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Riefensberg
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Coat of arms of Riefensberg
Coat of arms
Location in the district
Location in the district
Riefensberg is located in Austria
Riefensberg
Riefensberg
Location in Austria
Country Austria
State Vorarlberg
District Bregenz
Area
 • Total 14.85 km2 (5.73 sq mi)
Elevation
781 m (2,562 ft)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6943
Area code 05513
Vehicle registration B
Website www.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.

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Girl in a traditional Bregenzerwälder Juppe

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.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Riefensberg para niños

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