Portal:Alpine Rhine/Vorarlberg Rhine Valley

Vorarlberg Rhine Valley seen from the Gebhardsberg to the south. In the foreground is the A14 and Lauterach

The Vorarlberg Rhine Valley is divided into the Upper and Lower Rhine Valley (Oberes Rheintal and Unteres Rheintal), based on the direction of flow of the Alpine Rhine, and thus into the Vorarlberg Unterland and Oberland (or Vorderland) as well. The Unterland runs from the shore of Lake Constance to the Kummenberg, the Upper Rhine Valley lies south of the Kummenberg. The Unterland includes the entire administrative district of Dornbirn and all the territories of the province of Bregenz that lie within the Rhine Valley. In this region, which covers the urban areas of Bregenz and Dornbirn, live around 180,000 people, about half the population of Vorarlberg. As a result of the limited area it is one of the most densely populated regions in Europe ... « more »