Local Council
The Gemeinde Mittelberg in Kleinwalsertal is politically made up of the three villages Riezlern, Hirschegg and Mittelberg. Kleinwalsertal itself belongs to the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and is therefore under the management district Bregenz.
Information about the Gemeinde Mittelberg
Area: 96,80km²
Altitude: approx: 1200m
Population (May 2009):
Riezlern: 2033
Hirschegg: 1341
Mittelberg: 1486
Political and Economic Characteristics
The Gemeinde Mittelberg is located directly on the border to Germany and because of its geographical layout and the Walser mountain chain, it has no direct connection by road to its motherland, Austria. It is for this reason that the road for traffic and the basic economic needs come through neighbouring Germany. This means that the Gemeinde Mittelberg politically belongs to Austria and economically to Germany.
This special set of circumstances lead the Austrian-Hungarian government and the German government to create a contract in 1891 that enabled the Gemeinde Mittelberg to join onto the German customs association. Because of this German customs agreement there have been many special rules created.
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