Lustenau 1124008 215281015 2008-05-27T14:30:16Z Alaney2k 209266 copyedit {{Infobox Ort in Österreich |Art = Marktgemeinde |Name = Lustenau |Wappen = |lat_deg = 47 | lat_min = 25 | lat_sec = 47 |lon_deg = 09 | lon_min = 39 | lon_sec = 35 |Lageplan = Vorarlberg Lustenau.svg |Lageplanbeschreibung = Location of Lustenau within Vorarlberg |Bundesland = Vorarlberg |Bezirk = Dornbirn |Höhe = 404 |Fläche = 22.55 |Einwohner = 21081 |Stand = 2006-12-31 |PLZ = 6890, 6893 |Vorwahl = 05577 |Kfz = DO |Gemeindekennziffer = 8 03 03 |NUTS = AT342 |Adresse = Rathausstraße 1<br />6890 Lustenau |Website = [http://www.lustenau.at www.lustenau.at] |Bürgermeister = Hans-Dieter Grabher |Partei = FPÖ |Gemeinderatanzahl = 36 |Gemeinderat = 15 [[Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs|FPÖ]] u. Parteifreie, </br>14 [[ÖVP]], 4 [[Die Grünen (Österreich)|Grüne]],</br> 2 [[SPÖ]] u. Unabhängige,</br> 1 Halil Ilgec |Wahljahr = 2005 }} '''Lustenau''' is a town in the westernmost [[Austria]]n province of [[Vorarlberg]], in the [[Dornbirn (district)|Dornbirn district]]. It lies on the [[Rhine River]], which forms the border with [[Switzerland]]. Lustenau is Vorarlberg's fourth largest town in terms of inhabitants (20 806 in the year [[2004]]). Lustenau has a long and successful history in sports. The town's two [[soccer]] teams [[SC Austria Lustenau]] and [[FC Lustenau]] play in major Austrian soccer leagues. The well-known and successful skier [[Marc Girardelli]] was born in Lustenau and the Lustenau ice-hockey team (EHC Lustenau) is part of Austria's national hockey league. The town used to be a major center of the embroidery industry in the past and is now a center for new technologies industry. ==History== Until [[1830]] Lustenau was an independent county reigned by the ''counts of Waldburg-Zeil-Lustenau-Hohenems.'' After [[1830]] Lustenau became part of [[Austria]]. The name Lustenau derives from a document signed by the carolingian king [[Karl III]] with the title "Lustenauua curti regali", meaning "Royal Court Lustenau" ==External links== *[http://www.lustenau.at Market Community of Lustenau] {{Cities and towns in Dornbirn (district)}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Vorarlberg]] [[als:Lustenau]] [[br:Lustenau]] [[bg:Лустенау]] [[cs:Lustenau]] [[de:Lustenau]] [[es:Lustenau]] [[id:Lustenau]] [[is:Lustenau]] [[it:Lustenau]] [[he:לוסטנאו]] [[hu:Lustenau]] [[nl:Lustenau]] [[ja:ルステナウ]] [[pl:Lustenau]] [[ru:Лустенау]] [[sk:Lustenau]] [[sv:Lustenau]] [[vo:Lustenau]]