Riefensberg

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Place in Vorarlberg, Austria

Coat of arms

Location in the district

47°30′17″N 09°57′50″E / 47.50472°N 9.96389°E / 47.50472; 9.96389CountryAustriaStateVorarlbergDistrictBregenzGovernment

• MayorUlrich SchmelzenbachArea

^[1]

• Total14.85 km² (5.73 sq mi)Elevation

781 m (2,562 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total1,086 • Density73/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6943

Area code05513Vehicle registrationBWebsitewww.riefensberg.at

Riefensberg is a municipality in the district of Bregenz in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The community of Riefensberg covers an area of 14.85 square kilometers. Riefensberg is located within the Nagelfluhkette Nature Park.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	805	—
1880	750	−6.8%
1890	727	−3.1%
1900	729	+0.3%
1910	704	−3.4%
1923	699	−0.7%
1934	731	+4.6%
1939	689	−5.7%
1951	816	+18.4%
1961	778	−4.7%
1971	818	+5.1%
1981	889	+8.7%
1991	907	+2.0%
2001	971	+7.1%
2011	989	+1.9%

History

The town of Riefensberg ("rivinsperc") was mentioned for the first time in 1249, in a document by Pope Innocent IV.

Culture

The St. Leonhard parish church was built in 1426, enlarged between 1818 and 1821, and renovated from 1969 to 1971.

The St. Anna chapel was built in the 18th century and is rich in Baroque statues.

In 2010, a roughly 300-year-old millstone of the Auer Mill was found. Riefensberg had several mills from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The grinding stone is exhibited on a walking route.

In the Juppenwerkstatt Riefensberg, traditional Bregenz Forest costumes are still dyed and sewn. The typical "Bregenzerwälder Juppe" is not sold "ready-made" in shops, but can only be custom-made in the Juppenwerkstatt. Nowadays, many Bregenzerwälder women wear the Juppe at weddings and in church on Sundays.^[3]

External links

Website of the municipality
Website of the Juppenwerkstatt Riefensberg

References

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ "Regionalentwicklung Vorarlberg". www.regio-v.at. Retrieved 2021-08-07.