Dornbirn (district)

Infobox Austrian district
subject_name = Bezirk Dornbirn
region_

district_

region = Vorarlberg
population = 75,901 (2001)
prefix =
area = 172.37
car_plate = DO
nuts_code =
municipalities = 3
image_location = Karte-vorarlberg-DO.pngThe Bezirk Dornbirn is an administrative district ("Bezirk") in Vorarlberg, Austria. It is a rather young district, which was split from the Feldkirch district only in 1969.

Area of the district is 172.37 km², population is 75,901 (May 15 2001), and population density 440 persons per km². Administrative center of the district is Dornbirn.

Historical populations
1869 |16801
1880 |18056
1890 |20836
1900 |25066
1910 |31159
1923 |27899
1934 |30897
1939 |32079
1951 |39814
1961 |49845
1971 |62051
1981 |68708
1991 |72750
2001 |75901
footnote= Source: [http://www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/bevoelkerung/volkszaehlungen/bevoelkerungsstand/index.html Statistik Austria]

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 3 municipalities, two of them are towns, and the third is a market town. Notably, these three are the biggest town in Vorarlberg (Dornbirn), the youngest town in Vorarlberg to receive town privileges (Hohenems, in 1983), and the largest market town in Austria (Lustenau).

Towns

#Dornbirn (46.060)
#Hohenems (15.412)

Market towns

#Lustenau (21.273)

(population numbers March 31 2008)