Großes Walsertal
| Size (in km²) Population Evolution Number of Households Number of municipalities Number of companies Commuters |
190 3.405 0,91 % 1.100 6 440 70 % |
Inter-municipal cooperation
- Biosphere Park „Großes Walsertal“
- Regio (Regional Development Association)
- Economic association (cooperation of SMEs)
- Walserstolz (regional cheesebrand, marketing cooperation)
- Bergholz (Mountain timber, local brand cooperation)
Situation
- Migration of workers, no adequate employment in the region;
- small sized municipalities that do not see themselves in a position to operate a professional site management;
- image problem of the smallness and remoteness;
- topographic landscape with steep slopes and no valley;
- small size structures of land-ownership.
Objectives
- The goal is an inter-municipal cooperation through an office for land use management, joint marketing, organizing region related actions for image-development of SMEs.
- Rise the percentage of the crafts sector;
- stop the migration of young entrepreneurs;
- reduce the number of commuters – more jobs in the region.
