Riefensberg
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Riefensberg | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in the district | |
  Riefensberg Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°30′17″N 09°57′50″E / 47.50472°N 9.96389°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Vorarlberg |
| District | Bregenz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ulrich Schmelzenbach |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.85 km2 (5.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 781 m (2,562 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 1,086 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| 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.
| 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.
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