Tschagguns
Municipality in Vorarlberg, Austria
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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.
Tschagguns | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in the district | |
  Tschagguns Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°04′36″N 09°54′03″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Vorarlberg |
| District | Bludenz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Herbert Bitschnau |
| Area | |
• Total | 57.65 km2 (22.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 685 m (2,247 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 2,195 |
| • Density | 38.07/km2 (98.61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6774 |
| Area code | 05556 |
| Vehicle registration | BZ |
| Website | www.tschagguns.at |
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
- Stefan Bitschnau (born unknown), Engineer
Persons with reference to the place
- Georg Friedrich Haas (born 1953 in Graz), composer, has grown up in Tschagguns
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).
