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| Main region(s) | Vorarlberg |
| Dates of operation | 1904– |
The Montafonerbahn (Montafon Railway, MBS) is a privately owned railway company that primarily operates services from Bregenz to Schruns, via Bludenz. The company is headquartered in Schruns. [1]
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Vorarlberg is the westernmost 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 population density. It borders three countries: Germany, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. The only Austrian state that shares a border with Vorarlberg is Tyrol, to the east.
The Silvretta Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps shared by Tirol, Vorarlberg and Graubünden (Switzerland). The Austrian states of Tirol and Vorarlberg are connected by a pass road. The majority of the peaks are elevated above three thousand metres and are surrounded by glaciers. Thus, the area is also known as the "Blue Silvretta".
Montafon is a 39 km long valley in the westernmost Austrian federal state of Vorarlberg.
Schruns is a municipality in the Montafon valley, in the Bludenz district of the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg.
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.
The Ill is a 72-kilometre-long (45 mi) tributary of the Rhine in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg.
The Bezirk Bludenz is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Vorarlberg, Austria.
Sankt Anton im Montafon is a town in the Montafon valley in the district of Bludenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.
Gemeinde Gaschurn-Partenen is a municipality in the district of Bludenz in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The two largest villages are Gaschurn Dorf and Partenen.
Schaan-Vaduz is one of the four train stations serving Liechtenstein, located in the town of Schaan, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) from Vaduz. It is owned by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). The station is served by eighteen trains per day, nine in each direction between Switzerland and Austria.
SS Nyanza is a disused passenger-cargo steamer on Lake Victoria in East Africa. She is one of seven Clyde-built ships called Nyanza that were launched between 1867 and 1956.
Eva Adamczyková, née Samková is a Czech snowboarder who is the 2014 Olympic champion in snowboard cross. She is also the 2019 and 2023 World Champion in the same discipline.
Raffaella Brutto is an Italian snowboarder, specializing in snowboard cross.
Ice hockey at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held at the Montafon Aktivpark in Schruns, Austria from 26 to 30 January 2015. Six countries participated in this event.
The Brandnertal is a valley in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg as well as a ski resort named after the valley.
The Silvretta Montafon ski area is located in the Montafon valley in Vorarlberg (Austria). It is one of Austria's ten largest ski areas.
The SBX World Cup Montafon is a snowboard competition that takes place annually in Montafon in Vorarlberg (Austria) as part of the FIS Snowboard World Cup.
The Montafon-Arlberg Marathon is an annual mountain marathon in the Austrian states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol that has been held since 2003.
Eleonore Gräfin von Schönborn was an Austrian politician. She and her family were expelled from Czechoslovakia in 1945, settling in Austria. She became the first woman to hold a procuriate in Vorarlberg, and to be elected to the Schruns municipal council. She was director of the Montafoner Heimatmuseum, and co-founded an association for care of senior citizens at their homes. Schönborn had four children, including Cardinal Christoph Schönborn and the actor Michael Schönborn. She received awards for her work for cultural and social improvements in the region, including the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.