!!!Brand

Brand, Vorarlberg, municipality in the district of Bludenz, alt. 1,010 
m, pop. 646, area 40.19 km%%sup 2/%, bi-seasonal tourist resort 
(287,997 overnight stays per year). Situated in the Brandner valley at 
the foot of the Schesaplana (alt. 2965 m) in the Raetikon region. - 
First documented mention in 1347, founded by 12 families from the 
Walser valley; partly Gothic parish church (first documented mention 
in 1510) with frescoes and a modern extension (1961-1966), old Walser 
Paarhof farmhouses. Cable railway to Luenersee lake (alt. 1970 m).


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