Sankt Anton im Montafon
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Sankt Anton im Montafon is a town in the Montafon valley in the district of Bludenz
in the Vorarlberg
in Austria
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It is a popular ski resort
, and much of the population makes a living from tourism
.
Bludenz (district)
The Bezirk Bludenz is an administrative district in Vorarlberg, Austria.Area of the district is 1,287.52 km², population is 60,471 , and population density 47 persons per km²...
in the Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg is the westernmost federal-state of Austria. Although it is the second smallest in terms of area and population , it borders three countries: Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein...
in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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It is a popular ski resort
Ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...
, and much of the population makes a living from tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
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