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Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost federal state of Austria. The city is located on the eastern shores of Lake Constance, the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe, between Switzerland in the west and Germany in the northwest. The city is situated on a plateau falling... in a series of terraces to the lake at the foot of Pfänder mountain. It is a junction of the arterial roads from the Rhine valley to the German Alpine foothills, with cruise ship services on Lake Constance. Bregenz is twinned with Bangor in Northern Ireland, and various exchange trips take place between the two places. Another twin town is Acre in Israel. It is especially famous for the annual summer music festival Bregenzer Festspiele. The first settlements date from 1500 BC. Celtic tribe named Brigantii is mentioned by Strabo as a sub-tribe in these region of the Alps. In the 5th century BC, the Celts settled at Brigantion, which was one of their most heavily fortified locations. After battles in 15 BC, the Romans conquered Brigantion and the city became a Roman camp.
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Munich , Bavarian: Minga is the capital and the largest city of the German state of Bavaria. It is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, behind Berlin and Hamburg. About 1.42 million people live within the city limits. Munich hosted... the 1972 Summer Olympics. The city's motto is "München mag Dich" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, München, is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat of arms. Black and gold—the colours of the Holy Roman Empire—have been the city's official colours since the time of Ludwig the Bavarian. Modern Munich is a financial and publishing hub, and a frequently top-ranked destination for migration and expatriate location in livability rankings. Munich achieved 4th place in frequently quoted Mercer livability rankings in 2011.
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Schröcken is an alpine town located in the district of Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria. Schröcken is located in the western province of Austria, Vorarlberg, Bregenz in the district south-south-east of the Bodensee. It is in the Austrian Alps and is at an altitude of 1,269 meters. 12.4% of... the area are forested, 39.4% of the Alpine area. The area around Schröcken was first populated around 1300 by German-speaking people known as the Walser, who came to Austria in from the Bernese Oberland highlands located in the southern part of the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. The town was made part of a regional administrative area called Tannberg in 1806. The town is located near the border between Switzerland, Austria, and Germany. From 1805 to 1814, the town was under the jurisdiction of the Free State of Bavaria. The town was also part of the Austro-Hungarian Habsburg Empire, and later to the administrative zone of Vorarlberg, Austria. From 1945 to 1955, Schröcken was part of the French occupation zone in Austria. The original name was "Girsboden". "Schröcken" first appeared in the early 17th Century.
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