Vorarlberg | |
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Anthem: " 's Ländle, meine Heimat " | |
Coordinates: 47°14′37″N 9°53′38″E / 47.24361°N 9.89389°E | |
Country | Austria |
Capital | Bregenz |
Government | |
• Body | Landtag of Vorarlberg |
• Governor | Markus Wallner (ÖVP) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,533.84 km2 (978.32 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2022) | |
• Total | 401,674 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | €20.716 billion (2021) |
• Per capita | €51,700 (2021) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | AT-8 |
HDI (2022) | 0.917[2] very high · 6th of 9 |
NUTS Region | AT3 |
Votes in Bundesrat | 3 (of 62) |
Website | vorarlberg |
Vorarlberg (/ˈfɔːrɑːrlbɜːrɡ/ FOR-arl-burg;[3][4] Austrian German: [foːɐ̯ˈarlbɛrk] ; Vorarlbergisch: Vorarlbearg, Voralbärg, or Voraadelbearg) is the westernmost state (Land) of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the second-highest population density (also after Vienna). Two thirds of the state are situated above 1,000m. It borders three countries: Germany (Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg via Lake Constance), Switzerland (Grisons and St. Gallen), and Liechtenstein. The only Austrian state that shares a border with Vorarlberg is Tyrol, to the east.
The capital of Vorarlberg is Bregenz (29,698 inhabitants), although Dornbirn (49,845 inhabitants) and Feldkirch (34,192 inhabitants) have larger populations.[5] Vorarlberg is also the only state in Austria where the local dialect is not Austro-Bavarian, but rather an Alemannic dialect; it therefore has much more in common culturally with (historically) Alemannic-speaking German-speaking Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Baden-Württemberg, Bavarian Swabia, and Alsace than with the rest of Austria, southeastern Bavaria, and South Tyrol.
Vorarlberg is to a large extent mountainous. About 37% (97,000 hectares (240,000 acres)) of its surface is forest.[6]