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Coat of arms of Tschagguns
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Location in the district
Location in the district
Tschagguns is located in Austria
Tschagguns
Tschagguns
Location in Austria
Country Austria
State Vorarlberg
District Bludenz
Area
 • Total 57.65 km2 (22.26 sq mi)
Elevation
685 m (2,247 ft)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6774
Area code 05556
Vehicle registration BZ
Website www.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

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1869 1,006 —    
1880 1,024 +1.8%
1890 992 −3.1%
1900 895 −9.8%
1910 947 +5.8%
1923 1,028 +8.6%
1934 971 −5.5%
1939 1,330 +37.0%
1951 1,572 +18.2%
1961 1,769 +12.5%
1971 2,196 +24.1%
1981 2,176 −0.9%
1991 2,237 +2.8%
2001 2,335 +4.4%
2011 2,185 −6.4%

Sons and daughters of the place

  • Werner Bleiner (born 1946), ski racer
  • Christian Orlainsky (born 1962), ski racer

Honorary citizen

  • Arnold Durig (1872-1961), physiologist

Transport

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).

See also

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