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Tschagguns

Coordinates: 47°04′36″N 09°54′03″E / 47.07667°N 9.90083°E / 47.07667; 9.90083
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Tschagguns
Coat of arms of Tschagguns
Location in the district
Location in the district
Tschagguns is located in Austria
Tschagguns
Tschagguns
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°04′36″N 09°54′03″E / 47.07667°N 9.90083°E / 47.07667; 9.90083
CountryAustria
StateVorarlberg
DistrictBludenz
Government
 • MayorHerbert Bitschnau
Area
 • Total57.65 km2 (22.26 sq mi)
Elevation
685 m (2,247 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total2,195
 • Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6774
Area code05556
Vehicle registrationBZ
Websitewww.tschagguns.at

Tschagguns is a village in the Montafon valley, Bludenz district in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Tschagguns offers skiing with its own ski resort called Golm. Tschagguns offers hiking, mountain biking, winter sports and much more. Gauertal is a valley found in Tschagguns between Mittagspitze and Golm. It is famous for the "3 Türme" which means 3 Towers.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,006—    
18801,024+1.8%
1890992−3.1%
1900895−9.8%
1910947+5.8%
19231,028+8.6%
1934971−5.5%
19391,330+37.0%
19511,572+18.2%
19611,769+12.5%
19712,196+24.1%
19812,176−0.9%
19912,237+2.8%
20012,335+4.4%
20112,185−6.4%

Sons and daughters of the place

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Persons with reference to the place

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Honorary citizen

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Transport

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Tschagguns railway station is located on the Bludenz–Schruns railway line. The station is called at by the S4 regional train service of Vorarlberg S-Bahn, operated by Montafonerbahn (MBS).

References

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  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

3. "It was snow too that fell all Christmas week that year up in the Gauertal..." Ernest Hemingway's "The Snows of Kilimanjaro".