Bezau

Bezau
Coat of arms
Bezau Location within Austria
Location in the district
Coordinates: 47°23′06″N 09°54′06″E / 47.38500°N 9.90167°ECoordinates: 47°23′06″N 09°54′06″E / 47.38500°N 9.90167°E
Country	Austria
State	Vorarlberg
District	Bregenz
Government
• Mayor	Georg Fröwis
Area
• Total	34.42 km^2 (13.29 sq mi)
Elevation	650 m (2,130 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)[1]
• Total	1,985
• Density	58/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	6870
Area code	05514
Vehicle registration	B
Website	www.bezau.at

Bezau is a town in the Bregenz Forest in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, part of the district of Bregenz. Bezau is a popular tourist destination around the year, due to its vicinity to ski resorts and hiking trails. Its picturesque church was built in 1906 and is devoted to St. Jodok. Another attraction is the museum of local history (Heimatmuseum), which is housed in a traditional wooden home. Bezau is the home community of ski jumper Toni Innauer.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	979	—
1880	926	−5.4%
1890	923	−0.3%
1900	1,003	+8.7%
1910	1,140	+13.7%
1923	1,172	+2.8%
1934	1,295	+10.5%
1939	1,228	−5.2%
1951	1,468	+19.5%
1961	1,484	+1.1%
1971	1,559	+5.1%
1981	1,554	−0.3%
1991	1,708	+9.9%
2001	1,878	+10.0%
2011	1,975	+5.2%

Education

There is one "Polytechnische Schule," one primary school (grades 1-4), one middle school (junior high) (grades 5-8) and one upper secondary business school (Bundeslehranstalt: Handelsschule, Fachschule für wirtschaftliche Berufe, Tourismusfachschule.)

International relations

Bezau is twinned with:

• Heiden, Switzerland

References

1. Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2014-01-01.

External links

• http://www.bezau.at (German)