Mittelberg is a municipality in the district of Bregenz in the Kleinwalsertal,in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is accessible by road only from Germany.

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Mittelberg
Coat of arms
Location in the district
Mittelberg Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°19′22″N 10°09′20″E
Country	Austria
State	Vorarlberg
District	Bregenz
Government
• Mayor	Andi Haid (Offene Bürgerliste und Volkspartei Kleinwalsertal)
Area [1]
• Total	96.82 km2 (37.38 sq mi)
Elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	4,962
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6991, 6992, 6993 (Austria) 87567, 87568, 87569 (Germany)
Area code	05517
Vehicle registration	B
Website	GDE-Mittelberg.at

Geography

The town of Mittelberg lies in the Kleinwalsertal, a valley that is accessible by road only from Germany. The largest stream in the municipality is the Breitach which originates in Baad and flows through all three villages of Mittelberg, Hirschegg and Riezlern. It receives water of the side streams such as Derrabach, Turabach, Bärgundbach, Gemstelbach and Wildenbach.

The main mountains of Mittelberg include Elfer (2387 m) Bärenkopf (Allgäu Alps) (2083 m), Walmendingerhorn (1990 m), Grosser Widderstein (2536 m) and Zwölfer (2224 m).

History

Mittelberg was settled around 1300 by five Walser families from Tannberg coming across over the Hochalppass. The first houses were probably in Bödmen, a district of Mittelberg. The settlers inherited the land from the Swabian Counts of Rettenberg. The valley initially belonged to the Walser court of Tannberg but in 1563 the valley was awarded its own court in Mittelberg, which existed until 1807.[3]

Population

Although it is not an exclave in a strict sense (it is contiguous with the rest of Austria), its geographic position creates a special situation for inhabitants and visitors. For instance, it has both Austrian and German postal codes. Since 1891 Kleinwalsertal has been in the German customs union, and has an open border with that country.[4]

Before the introduction of the euro the Deutsche Mark was used there. Since Austria joined the European Union (1995), the Schengen Agreement was ratified (1997), and the Euro was introduced (2002), this special status no longer applies.^{[citation needed]} However, due to its location several taxation differences apply, such as a lower VAT rate.^{[citation needed]}

Education

Kindergartens:

• Kindergarten Hirschegg [de][5]
• Kindergarten Mittelberg [de][6]
• Kindergarten Riezlern[7]

In popular culture

Mittelberg was the setting of "The Final Reich," one of the levels of Call of Duty: World War II: Nazi Zombies.

See also

• Horizon Field, 2010 sculpture installation by Antony Gormley.

References

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