Doren
Coat of arms
Location in the district
Doren Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°29′00″N 09°52′00″E / 47.48333°N 9.86667°E / 47.48333; 9.86667
Country	Austria
State	Vorarlberg
District	Bregenz
Government
• Mayor	Guido Flatz
Area [1]
• Total	14.18 km2 (5.47 sq mi)
Elevation	711 m (2,333 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	1,029
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6933
Area code	05516
Vehicle registration	B
Website	www.doren.at

Doren is a municipality in the district of Bregenz in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg.

Geography

The municipality of Doren is located in the northwest of the Bregenz Forest. It lies about two-thirds on the south side of the Sulzbergstock, which belongs to the Molasse basin, and about one third on Sulzbergstock's north side.

The community boundaries are formed by the three rivers Weißach, Bregenzer Ach, and Rotach. It also borders on five other Vorarlberg communities in the district of Bregenz (clockwise, starting in the north): Sulzberg, Krumbach, Langenegg, Alberschwende, and Langen bei Bregenz.

Doren is a member of the German-Austrian community project Naturpark Nagelfluhkette. The surrounding landscape is characterized by forests, natural monuments, numerous waterways, bogs, and biotopes.

Culture

Parish church Doren

In 1823, the original church was built according to the plans of the District Office Bregenz. Its consecration took place in 1826, and in 1853 it was made the parish church.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms, inspired by a design of the Schruns artist and heraldist Konrad Honold, was created in 1969. It shows the two rivers Weißach and Bregenzerach; the deer antlers stand for hunting.

Population