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LUSTENAU
Lustenau is a town in the westernmost Austrian province
of Vorarlberg, in the Dornbirn district. It lies on the
Rhine River, which forms the border with Switzerland.
Lustenau is Vorarlbergs fourth largest town, in terms of
inhabitants (20.806 in the year 2004).
Lustenau has a long and successful history in sports.
The towns two soccer teams play in major Austrian soccer
leagues. The well-known and successful skier Marc
Girardelli was born in Lustenau and the Lustenau ice-hockey
team is part of Austrians national hockey league. The
town used to be a major center of embroidery industry in
the past and is now a center for new technologies
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