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Dornbirn () is a city in the westernmost
Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
n 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 has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the ...
. It is the administrative centre for the district of
Dornbirn Dornbirn () is a city in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is the administrative centre for the district of Dornbirn, which also includes the town of Hohenems, and the market town Lustenau. Dornbirn is the largest city in Vorarlb ...
, which also includes the town of
Hohenems Hohenems (High Alemannic: ''Ems'') is a town in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg in the Dornbirn district. It lies in the middle of the Austrian part of the Rhine valley. With a population of 15,200, it is the fifth largest municipality in Vorarlb ...
, and the market town
Lustenau Lustenau (; gsw, Luschnou) is a town in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg in the district of Dornbirn. It lies on the river Rhine, which forms the border with Switzerland. Lustenau is Vorarlberg's fourth largest town. Geography Lust ...
. Dornbirn is the largest city in Vorarlberg and the tenth largest city in Austria. It is an important commercial and shopping centre.


Geography


Location

Dornbirn is located at 437 metres above sea level in the Alpine Rhine Valley, at the foot of the Karren mountain, part of the Bregenz Forest Mountain chain at the edge of the
Eastern Alps Eastern Alps is the name given to the eastern half of the Alps, usually defined as the area east of a line from Lake Constance and the Alpine Rhine valley up to the Splügen Pass at the Alpine divide and down the Liro River to Lake Como in t ...
. It is near the borders to
Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
,
Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
and
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy ...
. The
Dornbirner Ach The Dornbirner Ach (also called ''Dornbirner Ache'') is a stream in Vorarlberg, Austria, with its source in the mountains near the alpine village (belongs to Dornbirn). It flows through one of the largest and most gorgeous gorges in Central Europ ...
river flows through the town and later into
Lake Constance Lake Constance (german: Bodensee, ) refers to three Body of water, bodies of water on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps: Upper Lake Constance (''Obersee''), Lower Lake Constance (''Untersee''), and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, ca ...
.


Municipal structure

Dornbirn once consisted only of four "quarters" or precincts: Markt, Hatlerdorf, Oberdorf and
Haselstauden Haselstauden (also known as ''Hazeltown'') has been the fourth district of Dornbirn, Austria since 1902, when Dornbirn was given the status of municipality. It's also the city's northernmost district. Geography In the west, Haselstauden border ...
. By the 20th century, two new precincts to the west were formed: Rohrbach (formerly a part of Markt) and Schoren (formerly a part of Hatlerdorf), thus bringing the total number of precincts to six.


Neighbouring municipalities

The town of Dornbirn itself constitutes almost 70% of the surface of the district Dornbirn and borders on numerous other municipalities: Hohenems and Lustenau, 15 municipalities of the
Bregenz District The Bezirk Bregenz is an administrative district ('' Bezirk'') in Vorarlberg, Austria. It comprises the Bregenz Forest region, the Leiblach valley, and the Austrian part of Lake Constance. The area of the district is 863.37 km², its popula ...
: (
Lauterach Lauterach is a town in the district of Bregenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Honorary consulates of Finland, and the United Kingdom are located in Lauterach. The Lauterach Transmitter is a 116 m tall broadcasting facility. Europea ...
,
Wolfurt Wolfurt is a municipality in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Population References External links Municipal home page
Cities and towns in Bregenz District {{Vorarlberg-geo-stub ...
, Schwarzach,
Bildstein Bildstein is a municipality in the district of Bregenz 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 ...
,
Alberschwende Alberschwende is a municipality and a village in the district of Bregenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Population Notable people * Hermann Gmeiner, Austrian philanthropist, founder of SOS Children's Villages SOS Children's Villages ...
, Schwarzenberg,
Reuthe Reuthe is a municipality of the Bregenzerwald, in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is located in the district of Bregenz. Its main industry is tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice ...
,
Mellau Mellau is a town in the Bregenz Forest in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg, part of the district of Bregenz. Geography Mellau covers an area of 40.55 km2. Mellau lies at the foot of the Kanisfluh mountain which is considered ...
,
Damüls Damüls is a village community and popular tourist resort in the district of Bregenz in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Damüls is known for its abundance of snow. In 2006, Damüls was awarded the honorary title "the snowiest villag ...
), and four of the
Feldkirch District The Bezirk Feldkirch is an administrative district ('' Bezirk'') in Vorarlberg, Austria. 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 ...
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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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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 ...
, Viktorsberg,
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 ...
).


History

The earliest evidence of human presence in the Dornbirn area dates from the
Mesolithic The Mesolithic (Greek: μέσος, ''mesos'' 'middle' + λίθος, ''lithos'' 'stone') or Middle Stone Age is the Old World archaeological period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic. The term Epipaleolithic is often used synonymous ...
era. The name "Dornbirn" derives from 'torrin puirron', meaning the 'Settlement of Torro' (the name of an
Alemannic Alemannic (''Alamannic'') or Alamanni may refer to: * Alemannic German, a dialect family in the Upper German branch of the German languages and its speakers * Alemanni, a confederation of Suebian Germanic tribes in the Roman period * Alamanni (surna ...
farmer living there), and thus has nothing to do with "pears" (German "Birnen"), although this fruit is prominently portrayed on the town emblem. 'Torrin puirron' is mentioned for the first time in 895, in a document from
St. Gallen , neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach , twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic) , website = ...
(
Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
). Dornbirn became part of the
Habsburg The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...
Monarchy in 1380. In 1793 it was elevated to a market community. It was not given municipal status until 1901. In 1932 the mountain village of Ebnit was annexed. In 1969 Dornbirn became the seat of the new Dornbirn district administrative authority.


Historic marginalia

1881: the first telephone service in the K&K empire was inaugurated by Emperor
Franz Joseph I of Austria Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his ...
on August 10, 1881.


Population


Politics


Municipal Council

The Dornbirn Municipal Council has 36 seats and the following party mandates: * 17 Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) * 7
The Greens – The Green Alternative The Greens – The Green Alternative (german: Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative, ) is a green political party in Austria. The party was founded in 1986 under the name "Green Alternative" (''Grüne Alternative''), following the merger of the ...
(Die Grünen) * 5 Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) * 4
Freedom Party of Austria The Freedom Party of Austria (german: Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, FPÖ) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Austria. It was led by Norbert Hofer from September 2019 to 1 June 2021.Staff (1 June 2021"Aus ...
(FPÖ) * 3 NEOS - The New Austria and Liberal Forum (NEOS) The current mayor (since 2013) is Andrea Kaufmann (ÖVP). The current vice-mayor is Markus Fäßler (SPÖ). The city council consists of 9 council members (including mayor and vice-mayor). and the following party mandates: * 5 Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) * 2
The Greens – The Green Alternative The Greens – The Green Alternative (german: Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative, ) is a green political party in Austria. The party was founded in 1986 under the name "Green Alternative" (''Grüne Alternative''), following the merger of the ...
(Die Grünen) * 2 Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) * 1
Freedom Party of Austria The Freedom Party of Austria (german: Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, FPÖ) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Austria. It was led by Norbert Hofer from September 2019 to 1 June 2021.Staff (1 June 2021"Aus ...
(FPÖ)


International relations

Dornbirn has town partnerships with *
Kecskemét Kecskemét ( , sk, Kečkemét) is a city with county rights central part Hungary. It is the eighth-largest city in the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun. Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's th ...
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Culture


Museums

The City Museum Dornbirn is Dornbirn's local museum, specialized in the city's history, early photography, traditional crafts, agriculture and the formerly flourishing textile industry.
Inatura The inatura – Nature Experience (German: ''Inatura – Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn'') is an interactive natural history museum in Dornbirn, Vorarlberg (Austria). It originated in 2003 from the former "Vorarlberger Naturschau" and was set up on f ...
is an interactive
natural history museum A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, climatology, and more. ...
. The museum includes a documentation center about nature in Vorarlberg, along with an interactive exhibition. The
Mohren Biererlebniswelt The Mohren Biererlebniswelt is a museum about the history of the Mohrenbrauerei, Mohren brewery, the art of brewing and regional brewing customs and is located at the headquarters of the Mohren brewery in Dornbirn, Vorarlberg (Austria). It was open ...
is a beer museum of Vorarlberg's oldest brewery
Mohrenbrauerei The Mohrenbrauerei Vertriebs KG is a brewery in Dornbirn in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is Vorarlberg's oldest brewery. With a total market share of 47.2 percent in the gastronomy and retail sectors, in 2013, the Mohrenbrauerei was the ...
. It shows traditional brewery equipment and gives insights in the history of beer brewing. Additionally, it hosts workshops on beer. The
Rolls-Royce Museum The Rolls-Royce Museum is a privately owned automobile museum in Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria. Established in 1982, and officially opened to the public in 1999, it has been said to have the world's largest collection of Rolls-Royce cars. The mu ...
is a privately-owned
automobile museum An automotive museum is a museum that explores the history of automotive-related transportation. * Bold – Automotive museums owned by automotive manufacturers * ''Italics'' – no longer open to public access, excludes private or invitation on ...
. It is said to have the world's largest collection of
Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce (always hyphenated) may refer to: * Rolls-Royce Limited, a British manufacturer of cars and later aero engines, founded in 1906, now defunct Automobiles * Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, the current car manufacturing company incorporated in ...
cars. ART BODENSEE is an annual meeting point for artists, art collectors, and connoisseurs. Since 2001, it has included exhibits of works by international artists. The
FLATZ Museum The FLATZ Museum is a contemporary art museum in Dornbirn, Vorarlberg (Austria). The museum dates back to an oeuvre donation to the city of Dornbirn from the action artist FLATZ (Wolfgang Flatz, *1952, Dornbirn). The opening took place in 200 ...
sees itself as a forum concerned with artistic impulses and contemporary cultural positions. It shows changing exhibitions designed by international guest curators, with a focus on
photographic art Fine-art photography is photography created in line with the vision of the photographer as artist, using photography as a medium for creative expression. The goal of fine-art photography is to express an idea, a message, or an emotion. This stand ...
; it organises readings, lecture series, discussions and performances.


Architecture

Dornbirn's
Messestadion Messestadion is an indoor sporting arena located in Dornbirn, Austria. The arena has a capacity of 4,270 people and was built in 1999. It is currently the home arena of Dornbirner EC who play in the Austrian Hockey League and EC Bregenzerwal ...
is an indoor sporting arena, and home to the local
ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...
team. An example of modern Vorarlberg architecture is the
LifeCycle Life cycle, life-cycle, or lifecycle may refer to: Science and academia * Biological life cycle, the sequence of life stages that an organism undergoes from birth to reproduction ending with the production of the offspring *Life-cycle hypothesis ...
-Tower ONE (LCT ONE), an innovative architectural project concerned with environmental and energy efficiency. With its eight floors, it is the first modular wooden hybrid complex; it was built in 2012.


Economy

Vorarlberg's regional studio of the
ORF ORF or Orf may refer to: * Norfolk International Airport, IATA airport code ORF * Observer Research Foundation, an Indian research institute * One Race Films, a film production company founded by Vin Diesel * Open reading frame, a portion of the ...
(Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) is located in Dornbirn.
Zumtobel Group The Zumtobel Group is an Austrian company specialising in lighting headquartered in Dornbirn. Zumtobel engages in the development, production and sales of lighting, luminaires, lighting management and lighting components for indoor and outdoor ap ...
is an ATX traded company, one of many firms based in Dornbirn. The town was formerly a major centre of the
textile Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. However, weaving is not the ...
industry Industry may refer to: Economics * Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity * Industry (manufacturing), a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factories with machinery * The wider industrial sector ...
, which suffered a serious decline beginning in the 1980s. The Mohrenbrauerei August Huber is Vorarlberg's oldest brewery and market leader in the gastronomy and retail sectors.


Transport

Located in the middle of the
Rhine ), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , source2 = Rein Posteriur/Hinterrhein , source2_location = Paradies Glacier, Graubünden, Switzerland , source2_coordinates= , so ...
valley, Dornbirn is an important junction of regional and interregional
bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...
lines, connecting
Bregenz Bregenz (; gsw, label= Vorarlbergian, Breagaz ) is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost state of Austria. The city lies on the east and southeast shores of Lake Constance, the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe, between Switze ...
to the north,
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 ...
to the south, and the
Bregenz Forest The Bregenz Forest (german: Bregenzerwald, ) is one of the main regions in the state of Vorarlberg (Austria). It overlaps, but is not coterminous with, the Bregenz Forest Mountains, which belong to a range of the Northern Limestone Alps, specific ...
to the east. The A14 ''Rheintal'' motorway (
Autobahn The (; German plural ) is the federal controlled-access highway system in Germany. The official German term is (abbreviated ''BAB''), which translates as 'federal motorway'. The literal meaning of the word is 'Federal Auto(mobile) Track' ...
) passes by to the west. The ''Achrain'' tunnel, opened in 2009, directly connects Dornbirn/Haselstauden with the Bregenz Forest - Alberschwende region. The town has an excellent network of municipal buses. Dornbirn's
railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
station is an important stop for all trains between western and eastern Austria. A small
airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
is located at nearby
Hohenems Hohenems (High Alemannic: ''Ems'') is a town in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg in the Dornbirn district. It lies in the middle of the Austrian part of the Rhine valley. With a population of 15,200, it is the fifth largest municipality in Vorarlb ...
.


Education

Educational institutions in Dornbirn include the
Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences The Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences (german: Fachhochschule Vorarlberg) in Dornbirn in Vorarlberg (Austria) is a leading Austrian University of Applied Sciences. It was founded in 1989 going under the name of "Technical School, Vorarlberg ...
, two general education secondary schools, and a higher technical vocational college (''
Höhere Technische Lehranstalt A Höhere Technische Lehranstalt (German for ''Higher Technical Education Institute'', or in a transferred sense ''Technical College''), commonly known as HTL, is an engineering-focused secondary school in Austria. As an umbrella term it is used ...
''). The ''Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences'' (German:
Fachhochschule A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts ...
Vorarlberg) was originally founded as a school for technology in 1989. It achieved the status of an officially recognized university in 1999. It currently offers bachelor's and master's degrees in the fields of Business, Engineering & Technology, Design, and Social Work.


Sports

Among the most important sports institutions in Dornbirn is the RHC Dornbirn, one of the most powerful Austrian
Rink Hockey Roller hockey (in British English), rink hockey (in American English) or quad hockey is a team sport played on roller skates. It is the only quad skate team sport in existence where two teams face-off against one another at the same time. Two t ...
teams. In 2010 it hosted the 2010 Rink Hockey Men's B World Championship. The Baseball & Softball Club Dornbirn was founded in 1990, and has won the Austrian national title twice. BSC Dornbirn consists of one youth team, two men's teams, and two women's teams. Dornbirn hosted the
World Gymnaestrada The World Gymnaestrada is the largest general gymnastics exhibition. It is held every four years much like the Olympics. But the focus of this event is not on winning medals. The Gymnaestrada is about Group Performances – some with hundreds o ...
event in 2007 and 2019.


The Mohrenbrauerei (Mohren brewery)

The
Mohrenbrauerei The Mohrenbrauerei Vertriebs KG is a brewery in Dornbirn in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is Vorarlberg's oldest brewery. With a total market share of 47.2 percent in the gastronomy and retail sectors, in 2013, the Mohrenbrauerei was the ...
was founded in Dornbirn in 1834, which makes it the oldest operating brewery in
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 has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the ...
.


Notable people

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Joseph Anton Rhomberg Joseph Anton Rhomberg (24 September 1786, Dornbirn - 3 December 1853, Munich) was an Austrian-born German painter, illustrator and graphic artist. Biography Rhomberg was the youngest son of ten children. He was born to an entrepreneurial famil ...
(1786-1853) a German painter, illustrator and graphic artist. *
Francis Martin Drexel Francis Martin Drexel (April 7, 1792 – June 5, 1863) was a Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States) banker and artist. He was the father of Anthony Joseph Drexel, the founder of Drexel University and the grandfather of Saint Katherine Drexe ...
(1792–1863), Philadelphia banker and artist * Johann Georg Waibel, (DE Wiki) (1828–1908), Mayor of Dornbirn 1869–1908, member of the Austrian Reichsrat and Landtag (Nazi Party) * Joseph Bobleter (1846–1909) an American newspaper editor and politician. *
Karl Aubert Salzmann Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austrian ...
(1876–1934), president of Federal Council (Austria), 1926/1927 *
Wolfgang Blenk Wolfgang Blenk (28 July 1926, Dornbirn, Austria – 20 July 1996, Dornbirn) was an Austrian politician for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) in Vorarlberg. He was, from 1970 to 1990, was a member of the National Council of Austria for the ÖVP. ...
(1926–1996), politician (
Nazi Party The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (german: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP), was a far-right politics, far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that crea ...
, Austrian People's Party) * Margret Dünser (1926–1980), journalist * Wolfgang Rümmele, (DE Wiki) (1946–2019), Mayor of Dornbirn 1999-2013 *
Elfi Graf Elfi Graf (born Elfriede Sepp 20 November 1952 in Dornbirn, Vorarlberg) is an Austrian Schlagersinger. Biography Graf was born in Dornbirn and grew up there with her two siblings. She studied classical music, but did not complete the course. In ...
(born 1952),
Schlager music Schlager music (, " hit(s)") is a style of European popular music that is generally a catchy instrumental accompaniment to vocal pieces of pop music with simple, happy-go-lucky, and often sentimental lyrics. Typical Schlager tracks are eith ...
singer * Eva Maria Waibel (born 1953) a high school teacher and former
ÖVP The Austrian People's Party (german: Österreichische Volkspartei , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria. Since December 2021, the party has been led provisionally by Karl Nehammer. It is currentl ...
politician * Tobias G. Natter (born 1961) an Austrian art historian *
Aaron Pilsan Aaron Pilsan (born 1995, in Dornbirn) is an Austrian pianist. Pilsan started to learn the piano at the age of five. As a teenager he studied under Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, and subsequently became a pupil of Lars Vogt. His inclusion in the Rising S ...
(born 1995) an Austrian classical pianist. *
Günter Vetter Günter Vetter (4 July 1936 – 6 October 2022) was an Austrian stonemason and politician who served as the Vorarlberg for Trade, Road Construction, Building Construction, and Tourism from 1984 until 1989. A member of the Austrian People's Par ...
(1936–2022), Austrian politician, member of the Vorarlberg state council


Sport

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Karl Cordin Karl Cordin (born 3 November 1948) is an Austrian former alpine skier who did only compete in Downhill Races; he competed in the 1972 Winter Olympics, becoming 7th silver medal at FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 in downhill. Biography Cor ...
(born 1948), ski racer *
Ingrid Eberle Ingrid Eberle (born 3 June 1957 in Dornbirn) is a retired Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an internatio ...
(born 1957), ski racer * Yvonne Meusburger Garamszegi (born 1983), WTA tennis player *
Eva Pinkelnig Eva Pinkelnig (born 27 May 1988) is an Austrian ski jumper. Career She competed in the 2015 World Cup season. She represented Austria at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun Falun () is a city and the seat of Falun Municipali ...
(born 1988), ski jumper *
Tamira Paszek Tamira Shelah Paszek (born 6 December 1990) is an Austrian tennis player. Paszek has won three singles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as four singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She realized her greatest success so far ...
(born 1990), WTA tennis player *
Deniz Mujić Deniz Mujić (born 7 August 1990) is an Austrian footballer of Bosnian descent who plays as a midfielder or forward for Liechtensteiner club Eschen/Mauren. Career In January 2014, he joined the reserve team of FC St. Gallen. On 8 January 201 ...
(born 1990) an Austrian footballer of Bosnian descent with over 280 club caps


Twin city

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References


External links

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Dornbirn

University of Applied Sciences
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Dornbirn District Vorarlberg