18 Facts About Vorarlberg

Capital of Vorarlberg is Bregenz, although Dornbirn and Feldkirch have larger populations.

Vorarlberg is 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 Alemannic-speaking German-speaking Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Baden-Wurttemberg, Bavarian Swabia, and Alsace than with the rest of Austria, southeastern Bavaria, and South Tyrol.

In 1861, Vorarlberg was finally raised to a crown land with his own state parliament.

Main rivers in Vorarlberg are the Ill, the Rhine, the Bregenzer Ache and the Dornbirner Ach.

Vorarlberg is divided into four large districts, from north to south: Bregenz, Dornbirn, Feldkirch and Bludenz.

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The government of Vorarlberg opposed union with Switzerland, but began half-hearted negotiations with Bern after the overwhelming result of the referendum.

Several years, the Vorarlberg economy has been performing well above the Austrian average.

Vorarlberg is the state with the third highest GDP per capita in Austria.

Vorarlberg was the first region in Europe where more sustainable energy was produced than consumed.

Green electricity from Vorarlberg is therefore sold to the German Westallgau, to Switzerland and to other Austrian provinces.

The Fachhochschule Vorarlberg is considered one of Austria's best applied universities in the field of technology.

The real difference lies in overnight-stays indicating that Vorarlberg is a strong winter destination.

Ski Ride Vorarlberg is a combination of skiing, touring and freeriding while crossing Vorarlberg.

Typical dishes from the Vorarlberg region are: Kasespatzle or Kasknopfle, Riebel, Fladlesuppe, Grumpara mit Kas, Opfelkuachle .

Furthermure, Vorarlberg is host to a variety of fairs, conventions and expositions including the public health event Medicinicum Lech, the literary festival Literaricum Lech, the annual interdisciplinary symposium Philosophicum Lech as well as the design fair and festival POTENTIALe in Feldkirch.

Master builders and craftsmen from the Bregenz Forest in particular, but from other parts of today's Vorarlberg, played a leading role in the 600 churches and monasteries that were built in the Baroque style in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Widely considered a unique phenomenon throughout Europe, Vorarlberg has not only established its own regional identity, but serves as a role model far beyond its own borders.

Contemporary architecture in Vorarlberg has made a label for a demanding architecture of a fruitful confrontation between traditional construction and modern interpretation.