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Fraxern | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in the district | |
  Fraxern Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°19′N09°40′E / 47.317°N 9.667°E Coordinates: 47°19′N09°40′E / 47.317°N 9.667°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Vorarlberg |
| District | Feldkirch |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steve Mayr |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.87 km2 (3.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 817 m (2,680 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01) [2] | |
| • Total | 701 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6833 |
| Website | http://www.tisvover.at/fraxern/ |
Fraxern is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.
Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in Central Europe comprising nine federated states. Its capital, largest city and one of nine states is Vienna. Austria has an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi), a population of nearly nine million people and a nominal GDP of $477 billion. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The terrain is landlocked and highly mountainous, lying within the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 m (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 m (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speaks local Bavarian dialects as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other regional languages are Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene.
Vorarlberg is the westernmost federal state (Bundesland) of Austria. It has the second-smallest area after Vienna, and although it has the second-smallest population, it also has 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.
Fraxern lies in the mountains next to Feldkirch at an altitude of 817 m. 54.6 % of the municipality is covered by forest and 26.7 % are meadows.
The first written mention of Fraxern ("Fraxnara", meaning ash), dates back to 1127.
Fraxern is famous for its cherries and its cherry schnaps.
