Doren is a municipality in the
district of Bregenz in the western
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
n state of
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( ; ; , , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the second-highest popu ...
.
Geography
The municipality of Doren is located in the northwest of the
Bregenz Forest
The Bregenzerwald (, ) is one of the main regions in the States of Austria, state of Vorarlberg (Austria). It overlaps, but is not coterminous with, the Bregenz Forest Mountains, which belong to a mountain range, range of the Northern Limestone A ...
. It lies about two-thirds on the south side of the Sulzbergstock, which belongs to the
Molasse basin, and about one third on Sulzbergstock's north side.
The community boundaries are formed by the three rivers
Weißach,
Bregenzer Ach
The Bregenzer Ach (also: ''Bregenzer Ache'') is the main river of the Bregenz Forest () in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is a tributary to Lake Constance and the River Rhine, respectively.
Geography
The source of the river is above ...
, and Rotach. It also borders on five other Vorarlberg communities in the district of Bregenz (clockwise, starting in the north):
Sulzberg,
Krumbach,
Langenegg,
Alberschwende
Alberschwende is a municipality and a village in the district of Bregenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.
Population
Notable people
* Hermann Gmeiner, Austrian philanthropist, founder of SOS Children's Villages
SOS Children's Village ...
, and
Langen bei Bregenz.
Doren is a member of the German-Austrian community project Naturpark
Nagelfluhkette
The Nagelfluhkette is a mountain range located in Bavaria, Germany and Vorarlberg, Austria, bordering on the northern edge of the Allgäu Alps. It has a maximum altitude of 1,834 m above sea level. Its name derives from the rock type Nagelfluh. ...
. The surrounding landscape is characterized by forests, natural monuments, numerous waterways, bogs, and biotopes.
Culture
Parish church Doren
In 1823, the original church was built according to the plans of the District Office Bregenz. Its consecration took place in 1826, and in 1853 it was made the parish church.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms, inspired by a design of the
Schruns
Schruns is a municipality in the Montafon valley (altitude 690 meters), in the Bludenz district of the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg.
To the west is the famous Zimba mountain, often called the "Vorarlberger Matterhorn," which is ve ...
artist and heraldist Konrad Honold, was created in 1969. It shows the two rivers Weißach and Bregenzerach; the deer antlers stand for hunting.
Population
External links
Community website
References
{{Authority control
Cities and towns in Bregenz District