Bathing water quality in Vorarlberg, Austria
Vorarlberg has 16 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season — all lake. 100% were classified Excellent — 3.5 points above the 96.5% across Austria — and 0 were Poor. 12 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Badegewässerqualität in Vorarlberg
Von 16 offiziellen EU-Badestellen in Vorarlberg waren 2025 100 % „ausgezeichnet“; Zahl der als „mangelhaft“ eingestuften Badestellen: 0.
official bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
Map of official bathing waters in Vorarlberg
Most consistent Excellent sites
12 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025.
- ALTER RHEIN, LUSTENAU 11 seasons
- BODENSEE, FKK HARD 11 seasons
- BODENSEE, MILITÄRBAD LOCHAU 11 seasons
- BODENSEE, ROHRSPITZ FUßACH 11 seasons
- BODENSEE, SEECAMPING BREGENZ 11 seasons
- BODENSEE, SPORTHAFEN BREGENZ 11 seasons
- BODENSEE, STRANDBAD BREGENZ 11 seasons
- BODENSEE, STRANDBAD HARD 11 seasons
- BODENSEE, STRANDBAD LOCHAU 11 seasons
- BRUGGERLOCH, HÖCHST 11 seasons
- RHEINAUEN, HOHENEMS 11 seasons
- UNTERE AU, FRASTANZ 11 seasons
- BODENSEE, HÖRNLEDAMM FUßACH 10 seasons
- BODENSEE, WOCHERHAFEN BREGENZ 10 seasons
- RIEDSEE, LAUTERACH 10 seasons
- BAGGERSEE PASPELS, RANKWEIL 7 seasons
Rated Poor in 2025
None of the 16 official bathing waters in Vorarlberg was classified Poor in 2025.
How Vorarlberg rated since 2015
Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.
| Season | Classified | Excellent | Excellent share | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 15 | 93.8% | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 15 | 93.8% | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 15 | 93.8% | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 12 | 75% | 0 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Vorarlberg
Each site is matched to its nearest named place (GeoNames, within 8 km in a straight line), so beaches of one resort or lake shore can be compared together. Select a place to show only its sites in the full list.
| Place | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bregenz | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
| Fußach | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Hard | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
All 16 official bathing waters in Vorarlberg
Grouped by water type, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.
Download all 16 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Lake 16 sites · 100% Excellent
- ALTER RHEIN, LUSTENAU Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BAGGERSEE PASPELS, RANKWEIL · Meiningen Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- BODENSEE, FKK HARD · Fußach Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BODENSEE, HÖRNLEDAMM FUßACH Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- BODENSEE, MILITÄRBAD LOCHAU · Bregenz Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BODENSEE, ROHRSPITZ FUßACH Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BODENSEE, SEECAMPING BREGENZ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BODENSEE, SPORTHAFEN BREGENZ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BODENSEE, STRANDBAD BREGENZ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BODENSEE, STRANDBAD HARD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BODENSEE, STRANDBAD LOCHAU Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BODENSEE, WOCHERHAFEN BREGENZ · Hard Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- BRUGGERLOCH, HÖCHST Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RHEINAUEN, HOHENEMS · Altach Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RIEDSEE, LAUTERACH Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- UNTERE AU, FRASTANZ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Compared with other states in Austria
| # | State | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carinthia | 32 | 100% | 0 |
| 2 | Vienna | 17 | 100% | 0 |
| 3 | Vorarlberg | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 4 | Salzburg | 36 | 97.2% | 0 |
| 5 | Tyrol | 35 | 97.1% | 0 |
| 6 | Styria | 31 | 96.8% | 0 |
| 7 | Upper Austria | 44 | 95.5% | 1 |
| 8 | Burgenland | 19 | 94.7% | 0 |
| 9 | Lower Austria | 30 | 90% | 0 |
States with at least 15 official bathing waters. Size, water type and how densely sites are designated differ, so the table is context rather than a verdict.
Quick answers
- How many bathing waters in Vorarlberg were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 16 of 16 (100%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 0 were Good, 0 Sufficient and 0 Poor. That ranks Vorarlberg 3 of 9 Austria states by Excellent share.
- Which beaches and lakes in Vorarlberg have the best long-term record?
- 12 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example ALTER RHEIN, LUSTENAU, BODENSEE, FKK HARD, BODENSEE, MILITÄRBAD LOCHAU. See the ranking.
- Which places in Vorarlberg have the most official bathing waters?
- Bregenz (4, 100% Excellent), Fußach (3, 100% Excellent), Hard (2, 100% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Vorarlberg rated Poor?
- No. None was classified Poor in 2025.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- On AGES bathing-water database (Federal health ministry with the provinces and AGES). Temporary bans, pollution alerts and closures are published there and on signs at the water, not in the annual EEA class.
Austria overview · All states of Austria · Bathing season dates
Sources and method
Bathing-water records: European Environment Agency (EEA), data and coordinates reported by Austria, licensed CC BY 4.0. Region and area boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024 (© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries). Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). A site belongs to the area that contains its reported coordinates; a site up to 10 km off the generalised coastline is placed in the nearest area of Austria. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.