Dornbirn (district)

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Dornbirn
Bezirk Dornbirn
CountryAustria
StateVorarlberg
Number of municipalities3
Area
 • Total172.7 km2 (66.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total82,721
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

The Dornbirn District is a district in Vorarlberg, Austria. It has an area of 172.7 km². As of 2012, 82,721 people lived there. The administrative center of the district is Dornbirn.

Places[change | change source]

The district has 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[change | change source]

  1. Dornbirn
  2. Hohenems

Market town[change | change source]

  1. Lustenau