Sibratsgfäll

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Place in Vorarlberg, Austria

Coat of arms

Location in the district

47°25′36″N 10°02′17″E / 47.42667°N 10.03806°E / 47.42667; 10.03806CountryAustriaStateVorarlbergDistrictBregenzGovernment

• MayorKonrad StadelmannArea

^[1]

• 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 code05513Vehicle registrationBWebsitewww.sibra.at

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

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 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
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	304	—
1880	352	+15.8%
1890	289	−17.9%
1900	267	−7.6%
1910	284	+6.4%
1923	268	−5.6%
1934	270	+0.7%
1939	256	−5.2%
1951	340	+32.8%
1961	330	−2.9%
1971	308	−6.7%
1981	367	+19.2%
1991	404	+10.1%
2001	422	+4.5%
2011	393	−6.9%

External links

Website of the municipality
Bewegte Natur
Georunde Rindberg

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.