Lustenau
Lustenau ([ˈluːstənaʊ]; Alemannic: Luschnou) is a town in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg in the district of Dornbirn. It lies on the river Rhine, which forms the border with Switzerland. Lustenau is Vorarlberg's fourth largest town.
Lustenau | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lustenau within Vorarlberg | |
  Lustenau Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°25′47″N 09°39′35″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Vorarlberg |
| District | Dornbirn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mag. Dr. Kurt Fischer (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.26 km2 (8.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 404 m (1,325 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 22,821 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6890, 6893 |
| Area code | 05577 |
| Vehicle registration | DO |
| Website | www.lustenau.at |
History
Until 1830, Lustenau was an independent county ruled over by the Counts of Waldburg-Zeil-Lustenau-Hohenems. After 1830 it became part of Austria. The name Lustenau derives from a document, signed by the Carolingian king Charles the Fat, with the title "Lustenauua curti regali," meaning "Royal Court of Lustenau."
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1869 | 3,903 | — |
| 1880 | 4,164 | +6.7% |
| 1890 | 5,054 | +21.4% |
| 1900 | 5,221 | +3.3% |
| 1910 | 6,221 | +19.2% |
| 1923 | 8,383 | +34.8% |
| 1934 | 8,365 | −0.2% |
| 1939 | 8,733 | +4.4% |
| 1951 | 10,292 | +17.9% |
| 1961 | 12,582 | +22.3% |
| 1971 | 15,451 | +22.8% |
| 1981 | 18,484 | +19.6% |
| 1991 | 19,709 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 19,709 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21,184 | +7.5% |
Transport
Lustenau lies on the section of the Vorarlberg Railway running between St. Margrethen in Switzerland and Bregenz. It is also home to the headquarters of the International Rhine Regulation Railway, a historic industrial railway that was formerly used in the development dikes and extension of the Rhine out into the Lake of Constance.
Sport
Lustenau has a long and successful history in sports. The town's two football teams, SC Austria Lustenau and FC Lustenau, play in major Austrian football leagues. The well-known and successful skier, Marc Girardelli, was born in Lustenau, and the Lustenau ice-hockey team, EHC Lustenau, is part of the Austrian National League. FC Lustenau 07 and SC Austria Lustenau played in the Austrian Football First League in the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons.
The town was formerly a major center of the embroidery industry in the past and is now a centre for the new technologies industry
There are also two very good athletics and gymnastic clubs in Lustenau, the TS (Turnerschaft) Lustenau and the TS (Turnerschaft) Jahn Lustenau. Both have achieved top results nationally and internationally. They also have survived the domination of the football clubs, which led to a total demolition of the athletic track in the Reichshofstadion in 1998.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Manfred Schurti (born in 1941), Liechtenstein racing driver
- Fredmund Malik (born in 1944), economist
- Marc Girardelli (born in 1963), skier
- Markus Peintner (born in 1980), ice hockey player
- René Swette (born in 1988), ice hockey player
- Barbara Gasser (born in 1989), gymnast
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.
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