!!!Mittelberg

Mittelberg, Vorarlberg, municipality in the district of Bregenz, alt. 
1,086 m, pop. 5,038, area 96.80 km%%sup 2/%, one of the most 
popular bi-seasonal (mainly winter sports) tourist centres of Austria 
(1,852,444 overnight stays, mostly German guests) in the 
Kleinwalsertal valley. The municipality of Mittelberg comprises the 
whole valley with Mittelberg, Hirschegg (1,122 m) and  Riezlern 
as the principal villages; since 1891 German customs territory and 
currency area (Austrian  Customs Exclaves). Can only be reached via 
Oberstdorf (Bavaria). - Holiday hostel of the Naturfreunde 
(association of nature lovers), street highway maintenance depot, 
Walser museum, casino (Riezlern), new-apostolic municipality, 
Kanzelwand railway up Gundkopf mountain (1,949 m), cable railway 
up the Walmendinger Horn mountain (1,990 m). -Settled by the 
Walser people from Valais (Switzerland) at the beginning of the 
14%%sup th/%  century, part of Austria since 1453; parish church of 
St. Jodok (14%%sup th/%  century, 1463 extended, 1693/94 adapted 
in Baroque style) with choir frescoes (16%%sup th/%  century); church 
in Baad (1851); in Hirschegg parish church (1805/06), Protestant 
cruciform church (1953), roadside cross (18%%sup th/%  century), 
"Nazesch Hus" (Valais house, 1697). In Riezlern parish church 
(1889-1891) with war memorial; some Valais houses in the scattered 
settlement area; roofed wooden bridges: Hoeflebruecke and 
Leidtobelbruecke bridges; skiing museum in Hirschegg.


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