🇦🇹 Bregenz, is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost state of Austria. The city lies on the east and south-east shores of Lake Constance, the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe, situated between Switzerland in the west and Germany in the north-west. Bregenz is located on a plateau falling in a series of terraces to the lake at the foot of Pfänder mountain. It is a junction of the arterial roads from the Rhine valley to the German Alpine foothills, with cruise ship services on Lake Constance.
It is famous for the annual summer music festival Bregenzer Festspiele, as well as the dance festival Bregenzer Spring.
1Economy The economy is mainly dominated by small businesses in the services, trade and industry sectors: these include the textile industry (Wolford AG), fittings manufacturer Julius Blum GmbH, glass processing and machine construction.
Bi-seasonal tourism is important; a major attraction is the Bregenz Festival (since 1946, floating stage since 1949, modernised in 1979, Festival and Congress Hall in 1980), winter sports on the Pfänder mountain.
1Bregenz has a population of over 28,010 people. Bregenz also forms the centre of the wider Vorarlberg state which has a population of over 397,094 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Bregenz has links with:
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🇨🇭 Affoltern am Albis 47.283
🇭🇺 Szombathely 47.235
🇷🇺 Rostov on Don 47.233
🇷🇺 Rostov-on-Don 47.222
🇨🇭 Langenthal 47.217
Locations Near: Bregenz 9.89531,47.2403
🇦🇹 Bludenz 9.817,47.133 d: 13.3
🇦🇹 Dornbirn 9.744,47.413 d: 22.4
🇦🇹 Feldkirch 9.583,47.233 d: 23.6
🇨🇭 St. Gallen 9.376,47.423 d: 44.1
🇩🇪 Friedrichshafen 9.483,47.65 d: 55.1
🇩🇪 Ravensburg 9.607,47.786 d: 64.4
🇩🇪 Kempten im Allgäu 10.317,47.733 d: 63.3
Antipodal to: Bregenz -170.105,-47.24
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🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16349.6
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16297.2
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16216.5
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12418.5
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12335.3
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12322.1
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12317.3