Langenegg is a municipality with approx. 1,200 inhabitants in the westernmost Austrian state,

Vorarlberg Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label=Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is ...

Geography

Langenegg is located in the

Bregenz Forest The Bregenz Forest (german: Bregenzerwald, ) is one of the main regions in the state of Vorarlberg (Austria). It overlaps, but is not coterminous with, the Bregenz Forest Mountains, which belong to a range of the Northern Limestone Alps, specifica ...

, in the district of

Bregenz Bregenz (; gsw, label= Vorarlbergian, Breagaz ) is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost state of Austria. The city lies on the east and southeast shores of Lake Constance, the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe, between Switze ...

east of

Lake Constance Lake Constance (german: Bodensee, ) refers to three Body of water, bodies of water on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps: Upper Lake Constance (''Obersee''), Lower Lake Constance (''Untersee''), and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, ca ...

. It covers an area of 10.47 km², 38.6% of which is forested and 54.6% of which is used for agricultural purposes. Geographically, the municipality forms a "long corner", hence the name Langenegg (German: Egg ≈ Eck(e) = corner). The town is a member of the German-Austrian joint project

Nagelfluhkette The Nagelfluhkette is a mountain range located in Bavaria, Germany and Vorarlberg, Austria, bordering on the northern edge of the Allgäu Alps. It has a maximum altitude of 1,834 m above sea level. Its name derives from the rock type Nagelfluh. ...

National Park.

Neighbouring communities

Langenegg borders on five other communities in Vorarlberg:

Doren Doren is a municipality in the district of Bregenz in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Geography The municipality of Doren is located in the northwest of the Bregenz Forest. It lies about two-thirds on the south side of the Sulzbergst ...

, Krumbach,

Hittisau Hittisau is a municipality in the Bregenz (district), district of Bregenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Hittisau has a surface area of 46.65 km². It lies in the Bregenz Forest, Bregenzerwald in the west of the country. Hittisau is a ...

Lingenau Lingenau is a municipality in the district of Bregenz, in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Geography Lingenau is located southeast of Lake Constance, at an altitude of 685m. 30.8% of the area is wooded. There are no other cadastr ...

and

Alberschwende Alberschwende is a municipality and a village in the district of Bregenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Population Notable people * Hermann Gmeiner, Austrian philanthropist, founder of SOS Children's Villages SOS Children's Villages ...

History

The

Habsburgs The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...

ruled the cities in Vorarlberg partly from

Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...

and from

Further Austria Further Austria, Outer Austria or Anterior Austria (german: Vorderösterreich, formerly ''die Vorlande'' (pl.)) was the collective name for the early (and later) possessions of the House of Habsburg in the former Swabian stem duchy of south-we ...

. From 1805 to 1814 Vorarlberg belonged to

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

, then reverted to Austria. Langenegg has been part of Vorarlberg since its founding in 1861. It was part of the French

occupation zone Germany was already de facto military occupation, occupied by the Allies of World War II, Allies from the real German Instrument of Surrender, fall of Nazi Germany in World War II on 8 May 1945 to the establishment of the East Germany on 7 Octo ...

from 1945 to 1955. On July 6, 2010 Langenegg won the competition for the 11th European Village Renewal Award.

Coat of arms

The Langenegg coat of arms was created by the

Schruns Schruns is a municipality in the Montafon valley (altitude 690 meters), in the Bludenz district of the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. To the west is the famous Zimba mountain, often called the "Vorarlberger Matterhorn," which is very ...

er artist and

heraldist Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree. Armory, the best-known branch ...

Konrad Honold in 1969.

Population

Politics

The Langeneggian

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...

consists of 15 members. The election took place during the last local council elections in 2015 not by party lists, but by majority vote. The mayor of the municipality is Kurt Krottenhammer.

Economy and infrastructure

Agriculture plays an important role. The share of agricultural land in the total area is approx. 54%. There are 42 farms, of which 35 are dairy farms. The cheese factory produces over 250 tons of cheese each year. During the industrialisation in Langenegg, the number of commuters working in the neighbouring municipalities increased. Unlike many municipalities in the region, Langenegg did not have a rich tradition of craft associations. The municipality has tried numerous economic initiatives such as the "Talent", the Langenegger currency that supports business in the village.

Education

There is a primary school and kindergarten.

Culture

The parish church "Unserer lieben Frau" (Maria) was built in 1775 in the Baroque style. The Hubertus chapel at Hälisbühl was built in 1992. Langenegg is part of the Bregenzerwald Umgang (literally "Bregenzerwald Walking Tour"). This walking tour offers insights into the architecture and community planning of 12 traditional villages in the Bregenzerwald. While walking over various landscapes, visiting public buildings, homes and everyday objects, walkers gain a comprehensive overview of typical Bregenzerwald architectural styles as they developed throughout the ages. The Sennerei Langenegg (a dairy) resulted from a 1978 fusion of three dairies, built in 1900, 1947 and 1952. This larger dairy has 30 suppliers for milk (from about 450 cows) and is part of the Käsestraße Bregenzerwald – a partnership of farmers, dairymen, artisans and gastronomers in the Bregenzerwald. Their aims include promoting small-scale agriculture, a diversity of local products, and the Vorarlberg cheese culture. Finkenbühel Langenegg Panorama

External links

Municipal website

References

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