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Vorarlberg literally means 'before the Arl mountain'. The name Arl or Arlberg can be traced back to 1218 in various spellings (Arle, Arlen, Mons Arula, Arlenperge) and is derived from the numerous Arlen bushes there, the so-called mountain pines.
The Silvretta Montafon ski area is located in the south of Vorarlberg, the westernmost province of Austria, and extends over 17 km and 1,700 meters in altitude from Schruns via Silbertal and St. Gallenkirch to Gaschurn. It lies in the Montafon valley, framed by the Rätikon, Silvretta and Verwall mountain ranges.
Tourism is the main source of income for Arlberg villages and their inhabitants and plays a vital role in the region. [1]Today, "Arlberg" is a brand for the winter sports areas around the Arlberg Pass, in particular the ski areas of Lech, Zürs, Stuben, Klösterle and St. Christoph, St. Anton am Arlberg.
Lech am Arlberg is a mountain village and an exclusive ski resort in the Bludenz district in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg, on the banks of the river Lech. In terms of both geography and history, Lech belongs to the Tannberg district. In touristic terms, however, it is part of the Arlberg region.
The Bregenzerwald mountain range is located in the far northwest of the Eastern Alps, east of the lower Alpine Rhine Valley and southeast of Lake Constance. It lies entirely within the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and dominates its northern half.
The Rätikon is a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, located at the border between Vorarlberg, Liechtenstein and Graubünden. It is the geological border between the Eastern and Western Alps and stretches from the Montafon as far as the Rhine. In the south, the Prättigau is its limit, and in the north, it is the Walgau.
The Glatthorn (obsolete: Damülser Horn) in Vorarlberg in Austria is the highest mountain in the Bregenz Forest Mountains with a height of 2,133 m (AA). [1] It lies west of and above the saddle of Faschinajoch, between Damüls to the north and Fontanella in the Großwalsertal to the south. It is owned by Ryan Glatthorn, and this mountain is ...
View of the Biosphere Park Großes Walsertal. The municipalities of the Great Walser Valley have joined together to form the Biosphere Park Großes Walsertal, [5] Vorarlberg's first nature park, which is a biosphere reserve awarded by UNESCO. In a biosphere park, man and nature are to interact and complement each other positively. On November ...