Sibratsgfäll

Sibratsgfäll is a municipality in the district of Bregenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.

Sibratsgfäll
Coat of arms
Location in the district
Sibratsgfäll
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°25′36″N 10°02′17″E
CountryAustria
StateVorarlberg
DistrictBregenz
Government
 • MayorKonrad Stadelmann
Area
 • Total29.2 km2 (11.3 sq mi)
Elevation
929 m (3,048 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total401
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6952
Area code05513
Vehicle registrationB
Websitewww.sibra.at

Geography

Sibratsgfäll is located in the westernmost province of Austria, Vorarlberg, in the district of Bregenz, east of Lake Constance, at an altitude of 929 meters. 46.0% of the area is forested, 34.2% mountainous (Alps). The community is located directly on the border with Germany. There are no other cadastral communities in Sibratsgfäll.

The community of Sibratsgfäll borders on two Austrian and two German communities: Hittisau and Egg in the Austrian district of Bregenz, and Balderschwang and Oberstdorf in the Bavarian district of Oberallgäu.

Sibratsgfäll is a member of the Austrian-German joint project Naturpark Nagelfluhkette.

History

The Habsburgs ruled Vorarlberg's villages alternately from Tyrol and Vorderösterreich (Freiburg im Breisgau). From 1805 to 1814 Sibratsgfäll belonged to Bavaria, then reverted back to Austria. Sibratsgfäll has belonged to the Austrian state of Vorarlberg since its founding in 1861. The village was part of the French occupation zone in Austria from 1945 to 1955.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms, inspired by a design by the Schruns artist and heraldist Konrad Honold, was created in 1969.

Culture
Parish church Sibratsgfäll (hl. Michael)

The Sibratsgfäll parish church is dedicated to the Archangel Michael and belongs to the deanery of Vorderwald-Kleinwalsertal. It was first mentioned, as a chapel, in a document from 1732. In 1805, a new church building was built, and later extended in 1845.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869304—    
1880352+15.8%
1890289−17.9%
1900267−7.6%
1910284+6.4%
1923268−5.6%
1934270+0.7%
1939256−5.2%
1951340+32.8%
1961330−2.9%
1971308−6.7%
1981367+19.2%
1991404+10.1%
2001422+4.5%
2011393−6.9%

References
  1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.


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