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Schruns | |
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 July 2007 View of Schruns | |
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  Schruns Location within Austria Show map of Vorarlberg Schruns Schruns (Austria) Show map of Austria | |
| Coordinates:47°04′49″N09°55′09″E / 47.08028°N 9.91917°E /47.08028; 9.91917 | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Vorarlberg |
| District | Bludenz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jürgen Haller (Metnand fuer Schru) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.06 km2 (6.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 3,818 |
| • Density | 211.4/km2 (547.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6780 |
| Area code | 05556 |
| Vehicle registration | BZ |
| Website | www.schruns.at |
Schruns is a municipality in theMontafon valley (altitude 690 meters), in theBludenz district of the westernmost Austrian state ofVorarlberg.
To the west is the famousZimba mountain, often called the "VorarlbergerMatterhorn," which is very popular among climbers and hikers.
TheLitz river, a tributary of theIll river, flows through the town. A side valley, theSilbertal, stretches to the east of Schruns. The area has a high mountain massif accessible by train and ski-lifts.
To the north is theBartholomäberg, to the southSt. Gallenkirch, and to the west Tschagguns. The nearest larger municipality is Bludenz.
About 45.2 percent of the area is forested, with 18.1 percent mountainous.
Schruns railway station is the southern terminus of theBludenz–Schruns railway line (Montafonerbahn). Two other stations,Tschagguns andKaltenbrunnen, are also located within the municipality of Schruns. All stations are served by the S4 regional train service of theVorarlberg S-Bahn.
Since 2012/13, Schruns has been part of theFIS Snowboard World Cup, which takes place annually in December. During the daytime, visitors can watchsnowboard cross races up on theHochjoch of theSilvretta Montafon ski area. In the evening, concerts are held in Schruns.
Schruns is a hotspot for mountain biking and trail running. For more than ten years, Schruns has hosted the M3 Montafon Bike Marathon with over 500 bikers.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1869 | 1,394 | — |
| 1880 | 1,330 | −4.6% |
| 1890 | 1,462 | +9.9% |
| 1900 | 1,503 | +2.8% |
| 1910 | 1,663 | +10.6% |
| 1923 | 1,689 | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 2,021 | +19.7% |
| 1939 | 2,218 | +9.7% |
| 1951 | 2,717 | +22.5% |
| 1961 | 3,304 | +21.6% |
| 1971 | 3,616 | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 3,724 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 3,843 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 3,715 | −3.3% |
| 2011 | 3,701 | −0.4% |
In the early 1920s Schruns was the favorite ski resort ofErnest Hemingway. He wintered there with his first wife,Hadley, and oldest son, who was then just an infant; a chapter in his bookA Moveable Feast includes several pages describing lodging and skiing there in the 1920s.[3] It was there that he revised the manuscript ofThe Sun Also Rises.[4] In Hemingway's classic story "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" the third scene in the first flashback sequence recounts memories of Schruns. These images of snow and glacier skiing stand in stark contrast to the description of the Serengeti Plain in the main story and anticipate the coming journey to the snows of Kilimanjaro.
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