Vorarlberg

Vorarlberg
Vorarlbearg (Alemannic German)
Flag of Vorarlberg
Coat of arms of Vorarlberg
Anthem: "’s Ländle, meine Heimat"
Location of Vorarlberg
Coordinates: 47°14′37″N 9°53′38″E / 47.24361°N 9.89389°E / 47.24361; 9.89389
Country Austria
CapitalBregenz
Government
 • GovernorMarkus Wallner (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total2,533.84 km2 (978.32 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2022)
 • Total401,674
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
GDP
 • Total€20.716 billion (2021)
 • Per capita€51,700 (2021)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeAT-8
HDI (2019)0.909[2]
very high · 6th of 9
NUTS RegionAT3
Votes in Bundesrat3 (of 62)
Websitevorarlberg.at

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). 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 in which 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) of its surface is forest.[6]

  1. ^ "Basisdaten Bundesländer" (PDF). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Vorarlberg". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Vorarlberg". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Vorarlberg Bevölkerung, Einwohner, Fläche". bevoelkerung.at. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Daten und Fakten – Waldverein". www.waldverein.at. Retrieved 30 July 2020.