Sulzberg, Austria

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Sulzberg
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Coat of arms
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Location in the district
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Sulzberg
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°31′00″N09°54′00″E / 47.51667°N 9.90000°E / 47.51667; 9.90000 Coordinates: 47°31′00″N09°54′00″E / 47.51667°N 9.90000°E / 47.51667; 9.90000
Country Austria
State Vorarlberg
District Bregenz
Government
   Mayor Lukas Schrattenthaler
Area
[1]
  Total23.05 km2 (8.90 sq mi)
Elevation
1,015 m (3,330 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01) [2]
  Total1,818
  Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6934
Area code 05516
Vehicle registration B
Website www.sulzberg.at

Sulzberg is a municipality in the district of Bregenz, in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg.

Contents

It is a member of the German-Austrian community project Naturpark Nagelfluhkette.

Toponymy

The place name "Sulzeberg" was first mentioned in documents in 1249. Around 1400, "Smaltzhuben uff the Sultzberg" were mentioned as inhabitants, who had to deliver lard and cheese to the Count of Bregenz.

Culture

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the municipality Sulzberg shows a frontal view of a black ox head above a three-peaked green mountain. Presumably, the coat of arms was designed by church archivist Andreas Ulmer and is symbolic of the significance of agriculture for the community of Sulzberg.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,489    
18801,423−4.4%
18901,439+1.1%
19001,425−1.0%
19101,443+1.3%
19231,401−2.9%
19341,487+6.1%
19391,344−9.6%
19511,579+17.5%
19611,474−6.6%
19711,574+6.8%
19811,507−4.3%
19911,577+4.6%
20011,722+9.2%
20111,750+1.6%

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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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