Fontanella, Austria

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Fontanella
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Fontanella
Fontanella, Austria (Austria)
Fontanella, Austria
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Vorarlberg
District Bludenz
Mayor Sebastian Bickel (ÖVP)
Basic statistics
Area 31.23 km² (12.1 sq mi)
Elevation 1,145 m  (3757 ft)
Population 428  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 14 /km² (35 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate BZ
Postal code 6733
Area code 05554
Website www.fontanella.at

Coordinates: 47°14′51″N 09°54′33″E / 47.2475, 9.90917

Fontanella is a town in Austria. Situated in Vorarlberg, it is one of the westernmost settlements in Austria. 29.5% of the municipality are forested, 52.1% are alpine.

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[edit] Subdivisions:

  • Garlitt
  • Mittelberg
  • Türtsch
  • Kirchberg
  • Seewald
  • Faschina

[edit] Historical population of Fontanella

  • 1991: 422
  • 2001: 473

[edit] History

The Habsburger governed Vorarlberg, From 1805 to 1814, it was part of Bavaria and after returned to Austria. It became a part of Vorarlberg since 1861. It was occupied by France from 1945 to 1955.

[edit] Other

There are 18 companies. 102 persons are employed. Tourism in 2001/2002 was 70,365.

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Municipalities in district Bludenz