1828-1829) in the Empire style.

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