Before the Romans conquered Vorarlberg, there were two Celtic tribes settled in this area: the Raeti inhabiting the highlands, and the Vindelici dwelling in the lowlands, ie the Lake Constance region and the Rhine Valley. One of the important settlements of the Vindelici was Brigantion (today Bregenz), founded around 500 BCE. It was conquered by the Romans in 15 BCE.
Owing to their location isolated from the rest of Austria, most of the people in Vorarlberg speak an Alemannic German dialect part of a family that include Swiss German and other varieties spoken in Liechtenstein, Baden-Württemberg and Alsace. The dialects in the rest of Austria form part of the Bavarian-Austrian language group.
Sample :
Brief anthropological analysis :
- Type 1 : Light, brachymorphic, little nose, square-faced, broad forehead, wide-set eyes, large jaw
~ Alpinoid/Subnordid
This type seems to be quite widespread in the whole Alps, more particularly in the German-speaking sides. Some individuals do approach "Nordic" metrics : leptomorphism, straight nose, full lips, ...
- Type 2 : Intermediate complexion, more or less brachymorphic, a rather large face on some individuals, convex nose, high cheekbones, close-set eyes, large jaw
~ Nordo-Dinaric
This phenotype might be specifically "Swiss/Austrian-looking". It was already identified in South Tyrol in Italy. More leptomorphic and darker individuals might punctually look North Italian.
Final morphotypes :
http://anthroeurope.blogspot.ru/2010/01/vorarlberg-austria.html
Owing to their location isolated from the rest of Austria, most of the people in Vorarlberg speak an Alemannic German dialect part of a family that include Swiss German and other varieties spoken in Liechtenstein, Baden-Württemberg and Alsace. The dialects in the rest of Austria form part of the Bavarian-Austrian language group.
Sample :
Brief anthropological analysis :
- Type 1 : Light, brachymorphic, little nose, square-faced, broad forehead, wide-set eyes, large jaw
~ Alpinoid/Subnordid
This type seems to be quite widespread in the whole Alps, more particularly in the German-speaking sides. Some individuals do approach "Nordic" metrics : leptomorphism, straight nose, full lips, ...
- Type 2 : Intermediate complexion, more or less brachymorphic, a rather large face on some individuals, convex nose, high cheekbones, close-set eyes, large jaw
~ Nordo-Dinaric
This phenotype might be specifically "Swiss/Austrian-looking". It was already identified in South Tyrol in Italy. More leptomorphic and darker individuals might punctually look North Italian.
Final morphotypes :
http://anthroeurope.blogspot.ru/2010/01/vorarlberg-austria.html
