Vorarlberg
State of Austria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short, summarize this topic like I'm... Ten years old or a College student
Vorarlberg (/ˈfɔːrɑːrlbɜːrɡ/ FOR-arl-burg,[2][3] Austrian German: [foːɐ̯ˈarlbɛrk] (
listen); 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.
Vorarlberg
Vorarlbearg | |
|---|---|
.svg) Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: "’s Ländle, meine Heimat" | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 47°14′37″N 9°53′38″E | |
| Country |  Austria |
| Capital | Bregenz |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Markus Wallner (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,601.48 km2 (1,004.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 397,094 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | AT-8 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.909[1] very high · 6th of 9 |
| NUTS Region | AT3 |
| Votes in Bundesrat | 3 (of 62) |
| Website | vorarlberg |
The capital of Vorarlberg is Bregenz (29,698 inhabitants), although Dornbirn (49,845 inhabitants) and Feldkirch (34,192 inhabitants) have larger populations.[4] 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.[5]