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GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €43,000 or 143% of the EU27 average in the same year. Vorarlberg is the state with the third highest GDP per capita in Austria. [24] Vorarlberg and especially the Rhine Valley is one of the wealthiest areas in the world, with a very high standard of living.
A referendum on whether the Provisional Provincial Assembly of Vorarlberg should announce the intention of the people of Vorarlberg to join the Swiss Confederation and to enter into negotiations with the Swiss Federal Government was held on 11 May 1919. The proposal received substantial support, with 80.7% of voters and a majority in 93 out of ...
On 1 February 1940, the territory of Vorarlberg was merged into the Reichsgau Tirol-Vorarlberg under Franz Hofer. 9 Ulrich Ilg 24 May 1945 28 October 1964 ÖVP: Second Republic (1945–present) 10 Herbert Keßler 29 October 1964 9 July 1987 ÖVP: 11 Martin Purtscher: 9 July 1987 2 April 1997 ÖVP: 12 Herbert Sausgruber: 2 April 1997 7 December ...
The library's OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) is frequently updated and offers a sophisticated range of search modalities. Its special collections contain a well-preserved copy of the 1616 Emser Chronik (Ems Chronicle), a masterwork of the art of book printing, which has been called "the most beautiful book ever printed in Vorarlberg."
In the 2019 state election, the ÖVP was the strongest party with 43.5% of the vote, but fell short of the absolute mandate majority. With 18.9%, the Greens achieved their best election result to date in a Vorarlberg state election and became the second strongest party for the first time.
A third station, Bregenz Riedenburg is situated further south on the Vorarlberg line. Bregenz station is called at by the S1 and S3 regional train services of Vorarlberg S-Bahn , S7 service of St. Gallen S-Bahn , REX 1 and long-distance EuroCity and Railjet trains, while the other two stations are only served by regional trains (S1, S3, REX 1).
The Landtag of Vorarlberg (German: Vorarlberger Landtag) is the democratically elected parliament of Vorarlberg, Austria. [1] [2] [3] References
The 36 seats of the Landtag of Vorarlberg are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. The seats are distributed between four multi-member constituencies, corresponding to the districts of Vorarlberg. For parties to receive any representation in the Landtag, they must either win at least one seat in a ...