Schlins
Municipality in Vorarlberg, Austria
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Schlins is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.
Schlins | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in the district | |
  Schlins Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°12′00″N 09°41′00″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Vorarlberg |
| District | Feldkirch |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gabriele Mähr (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 502 m (1,647 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 2,404 |
| • Density | 397/km2 (1,030/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6824 |
| Area code | 05524 |
| Vehicle registration | FK |
| Website | www.schlins.at |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 523 | — |
| 1880 | 547 | +4.6% |
| 1890 | 512 | −6.4% |
| 1900 | 663 | +29.5% |
| 1910 | 695 | +4.8% |
| 1923 | 681 | −2.0% |
| 1934 | 821 | +20.6% |
| 1939 | 794 | −3.3% |
| 1951 | 1,044 | +31.5% |
| 1961 | 1,285 | +23.1% |
| 1971 | 1,554 | +20.9% |
| 1981 | 1,723 | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 1,777 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 2,043 | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 2,289 | +12.0% |
Transport
Schlins-Beschling railway station is an intermediate station on the Vorarlberg railway line (Vorarlbergbahn) traversing Vorarlberg in a north-south direction. The railway station is called at by the S1 regional train service of Vorarlberg S-Bahn, operated by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).
