List of municipalities in Vorarlberg

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Municipal boundaries in Vorarlberg

This list of municipalities in Vorarlberg includes all 96 political municipalities in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg .

Basics

The federal state of Vorarlberg consists of four administrative districts , which contain a total of 96 independent municipalities. The municipalities and their names are legally stipulated in the appendix to Paragraph 1 of the Vorarlberg State Law on the Organization of Municipal Administration.

397,139 residents have their primary residence throughout the country. There are also around 28,000 people with second homes in Vorarlberg. In relation to the area of ​​the federal state with 2,601.12 square kilometers , this results in a population density of around 153 inh  . Per km².

Vorarlberg is - apart from the federal capital Vienna , which is also a separate federal state - the Austrian state with the fewest independent political communities. Five of the 96 municipalities in Vorarlberg have city rights; four of these are also district capitals of the four Vorarlberg administrative districts. Bregenz is both the provincial capital of Vorarlberg and the district capital of the Bregenz district . There are also twelve market communities in the state, including Lustenau , Austria's most populous market community.

The largest municipality in Vorarlberg measured by its population is the district capital Dornbirn with currently 49,872 inhabitants. In terms of population, the counterpart of Dornbirn is the smallest municipality in the state, the municipality of Dünserberg , with 143 inhabitants. The largest municipality in terms of area is Gaschurn in the rear of the Montafon with a municipality area of ​​175.28 km². The municipality with the smallest area is Röns with a municipality area of only 1.45 km².

Regions

In Vorarlberg, specific names are generally used for the different regions. These are based in particular on the geographical and topographical aspects of the state administration and thus clarify the regional connections in Vorarlberg. The following names of the most important regions of Vorarlberg find their way into this list; the municipalities are assigned accordingly:

In addition to belonging to the Bregenzerwald, the smaller Hochtannberg region is also often described for the Vorarlberg communities Schröcken and Warth . It should be noted that the Arlberg region is also located in the neighboring state of Tyrol (around St. Anton ), the Alpine Rhine Valley is a cross-border region with Switzerland and Liechtenstein , Lake Constance with Switzerland and Germany, and the valleys of the Bregenzerwald are interlinked with the Allgäu .

Municipal law of Vorarlberg

The commune names given are the official names of the communes used by the communes, as determined by state law.

There are three different municipal statuses in Vorarlberg: normal municipalities  (79), market municipalities  (12) and urban municipalities  (5). Vorarlberg is the only Austrian federal state in which there is no city ​​with its own statute , i.e. a city that is also an administrative district.

List of municipalities in Vorarlberg

Both the population figures (EWZ) and the population density calculated from them (inhabitants / km²) refer to the information provided by the regional statistical office at the Vorarlberg regional government as of January 1st, 2020. These are only registered main residences .

Parish name Parish status coat of arms Administrative district region EWZ Area in km² EW / km² image
Alberschwende local community AUT Alberschwende COA.jpg Bregenz Bregenzerwald 3.233 21.11 153 Kirchdorf von Alberschwende
Altach local community Coat of arms at altach.png Feldkirch Rhine Valley 6,769 5.36 1263 View of the municipality of Altach
Andelsbuch local community Coat of arms at andelsbuch.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 2,634 19.56 135 View of the Andelsbuch community
Au local community Coat of arms at au.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 1,769 44.93 39 View of the municipality of Au
Bartholomäberg local community Coat of arms at bartholomäberg.png Bludenz Montafon 2,359 27.19 87 View of the municipality of Bartholomäberg
Bezau market community Coat of arms at bezau.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 1.997 34.41 58 View of the municipality of Bezau
Bildstein local community Coat of arms at bildstein.png Bregenz Rhine Valley 773 9.13 85 Bildstein seen from Schwarzach
Bizau local community Coat of arms at bizau.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 1,125 21.09 53 View of the municipality of Bizau
Blons local community Coat of arms at blons.png Bludenz Great Walsertal 330 14.89 22nd View of the municipality of Blons
Bludenz Municipality
district capital
AUT Bludenz COA.svg Bludenz Walgau 14,845 29.94 496 View of the city of Bludenz at night
Bludesch local community Coat of arms at bludesch.png Bludenz Walgau 2,384 7.59 314 View of the Bludesch community
fire local community Coat of arms at brand.png Bludenz Brandnertal 729 40.29 18th View of the community of Brand
Bregenz City Municipality
State Capital
District Capital
Coat of arms Bregenz.jpg Bregenz Rhine Valley 29,711 29.78 998 View of the city of Bregenz
book local community Coat of arms at buch.png Bregenz Rhine Valley 608 6.14 99 Look at book
Bürs local community Coat of arms at bürs.png Bludenz Walgau 3,362 24.61 137 View of the municipality of Bürs
Bürserberg local community Coat of arms at bürserberg.png Bludenz Brandnertal 550 13.73 40 View of the municipality of Bürserberg
Dalaas local community Coat of arms at dalaas.png Bludenz Klostertal 1,600 94.24 17th View of Dalaas and the Klostertal
Damuls local community Coat of arms at damüls.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 308 20.9 15th View of the municipality of Damüls (main town)
Doren local community Coat of arms at doren.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 1,028 14.17 73 View of the municipality of Doren
Dornbirn Municipality
district capital
Wappendornbirn.svg Dornbirn Rhine Valley 49,872 120.83 413 View of the city of Dornbirn
Thin local community Coat of arms at Düns.png Feldkirch Walgau 407 3.45 118 View of the municipality of Düns
Dünserberg local community Coat of arms at Dünserberg.png Feldkirch Walgau 143 5.56 26th Bassig plot
Egg market community Coat of arms at egg.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 3,610 65.31 55 View of the market town of Egg
Eichenberg local community Coat of arms at eichenberg.png Bregenz Leiblachtal 420 11.59 36 Eichenberg parish village
Feldkirch Municipality
district capital
Coat of arms at Feldkirch.svg Feldkirch Rhine Valley 34.210 34.33 997 View of the city of Feldkirch
Fontanella local community Coat of arms at fontanella.png Bludenz Great Walsertal 463 31.17 15th View of the municipality of Fontanella
Frastanz market community Frastanz Coat of Arms.svg Feldkirch Walgau 6,503 32.26 202 Church village of the market town of Frastanz
Fraxern local community Coat of arms at fraxern.png Feldkirch Rhine Valley 714 8.86 81 Cherry blossom in Fraxern municipality
Fußach local community AUT Fußach COA.png Bregenz Rhine Valley 3,911 11.89 329 Parish Church of Fußach
Gaissau local community AUT Gaißau COA.jpg Bregenz Rhine Valley 1,843 5.79 318 View of the community of Gaißau
Gaschurn local community Coat of arms at gaschurn.png Bludenz Montafon 1,454 175.28 8th View of the community of Gaschurn
Göfis local community Coat of arms at goefis.png Feldkirch Walgau 3,324 9.05 367 View of the municipality of Göfis
Götzis market community AUT Götzis COA.svg Feldkirch Rhine Valley 11,765 14.62 805 View of the community of Götzis
Hard market community AUT Hard COA.svg Bregenz Rhine Valley 13,633 17.78 767 Aerial view of the market town of Hard
Hittisau local community AUT Hittisau COA.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 2,063 46.62 44 View of the community of Hittisau
Maximum local community Coat of arms at hoechst.png Bregenz Rhine Valley 8,108 20.97 387 View of the municipality of Höchst
Hörbranz market community Hoerbranz Wappen.svg Bregenz Leiblachtal 6,512 8.74 745 Parish Church of Hörbranz
Hohenems Borough Coat of arms Hohenems.svg Dornbirn Rhine Valley 16,731 29.19 573 View of Hohenems from the Schlossberg
Hohenweiler local community Coat of arms at Hohenweiler.png Bregenz Leiblachtal 1,327 8.42 158 View of the community of Hohenweiler
Innerbraz local community Innerbraz coat of arms Bludenz Klostertal 997 19.92 50 Innerbraz parish
Kennelbach local community Coat of arms at kennelbach.png Bregenz Rhine Valley 1,935 3.22 601 View of the community of Kennelbach
Klaus local community Klaus coat of arms Feldkirch Rhine Valley 3,100 5.24 592 View of the community of Klaus
Kloesterle local community Coat of arms at kloesterle.png Bludenz Klostertal 677 62.24 11 View of Klösterle in winter 2009
Koblach local community Coat of arms municipality Koblach Vorarlberg.svg Feldkirch Rhine Valley 4,718 10.24 461 View of Koblach from the Neuburg
Krumbach local community Coat of arms at krumbach.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 1,036 8.71 119 Krumbach seen from Sulzberg
Langen near Bregenz local community Coat of arms at long at bregenz.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 1,446 21.85 66 View of the community of Langen near Bregenz
Langenegg local community Coat of arms at longegg.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 1,133 10.46 108 Parish church of the parish of Langenegg
Lanterns local community AUT Laterns COA.svg Feldkirch Laternsertal 666 43.75 15th Laterns, seen from the Gulmalpe.
Lauterach market community Coat of arms at lauterach.png Bregenz Rhine Valley 10,274 11.91 863 Aerial view of the market town of Lauterach
Lech local community AUT Lech COA.png Bludenz Arlberg 1,607 89.97 18th View over the village of Lech
Lingenau local community Coat of arms at lingenau.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 1,535 6.88 223 Center of the community Lingenau
Lochau local community Coat of arms at lochau.png Bregenz Leiblachtal 6,059 10.25 591 View of the municipality of Lochau
Lorüns local community Coat of arms at loruens.png Bludenz Montafon 296 8.35 35 Parish church of Lorüns
Ludesch local community Coat of arms at ludesch.png Bludenz Walgau 3,608 11.26 320 View of the Ludesch community
Lustenau market community AUT Lustenau COA.svg Dornbirn Rhine Valley 23,309 22.25 1048 View of Lustenau from the northeast
Mäder local community Coat of arms at maeder.png Feldkirch Rhine Valley 4.102 3.23 1270 View of Mäders from the east
Meiningen local community Coat of arms of the municipality of Meiningen Vorarlberg.svg Feldkirch Rhine Valley 2,312 5.36 431 Parish Church of Meiningen
Mellau local community Coat of arms at mellau.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 1,297 40.55 32 View of the community of Mellau
Mittelberg local community Coat of arms of the community of Mittelberg.gif Bregenz Kleinwalsertal 5,054 96.85 52 View of the Hirschegg district
Möggers local community Coat of arms at moeggers.png Bregenz Leiblachtal 516 11.43 45 Aerial view of the municipality of Möggers
Nenzing market community AUT Nenzing COA.svg Bludenz Walgau 6,200 110.09 56 View of the community of Nenzing
Nüziders local community Coat of arms at nueziders.png Bludenz Walgau 4,992 22.07 226 Center of Nüziders
Raggal local community Coat of arms at raggal.png Bludenz Great Walsertal 868 41.57 21st View of the Raggal community
Rankweil market community Coat of arms Rankweil.svg Feldkirch Rhine Valley 11,928 21.85 546 Pilgrimage church "Liebfrauenbergkirche" in Rankweil
Reuthe local community Coat of arms at reuthe.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 660 10.22 65 Parish Church “St.  Jakobus the Elder “by Reuthe
Riefensberg local community Coat of arms at riefensberg.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 1,053 14.84 71 View of the community of Riefensberg
Röns local community Coat of arms at roens.png Feldkirch Walgau 338 1.45 233 View of the municipality of Röns
Röthis local community Coat of arms at roethis.png Feldkirch Rhine Valley 2.110 2.73 773 View over Röthis and the foreland
Satteins local community CoA Satteins.svg Feldkirch Walgau 2,727 12.69 215 View over Satteins
Schlins local community Coat of arms at schlins.png Feldkirch Walgau 2,481 6.03 411 View of Schlins
Schnepfau local community Coat of arms at schnepfau.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 453 16.52 27 View of the Schnepfau community
Schnifis local community Coat of arms at schnifis.png Feldkirch Walgau 800 4.87 164 Schnifis, from Dünserbergstrasse
Schoppernau local community Coat of arms at schoppernau.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 954 47.6 20th Halde district of the community of Schoppernau
Schröcken local community Coat of arms at schroecken.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 211 23.43 9 Kirchdorf von Schröcken
Schruns market community Coat of arms at schruns.png Bludenz Montafon 3,896 18.06 216 View over the market town of Schruns
Schwarzach local community Coat of arms at schwarzach.png Bregenz Rhine Valley 3,927 4.91 800 View of the community of Schwarzach
Schwarzenberg local community AUT Schwarzenberg COA.jpg Bregenz Bregenzerwald 1,826 25.78 71 Church village of the community of Schwarzenberg
Sibratsgfall local community Coat of arms at sibratsgfaell.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 424 29.25 14th View of the municipality of Sibratsgälle
Silbertal local community Coat of arms at silbertal.png Bludenz Montafon 842 88.65 9 View of the community of Silbertal
Sunday local community Coat of arms at sonntag.png Bludenz Great Walsertal 640 81.59 8th View of the church on Sunday
St. Anton in the Montafon local community Coat of arms at sankt anton.png Bludenz Montafon 699 3.39 206 View of the municipality of St. Anton in the Montafon
St. Gallenkirch local community Coat of arms at sankt gallenkirch.png Bludenz Montafon 2.213 127.99 17th Church village of the parish of St. Gallenkirch
St. Gerold local community Wappen at sankt gerold.png Bludenz Great Walsertal 400 12.57 32 View of the parish of St. Gerold
Stallhr local community Coat of arms at stallehr.png Bludenz Montafon 275 1.64 168 Pilgrimage Church of the Birth of Mary in Stallehr
Sulz local community Coat of arms at sulz.png Feldkirch Rhine Valley 2,591 3.01 861 Freihof in Sulz
Sulzberg local community Coat of arms at sulzberg.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 1,836 23.04 80 View of the community of Sulzberg
Thuringia local community Coat of arms at thueringen.png Bludenz Walgau 2.214 5.67 390 View over the municipality of Thuringia
Thuringian Mountain local community AUT Thuringerberg COA.jpg Bludenz Great Walsertal 719 10.4 69 View of the municipality of Thuringerberg
Tschagguns local community Coat of arms at tschagguns.png Bludenz Montafon 2,195 57.56 38 View of the Tschagguns community
Oversaxing local community Ubersaxen Coat of Arms.svg Feldkirch Rhine Valley 621 5.76 108 View of the community of Übersaxen
Vandans local community Coat of arms vandans.png Bludenz Montafon 2,693 53.75 50 View of the parish of Vandans
Viktorsberg local community Coat of arms at viktorsberg.png Feldkirch Rhine Valley 415 12.49 33 View of the municipality of Viktorsberg
Warth local community Coat of arms at warth.png Bregenz Bregenzerwald 166 19.31 9 View of the municipality of Warth
hamlet local community Coat of arms at weiler.png Feldkirch Rhine Valley 2.133 3.08 693 View of the community of Weiler
Wolfurt market community Coat of arms at wolfurt.png Bregenz Rhine Valley 8,579 10 858 View of the market town of Wolfurt
Between water local community Coat of arms at Zwischenwasser.png Feldkirch Rhine Valley 3,256 22.61 144 View of the Dafins district of the municipality of Zwischenwasser

List of the former municipalities of Vorarlberg

The following list contains all politically independent municipalities that existed in Vorarlberg - as part of the County of Tyrol , since 1896 as a separate crown land , since 1918 as a federal state - and have meanwhile been incorporated into other municipalities.

In 1850 there were 104 politically independent territorial communities in Vorarlberg and with Nofels , which was a local community of the community of Tosters , and the "Judengemeinde" Hohenems , which was a political personal community within the territorial community of Hohenems, two special communities.

At the turn of the century in 1900 there were 103 communities, the two special communities had already been dissolved.

Parish name annotation
Altenstadt Incorporated in Feldkirch in 1925 , today a fraction of the city of Feldkirch
Blumenegg Name of the municipality of Thuringerberg from 1938 to 1939/40
Bolgenach 1938 incorporated in Hittisau
Ebnit Incorporated in Dornbirn in 1932
Fluh Incorporated in Bregenz in 1938
Hochkrumbach 1885 together with Warth to the community of Warth-Hochkrumbach ; today part of the municipality of Warth
"Jewish community" Hohenems 1878 incorporation by the city of Hohenems
Nofels Local parish of the municipality of Tosters , today a fraction of the city of Feldkirch
Oberlangenegg 1924 together with Unterlangenegg to the municipality of Langenegg together
Rheinau Created in 1938 through the merger of Fußach , Gaißau and Höchst ; dissolved on December 31, 1946
Vineyards In 1911 Kennelbach separates from the community of Rieden, which was itself incorporated into the city of Bregenz in 1919
Steussberg Name of the municipality of Bildstein until 1857
Thuringian Mountain (Bludenz District) Name of the municipality of Thuringerberg from 1939/40 to 1945
Tisis Incorporated in Feldkirch in 1925 , today a fraction of the city of Feldkirch
Tosters Incorporated in Feldkirch in 1925 , today a fraction of the city of Feldkirch
Unterlangenegg 1924 together with Oberlangenegg to the municipality Langenegg together
Warth-Hochkrumbach Created in 1885 through the merger of Warth with Hochkrumbach ; 1924 renamed to Warth

literature

  • 200 years of community organization - Almanac for the Vorarlberg community year 2008 . Bregenz, 2009, ISBN 978-3-902622-10-5 .

Web links

Commons : Communities in Vorarlberg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Law on the Organization of Municipal Administration in the Legal Information System of the Republic of Austria .
  2. a b c d e Statistics Austria - Population at the beginning of 2002–2020 by municipalities (territorial status 01/01/2020) - Status 01 January 2020
  3. According to Article 72 of the Vorarlberg state constitution , the names of the municipalities in the state are determined by law.
  4. Calculation based on the number of inhabitants ( Statistics Austria - population at the beginning of 2002–2020 according to municipalities (area status 1.1.2020) )
  5. Dr. Ulrich Nachbaur : Vorarlberg municipalities 1849 to 2008 . (PDF, 177 kB) In: 200 years of community organization - Almanac for the Vorarlberg community year 2008 . Bregenz, 2009. ISBN 978-3-902622-10-5
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