Coat of Arms	Map
General information
Federal State:	Vorarlberg
Bezirk:	Dornbirn
Area:	120.97 km²
Population:	43,583 (30 September, 2004)
Population density:	360/km²
Elevation:	437 m
Postal code:	A-6850
Area code:	+43 5572
Location:	47°25′N, 9°44′E
Website:	http://www.dornbirn.at
Politics
Mayor:	DI Wolfgang Rümmele (ÖVP)
Dornbirn-Hatlerdorf locality

Dornbirn is a city in Vorarlberg, Austria. It is the administrative center of the district (Bezirk) Dornbirn, which also includes the city of Hohenems, and the market town Lustenau. Image File history File links Wappendornbirn. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Vorarlberg is the westernmost state (Land) of Austria. ... attention Cities grow, often absorbing many towns and/or villages that may retain their names, or they may be described by a number after having been absorbed by the city. ... The Bezirk Dornbirn is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Vorarlberg, Austria. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... Postcodes are generally clearly visible outside Australia Post offices. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The Austrian Peoples Party or Österreichische Volkspartei is an Austrian political party. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 532 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,008 × 2,000 pixels, file size: 3. ... Vorarlberg is the westernmost state (Land) of Austria. ... attention Cities grow, often absorbing many towns and/or villages that may retain their names, or they may be described by a number after having been absorbed by the city. ... The Bezirk Dornbirn is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Vorarlberg, Austria. ... Hohenems in Vorarlberg, Austria Hohenems is a town in the westernmost Austrian province of Vorarlberg, in the Dornbirn district. ... lo hallo| Federal State: || Vorarlberg Lustenau in Vorarlberg, Austria Lustenau is a town in the westernmost Austrian province of Vorarlberg, in the Dornbirn district. ...

The largest and busiest city in Vorarlberg and the tenth largest in all of Austria, Dornbirn is an important commercial center and shopping mecca. The regional ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Institution), the Fachhochschule (University of Applied Sciences), two General Education Secondary Schools, the Higher Technical Vocational College (HTL). Many large companies are situated there. The city was formerly a major centre of the textiles industry, which has been in decline since the 1980s. ORF may refer to: Österreichischer Rundfunk, Austrias national public-service broadcaster An open reading frame The IATA airport code for Norfolk International Airport in Norfolk, Virginia An acronym for Open Relay Filter, which is an email anti-spam function. ... A Fachhochschule (plural: Fachhochschulen) or University of Applied Sciences in Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland is a university specialized in certain topical areas (e. ... The coat of arms of the HTL Bregenz Höhere Technische Lehranstalten (HTL, Higher Technical Institute), also called Höhere Technische Bundeslehranstalten (HTBLA, Federal Higher Technical Institute) or Höhere Technische Bundeslehr- und Versuchsanstalten (HTBLuVA, Federal Higher Technical Institute for Educating and Experimenting) are technology and crafts orientated higher colleges... For other uses, see Textile (disambiguation). ...

Geography

Geographical Situation

Dornbirn is located in western Vorarlberg at 437 meters above sea level in the Rhine Valley at the foot of the Bregenzerwaldgebirges at the edge of the Eastern Alps. It is near the borders to Switzerland, Germany and Liechtenstein. The Dornbirner Ach river flows through the city and later into Lake Constance. Vorarlberg is the westernmost state (Land) of Austria. ... The Rhine canyon (Ruinaulta) in Graubünden in Switzerland Length 1. ... Dornbirner Ach is a river in Vorarlberg, Austria, with its source up in the valley near the alpine village Ebnit. ... For other uses, see Lake Constance, New Zealand. ...

Municipal arrangement

Dornbirn once only contained 4 "quarters": Markt, Hatlerdorf, Oberdorf, Haselstauden. By the 20th century Dornbirn had annexed two formerly independent villages from the west: Rohrbach and Schoren, thus bringing the total number of districts to 6. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...

Neighboring municipalities

The Town of Dornbirns constitutes almost 70% of the surface of the district Dornbirn and has accordingly numerous borders to other municipalities. As well as bordering the two other municipalities in the district Dornbirn (Hohenems and Lustenau), the town borders 15 municipalities of the district Bregenz (Lauterach, Wolfurt, Schwarzach, Bildstein, Alberschwende, Schwarzenberg, Reuthe, Mellau, Damüls) and 4 to the district Feldkirch (Laterns, Zwischenwasser, Viktorsberg, Fraxern). The Bezirk Bregenz is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Vorarlberg, Austria. ... Lauterach is a market town in the dictrict of Bregenz, Austria. ... Wolfurt is a municipality in the western Austrian province of Vorarlberg. ... The term Schwarzach can refer to: Schwarzach, a municipality in Austria; the German name for the Svratka river in Czechia. ... Bildstein is a municipality in the district of Bregenz in Vorarlberg, Austria. ... Alberschwende is a town in the Bregenzerwald, Vorarlberg, Austria, part of the district of Bregenz. ... There are things that have the name Schwarzenberg: Places In Austria Schwarzenberg (Vorarlberg) , a locality of Vorarlberg Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald, Upper Austria in Germany Schwarzenberg (Erzgebirge), in Saxony Aue-Schwarzenberg, a district in Germany Schwarzenberg (Erzgebirge) Schwarzenberg, a part of Schömberg im Schwarzwald, in the [[(district)|]] district, Saxony... Reuthe is a small village in Vorarlberg, Austria in the district of Bregenz. ... Mellau is a town in the Bregenzerwald, Vorarlberg, Austria, part of the district Bregenz. ... Damüls is a municipality and popular tourism resort in the district of Bregenz in Vorarlberg, Austria. ... The Bezirk Feldkirch is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Vorarlberg, Austria. ... Laterns is a small municipality in the district of Feldkirch in Vorarlberg, Austria. ... Zwischenwasser is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch in Vorarlberg, Austria. ... Viktorsberg is a small municipality in the district of Feldkirch in Vorarlberg, Austria. ... Fraxern is a small municipality in the district of Feldkirch in Vorarlberg, Austria. ...

History

The earliest proofs for human presence in what is today Dornbirn can be dated into the Mesolithic era. The name "Dornbirn" derives from 'torrin puirron', meaning the 'Settlement of Torro' (the name of an Alemannic farmer living there and thus has nothing to do with "pears" (German "Birnen"), although this fruit is prominently portrayed on the city emblem. This name is mentioned for the first time in 895, in a document from St. Gallen (Switzerland). The term Alemannic can have several meanings. ... St. ...

Dornbirn became part of the Habsburg Monarchy in 1380. In 1793 it was elevated to a market community. It was not given municipal status until 1901. In 1932 the mountain village of Ebnit was added. In 1969 Dornbirn became the seat of the new Dornbirn district administrative authority. Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ...

Politics

Municipal Council

Dornbirn Rädermacher

The Dornbirn Municipal Council has 36 seats and the following party mandates: Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 532 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,008 × 2,000 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 532 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,008 × 2,000 pixels, file size: 1. ...

• 21 ÖVP
• 8 SPÖ
• 4 Die Grünen
• 3 FPÖ

The current mayor (sine 1999) is Wolfgang Rümmele (ÖVP). The Austrian Peoples Party or Österreichische Volkspartei is an Austrian political party. ... The Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ) is a political party in Austria. ... Die Grünen (German for Green Party) could be: the Austrian Green Party the German Green Party This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The Austrian Freedom Party (Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, abbreviated to FPÖ) is an Austrian political party usually associated with the name of Jörg Haider. ...

Twin towns

Dornbirn is twinned with Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...

• Kecskemét, Hungary
• Sélestat, France

Kecskemét (IPA: ), (approximate pronounciation, Kech-kem-it), is a city in the central part of Hungary. ... Sélestat (German: Schlettstadt) is a commune of northeastern France, in the Bas-Rhin département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ...

People

• Angelika Birck, psychologist
• Reinhard Eugen Bösch, politician
• Karl Cordin, ski racer
• Artur Doppelmayr, cable car constructor
• Margret Dünser, journalist
• Ingrid Eberle, ski racer
• Wolfgang Flatz, artist, scenic designer, musician and composer
• Elfi Graf, singer
• Ulrich Ilg, politician, Governor of Vorarlberg
• August Paterno, TV priest
• Tamira Paszek, WTA Tennis Player
• Lukas Ritter, BORG -Lauterach Student

Tamira Paszek (born December 6, 1990 in Dornbirn, Austria) is a professional tennis player from Austria. ...

Transportation

Located in the center of the Rhine valley, Dornbirn is a notable junction of regional and interregional bus lines, connecting Bregenz in the north, Feldkirch in the south, and the Bregenzerwald in the east. The A14 Rheintal Autobahn passes to the west, with two exits. The Achrein Tunnel between Dornbirn and Wolfurt, which currently is under construction, will directly connect the northern exit with the Bregenzerwald. Dornbirn also is a junction of the Federal highways B 190, B 200, and B 204. Within the city there is a network of city buses. For other uses, see Rhine (disambiguation). ... Autobus redirects here. ... Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost federal state of Austria. ... Feldkirch is a medieval city in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg, at 47°15′ N 9°35′ E, on the border with Switzerland and Liechtenstein. ... Bregenzerwald is one of the main regions in the Province of Austria. ... This article is about the German, Austrian and Swiss road system. ... Wolfurt is a municipality in the western Austrian province of Vorarlberg. ... Bregenzerwald is one of the main regions in the Province of Austria. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Dornbirns railway station is of comparably lesser importance, though all trains along the line will stop at Dornbirn. With four stops along this line Dornbirn also has the most stops of Vorarlberg's municipalities.

A small airport is located at nearby Hohenems, and near the coast of Lake Constance there are a number of gliding clubs. Hohenems in Vorarlberg, Austria Hohenems is a town in the westernmost Austrian province of Vorarlberg, in the Dornbirn district. ... For other uses, see Lake Constance, New Zealand. ... A modern glider crossing the finish line of a competition at high speed. ...

Events

Near future events:

• In July 2007 the Worldgymnaestrada will take place in Dornbirn
• The modernisation of the central railway-station of Dornbirn is scheduled to be finished in the third quarter of 2007

External links

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• City of Dornbirn
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• College of Applied Sciences
• Natural History Museum (Inatura)
• Rolls Royce Museum
• Tiscover Dornbirn
• Spielboden Cultural Events
• Worldgymnaestrada

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• Mountain biking around Dornbirn