Hard, Austria

Hard
Coat of arms
Hard Location within Austria
Location in the district
Coordinates: 47°28′00″N 09°40′00″E / 47.46667°N 9.66667°ECoordinates: 47°28′00″N 09°40′00″E / 47.46667°N 9.66667°E
Country	Austria
State	Vorarlberg
District	Bregenz
Government
• Mayor	Harald Köhlmeier (ÖVP)
Area
• Total	17.46 km^2 (6.74 sq mi)
Elevation	398-400 m (−914 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)[1]
• Total	12,864
• Density	740/km^2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	6971
Area code	05574
Vehicle registration	B
Website	www.hard.at

Hard is a town in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg, directly on Lake Constance. Hard's attractions include the Strandbad and the Grünerdamm. Hard is also famous for the skatepark.

An honorary consulate of Brazil is located in Hard.^[2]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,305	—
1880	2,085	−9.5%
1890	2,183	+4.7%
1900	2,914	+33.5%
1910	3,637	+24.8%
1923	3,049	−16.2%
1934	3,387	+11.1%
1939	3,488	+3.0%
1951	4,788	+37.3%
1961	6,671	+39.3%
1971	8,887	+33.2%
1981	10,103	+13.7%
1991	10,747	+6.4%
2001	11,471	+6.7%
2011	12,546	+9.4%

References

1. Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2014-01-01.
2. "Foreign representations in Austria". Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (Austria). Retrieved 2009-01-28.

External links

• Town of Hard