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Brand, Vorarlberg

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Place in Vorarlberg, Austria

Coat of arms

Location in the district

47°06′00″N 09°44′00″E / 47.10000°N 9.73333°E / 47.10000; 9.73333CountryAustriaStateVorarlbergDistrictBludenzGovernment

• MayorErich SchedlerArea

^[1]

• Total40.28 km² (15.55 sq mi)Elevation

1,010 m (3,310 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total719 • Density18/km² (46/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6708

Area code05559Vehicle registrationBZWebsitewww.brand.at

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

Geography

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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
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

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

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