Sibratsgfäll

Template:Infobox Ort in Österreich 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, south of Lake Constance, at an altitude of 929 meters. 46.0% of the area is forested, 34.2% of the area is mountainous (Alps). The community is located directly on the border with Germany. There are no other cadastral communities in Sibratsgfäll.

The municipality Sibratsgfäll borders on two Austrian and two German communities. These are the municipalities of Hittisau and Egg in the Austrian district of Bregenz and the Balderschwang and Oberstdorf communities in the Bavarian district of Oberallgäu.

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

History

The Habsburgs ruled Vorarlberg's villages alternately from Tyrol and Vorderösterreich (Freiburg im Breisgau). From 1805 to 1814, this place belonged to Bavaria, then again 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 was created in 1969, inspired by a design by the Schruns artist and heraldist Konrad Honold.

Culture

Parish church Sibratsgfäll (hl. Michael)

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