Language
Owing to their location isolated from the rest of Austria, most people in Vorarlberg speak a very distinct German dialect that other Austrians have difficulty understanding. It is one of the Alemannic dialects that are also spoken in Liechtenstein and the Lake Constance Alemannic area. Further Alemannic dialects are spoken in Switzerland as Swiss German, Baden-Württemberg and the Alsace region of France. The dialects in the rest of Austria form part of the Bavarian-Austrian language group. In fact many towns and even villages in Vorarlberg have their own distinct sub-dialects.
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