The Bezirk Feldkirch is an administrative district (''
Bezirk
The German term ''Bezirk'' (plural ''Bezirke'', derived from la, circulus, "circle") translated as "district" can refer to the following types of administrative divisions:
* '' Stadtbezirk'', a subdivision of a city in the sense of a borough (e ...
'') in
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label=Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is ...
,
Austria
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.
Area of the district is 278.26 km², population is 100,656 (2012), and population density 362 persons per km². Administrative center of the district is
Feldkirch Feldkirch may refer to:
Places
* Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, a medieval city and capital of an administrative district in Austria
** Feldkirch (district), an administrative division of Vorarlberg, Austria
* Feldkirch (Hartheim), a village in the munici ...
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Administrative divisions
The district is divided into 24
municipalities
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
, one of them is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
, and three of them are
market town
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...
s.
Towns
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Feldkirch Feldkirch may refer to:
Places
* Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, a medieval city and capital of an administrative district in Austria
** Feldkirch (district), an administrative division of Vorarlberg, Austria
* Feldkirch (Hartheim), a village in the munici ...
(31,054)
Market towns
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Frastanz
Frastanz is a market town in the district of Feldkirch in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. In former times it was known for its production of tobacco.
Geography
Frastanz is located 510 meters above sea level. It is 32.25 km2 in ...
(6,274)
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Götzis
Götzis is a town in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The Alpine Rhine valley municipality belongs to the district of Feldkirch.
Population
Events
The town is well known for its annual hypo-combined events meeting, the so-called Hyp ...
(10,795)
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Rankweil
Rankweil is a town in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg, in the district Feldkirch. It is the second largest town in the district Feldkirch and the eighth largest town in Vorarlberg.
Geography
Rankweil is located in the southern Rhine ...
(11,635)
Municipalities
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Altach
Altach is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch, in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg.
Neighboring municipalities
Five other municipalities surround Altach: Hohenems in the district of Dornbirn, Götzis and Mäder in the distric ...
(6,397)
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Düns
Düns is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area a ...
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Dünserberg (147)
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Fraxern
Fraxern is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch (district), Feldkirch in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.
Fraxern lies in the mountains next to Feldkirch at an altitude of 817 m. 54.6 % of the municipality is covered by forest and 26.7 ...
(677)
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Göfis
Göfis is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area a ...
(3,083)
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Klaus
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Notable persons whose family name is Klaus
* Billy Klaus (1928–2006), American baseba ...
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Koblach
Koblach is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area ...
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Laterns
Laterns is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area ...
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Mäder
Mäder is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area ...
(3,739)
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Meiningen
Meiningen () is a town in the southern part of the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located in the region of Franconia and has a population of around 25,000 (2021). (2,035)
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Röns
Röns is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area a ...
(314)
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Röthis
Röthis is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area ...
(1,922)
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Satteins
Satteins is a town in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also h ...
(2,590)
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Schlins
Schlins is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area ...
(2,271)
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Schnifis
Schnifis is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical are ...
(762)
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Sulz (2,390)
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Übersaxen
Übersaxen is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical ar ...
(629)
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Viktorsberg (389)
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Weiler (2,022)
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Zwischenwasser
Zwischenwasser is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographica ...
(3,105)
(population numbers as of January 1, 2012)
Notes and references
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Districts of Vorarlberg