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.
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).
(population numbers January 1, 2012)