Brand, Vorarlberg Explained

Brand
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Mapsize:260x260px
Coordinates:47.1°N 9.7333°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Vorarlberg
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bludenz
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Erich Schedler
Elevation M:1010
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:BZ
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6708
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:05559
Website:www.brand.at

Brand is a municipality in the district of Bludenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.

Geography

A tourist resort in western Austria, Brand is about five kilometres north of the Swiss border and eight kilometers east of the border with the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Sports

Winter sports in Brand include both downhill and cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, winter hiking, skitouring, icefall climbing, skating, curling, horse riding, archery and indoor tennis. Summer activities include hiking, climbing, mountain biking, golf, tennis, horse riding, fly fishing, canyoning, archery, beach volleyball and soccer.

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