Dornbirn District Explained

Native Name:Bezirk Dornbirn
Native Name Lang:de
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Vorarlberg
Subdivision Type2:Number of municipalities
Subdivision Name2:3
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:172.7
Population Total:82,721
Population As Of:2012
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Code Type:Telephone prefix
Blank Name Sec1:NUTS code

The Bezirk Dornbirn is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Vorarlberg, Austria. A rather young district, it was separated from the Feldkirch district in 1969.

The area of the district is 172.7 km2, the population 82,721 (January 1, 2012), which makes a population density of 479 persons per km2. The administrative center of the district is Dornbirn.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of three municipalities, two of which (Dornbirn and Hohenems) are towns, the third (Lustenau) being the largest market town in Austria. Hohenems is the youngest town in Vorarlberg to have received town privileges (in 1983).

Towns

  1. Dornbirn (46.080)
  2. Hohenems (15.350)

Market town

  1. Lustenau (21.291)

(population numbers January 1, 2012)

47.4167°N 54°W