Riefensberg

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.

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Riefensberg
Municipality

Coat of arms
Location in the district
Riefensberg Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°30′17″N 09°57′50″E
Country	Austria
State	Vorarlberg
District	Bregenz
Government
• Mayor	Ulrich Schmelzenbach
Area ^[1]
• 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

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%

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.

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.^[3]

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