Dornbirn District

Bezirk Dornbirn
—  District  —
Country	Austria
State	Vorarlberg
Number of municipalities	3
Area
- Total	172.37 km2 (66.6 sq mi)
Population (2001)
- Total	75,901
- Density	440.3/km2 (1,140.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
NUTS code

The Bezirk Dornbirn is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Vorarlberg, Austria. It is a rather young district, which was split from the Feldkirch district only in 1969.

Area of the district is 172.37 km², population is 75,901 (May 15, 2001), and population density 440 persons per km². Administrative center of the district is Dornbirn.

Historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	16,801	—
1880	18,056	+7.5%
1890	20,836	+15.4%
1900	25,066	+20.3%
1910	31,159	+24.3%
1923	27,899	−10.5%
1934	30,897	+10.7%
1939	32,079	+3.8%
1951	39,814	+24.1%
1961	49,845	+25.2%
1971	62,051	+24.5%
1981	68,708	+10.7%
1991	72,750	+5.9%
2001	75,901	+4.3%
Source: Statistik Austria

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 3 municipalities, two of them are towns, and the third is a market town. Notably, these three are the biggest town in Vorarlberg (Dornbirn), the youngest town in Vorarlberg to receive town privileges (Hohenems, in 1983), and the largest market town in Austria (Lustenau).

Towns

1. Dornbirn (46.060)
2. Hohenems (15.412)

Market towns

1. Lustenau (21.273)

(population numbers March 31, 2008)