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Municipality

Dornbirn

Located in Politischer Bezirk Dornbirn, Vorarlberg Coordinates: 47°22′30″ N 9°46′20″ E

Map showing the location of Dornbirn Dornbirn
Location in Austria
Population
48,775
48.8K
Elevation
783 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
Places inside
27
listed under Dornbirn
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport20 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen38 km

About Dornbirn

Dornbirn is a municipality. Location: Politischer Bezirk Dornbirn, Vorarlberg. Population: 48,775. Elevation: 783 m.

From Wikipedia

Dornbirn (Austrian German pronunciation: [ˈdɔrnbɪrn] ) is a city in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is the administrative centre for the district of Dornbirn, which also includes the town of Hohenems, and the market town Lustenau. Dornbirn is the largest city in Vorarlberg and the tenth largest city in Austria. It is an important commercial and shopping centre.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
121 km²
Official website
dornbirn.at

Source: Wikidata

Twin towns and sister cities of Dornbirn

  • Kecskemét· Hungary

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Dornbirn over time

Population of Dornbirn over time
1880 9,464
1900 13,193
1923 14,481
1939 16,650
1951 22,532
1971 35,113
1991 35,113
2014 46,883
2016 48,067
2018 49,278

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Dornbirn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 114 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (179 mm)
Driest month
January (83 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Dornbirn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°8°11°16°19°21°21°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°7°10°12°12°8°5°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)8386911131311741791651289911497

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Dornbirn

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 20 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (38 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 80 km to the west.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 20 kmnorthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 38 kmnorthwest
  • Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM) Memmingen 77 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 80 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 92 kmwest
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 115 kmnorth
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 123 kmeast
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 131 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Dornbirn

Within 100 km: 443 historic and cultural sites, 5,650 natural sites, 1,227 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km480 places

  • Weiher Diepoldsau Lake 8 kmW
  • Alter Rhein Lake 10 kmW
  • Nollen Lake 9 kmW
  • Nollen Lake 8 kmW

25–60 km2,401 places

  • Mainau Island 57 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 55 kmNW
  • Walensee Lake 52 kmSW
  • Voralpsee Lake 38 kmSW

60–100 km4,439 places

  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 68 kmNW
  • Ufenau Island 77 kmW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 76 kmW
  • Schönenwerd Island 82 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Dornbirn

27 places

Cities & villages6

Mountains & nature11

Heritage & sights4

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources