Mittelberg

For other uses, see Mittelberg (disambiguation).

Mittelberg
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Coat of arms of Mittelberg Coat of arms
Mittelberg Location within Austria
Location in the district 260x260px
Coordinates:
Country	Austria
State	Vorarlberg
District	Bregenz
Government
• Mayor	Andi Haid (Offene Bürgerliste und Volkspartei Kleinwalsertal)
Area
• Total	96.82 km2 (37.38 sq mi)
Elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)
• Total	4,814
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal codes	6991, 6992, 6993 (Austria) 87567, 87568, 87569 (Germany)
Area code	05517
Vehicle registration	B
Website	GDE-Mittelberg.at

Mittelberg is a municipality in the district of Bregenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.

Geography

The municipality of Mittelberg is congruent with the Kleinwalsertal, a valley that is only accessible by road from Germany. Although it is not an exclave in strict sense (it is contiguous with the rest of Austria), its geographic position created a special situation. For instance, it has both Austrian and German postal codes. Since 1891 Kleinwalsertal enjoyed a customs union with Germany, a free border, and used the Deutsche Mark. Since Austria joined the European Union in 1995, the signing of the Schengen Agreement (1997) and the introduction of the Euro (2002), this special status no longer applies.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,500	—
1880	1,398	−6.8%
1890	1,282	−8.3%
1900	1,187	−7.4%
1910	1,267	+6.7%
1923	1,599	+26.2%
1934	1,944	+21.6%
1939	2,209	+13.6%
1951	2,830	+28.1%
1961	3,557	+25.7%
1971	3,980	+11.9%
1981	4,599	+15.6%
1991	5,038	+9.5%
2001	4,717	−6.4%
2011	4,982	+5.6%

See also

• Horizon Field

References

File:Autriche Mittelberg Le Chalet.jpg

Panoramic view of the south part of Mittelberg