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Rankweil
Vorarlbergtown
Total population
12,150
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistik Austria. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Rankweil is a small town in Vorarlberg, Austria. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a temperate latitude (47.270°, 9.643°). It is home to roughly 12,150 residents. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,240 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 49% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Indian BalsamImpatiens glandulifera Royle · Magnoliopsida8,904
- Annual FleabaneErigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida6,245
- Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida1,896
- Early Goldenrod, Tall goldenrod, Giant goldenrodSolidago gigantea Aiton · Magnoliopsida1,796
- small emerald damselflyLestes virens (Charpentier, 1825) · Insecta1,671
- Chalk-hill BlueLysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) · Insecta1,531
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,448
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,443
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.2 — 2026-04-261 km SSW of Walenstadt, Switzerland
- M 4.2 — 2024-06-042 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
- M 3.8 — 2022-09-012 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
- M 4 — 2020-10-255 km ESE of Ennenda, Switzerland
- M 3.6 — 2020-08-085 km SE of Gramais, Austria
- M 3.8 — 2018-02-014 km N of Innerbraz, Austria
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here








People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Vorarlberg
- Sulz1.3 mi away · pop. 1,836
- Zwischenwasser1.3 mi away · pop. 3,375
- Röthis1.6 mi away · pop. 2,200
- Übersaxen1.8 mi away · pop. 635
- Brederis1.8 mi away · pop. 1,961
- Weiler2.3 mi away · pop. 2,304
- Göfis2.4 mi away · pop. 3,327
- Viktorsberg2.6 mi away · pop. 432
- Dafins2.6 mi away · pop. 400
- Klaus2.6 mi away · pop. 3,073
- Laterns-Thal2.8 mi away · pop. 709
- Feldkirch3.1 mi away · pop. 35,793
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Rankweil
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Rankweil, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
Statistik Austria
- GKZ
- 80414
- Population (Wikidata)
- 12,157
- Wikidata
- Q871383
Gemeindekennziffer via Wikidata P964
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • Statistik Austria — Gemeindekennziffer via Wikidata P964