Egg, Austria

Egg
Coat of arms of Egg
Location in the district
Location in the district
Egg is located in Austria
Egg
Egg
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°25′55″N 09°53′44″E / 47.43194°N 9.89556°E / 47.43194; 9.89556
CountryAustria
StateVorarlberg
DistrictBregenz
Government
 • MayorDr. Paul Sutterlüty (Egger und Großdorfer Liste)
Area
 • Total65.37 km2 (25.24 sq mi)
Elevation
561 m (1,841 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total3,547
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6863
Area code05512
Vehicle registrationB
Websitewww.egg.at

Egg is a market town in the Bregenz Forest, in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg, part of the district of Bregenz. It is the has the highest population of any community in the Bregenzerwald.

In 1894, the Brauerei Egg, the only brewery left in the Bregenzerwald, was established there.[3]

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ Egg, Brauerei. "Info". www.brauerei-egg.at (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-07.