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Bregenz
Europe is one of the five inhabited traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area and third-largest continent after Asia and Africa in population.
Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost federal state of Austria. The town is located on the shores of Lake Constance, the third largest freshwater lake in Central Europe.
The city is situated on the eastern shores of Lake Constance, on a plateau falling in a series of terraces to the lake at the foot of Pfander 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. The population of city is 26,752 As of 2001and population density is 907 per square kilometers, and area is 29.51 square kilometers.
Bregenz is twinned with Bangor in Northern Ireland, and various exchange trips take place between the two places. Another twin town is Akko in Israel. It is especially famous for the annual summer music festival Bregenzer Festspiele. The annual summer music festival Bregenzer Festspiele is a world-famous festival which takes place on and around a stage on Lake Constance, where a different opera is performed every second year.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Bregenz is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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