Brand, Vorarlberg

Brand

Coat of arms
Brand

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°06′00″N 09°44′00″E / 47.10000°N 9.73333°E / 47.10000; 9.73333Coordinates: 47°06′00″N 09°44′00″E / 47.10000°N 9.73333°E / 47.10000; 9.73333
Country Austria
State Vorarlberg
District Bludenz
Government
 • Mayor Erich Schedler
Area
 • Total 40.19 km2 (15.52 sq mi)
Elevation 1,010 m (3,310 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
 • Total 688
 • Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6708
Area code 05559
Vehicle registration BZ
Website www.brand.at

Brand (High Alemannic: Prand) 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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869349—    
1880327−6.3%
1890311−4.9%
1900296−4.8%
1910344+16.2%
1923337−2.0%
1934371+10.1%
1939376+1.3%
1951446+18.6%
1961530+18.8%
1971583+10.0%
1981644+10.5%
1991646+0.3%
2001709+9.8%
2011657−7.3%

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.

References

  1. ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 2016-01-01), 2016-01-01.
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