Fraxern is a municipality in the district of
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 municip ...
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Vorarlberg
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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 % are meadows.
The first written mention of Fraxern ("Fraxnara", meaning ash), dates back to 1127.
Fraxern is famous for its cherries and its cherry schnaps.
Population
References
Cities and towns in Feldkirch District
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