Brand, Vorarlberg

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Municipality in Vorarlberg, Austria

Brand

Municipality

Coat of arms

Location in the district

Brand

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 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

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• Total

| 40.28 km2 (15.55 sq mi)
Elevation

| 1,010 m (3,310 ft)
Population

(2018-01-01)[2]

• Total

| 719
• Density| 18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

6708

Area code| 05559
Vehicle registration| BZ
Website| www.brand.at

Brand is a municipality in the district of Bludenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.

## Geography

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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

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1869| 349| —
1880| 327| −6.3%
1890| 311| −4.9%
1900| 296| −4.8%
1910| 344| +16.2%
1923| 337| −2.0%
1934| 371| +10.1%
1939| 376| +1.3%
1951| 446| +18.6%
1961| 530| +18.8%
1971| 583| +10.0%
1981| 644| +10.5%
1991| 646| +0.3%
2001| 709| +9.8%
2011| 657| −7.3%

## Sports

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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

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1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

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Municipalities in the State of Vorarlberg

Bludenz District|

* Bartholomäberg
* Blons
* Bludenz
* Bludesch
* Brand
* Bürs
* Bürserberg
* Dalaas
* Fontanella
* Gaschurn
* Innerbraz
* Klösterle
* Lech am Arlberg
* Lorüns
* Ludesch
* Nenzing
* Nüziders
* Raggal
* Sankt Anton im Montafon
* Sankt Gallenkirch
* Sankt Gerold
* Schruns
* Silbertal
* Sonntag
* Stallehr
* Thüringen
* Thüringerberg
* Tschagguns
* Vandans

Bregenz District|

* Alberschwende
* Andelsbuch
* Au
* Bezau
* Bildstein
* Bizau
* Bregenz
* Buch
* Damüls
* Doren
* Egg
* Eichenberg
* Fußach
* Gaißau
* Hard
* Hittisau
* Höchst
* Hohenweiler
* Hörbranz
* Kennelbach
* Krumbach
* Langen bei Bregenz
* Langenegg
* Lauterach
* Lingenau
* Lochau
* Mellau
* Mittelberg
* Möggers
* Reuthe
* Riefensberg
* Schnepfau
* Schoppernau
* Schröcken
* Schwarzach
* Schwarzenberg
* Sibratsgfäll
* Sulzberg
* Warth
* Wolfurt

Dornbirn District|

* Dornbirn
* Hohenems
* Lustenau

Feldkirch District|

* Altach
* Düns
* Dünserberg
* Feldkirch
* Frastanz
* Fraxern
* Göfis
* Götzis
* Klaus
* Koblach
* Laterns
* Mäder
* Meiningen
* Rankweil
* Röns
* Röthis
* Satteins
* Schlins
* Schnifis
* Sulz
* Übersaxen
* Viktorsberg
* Weiler
* Zwischenwasser

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany

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