Fontanella, Austria Explained

Fontanella
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Mapsize:260x260px
Coordinates:47.2475°N 9.9092°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:Werner Konzett
Elevation M:1145
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:6733
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:05554
Website:www.fontanella.at

Fontanella is a municipality in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.

Geography

About 29.5% of the municipality is forested, and 52.1% is alpine.

Subdivisions

The municipality consists of the villages Fontanella, Garlitt, Mittelberg, Türtsch, Kirchberg, Seewald and Faschina.

Economy

There are 18 companies. 102 persons are employed. In the tourism year 2001/2002 there were a total of 70,365 nights.

History

Fontanella was founded by Walser settlers from Valais in the 14th century. It was occupied by France from 1945 to 1955.

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