Ãœbersaxen

Übersaxen is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch in Vorarlberg Austria with 626 inhabitants (December 31, 2013).

The word Übersaxen consists of a Latin and a German part together: It is from the German word " about" and the Latin " saxa " = stone or rock, and so called in German " on the stone " or " on the rocks ".

Geography

Übersaxen is located in the westernmost province of Austria, Vorarlberg, in the district of Feldkirch to 899 meters. 51.4 % of the area is forested. There are no other local villages in Übersaxen.

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 belongs Übersaxen since its founding 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 at 3.3 percent.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was created in 1969 after a design by the artist and Schrunser heraldist Konrad Honold.

Policy

The municipal council consists of 12 members. Acting Mayor Rainer Duelli. The municipality revenue from taxes and other charges in 2001 were at € 555,674, the municipal expenditure at € 1,444,783. The debt was 2001 1.454.117 €.

Culture and sights

Art project " Gisalz "

For the project " Gisalz 98 " in Übersaxen the Vorarlberg artist Herbert Fritsch made ​​use of the traditional since the medieval house sign of Walser. This abstract drawing materials was the starting point and the basis for the true specific localized, but due to the large spread of this house sign in Graubünden, Liechtenstein and Vorarlberg, even in the Alps at the same time nationally relevant project.

Every house in Übersaxen received such a new character: aluminum plates with two-color scale in yellow and black silkscreen prints show the respective house number and the corresponding house sign.

Economy and infrastructure

At the site there were in 2003 six companies in the trade and industry with 14 employees. Taxable wage -employed, there were 231

Locally there (November 2007 ) 44 students. In Übersaxen there is also a kindergarten.