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1,100th Anniversary of Lustenau
There are no documents, buildings, or other pieces of evidence left over from the settlement surrounding Lustenau in the province of Vorarlberg. Charlemagne must have founded the royal court of Lustenau around the year 800. In those days such courts emerged in regions where land existed which was not previously owned. Emperor Charles III, nicknamed "the Fat" and Charlemagne's great-grandson, relocated his entourage from the imperial palace to Aachen in Alamannia. After a series of unfortunate wars and conflicts he sought an isolated palace in the countryside where he could find rest and quiet. And so during the grain harvest he established himself in the palace at Lustenau and spent several weeks there. In those days the document which first mentioned the name "Lustenouua" was completed and sealed. For a short time Lustenau was the governmental seat of the Frankish kingdom as it were. In 1902 Lustenau was raised to market status by Emperor Franz Josef I. Throughout the years Lustenau has grown from a farming municipality into a prosperous industrial city. Today it caters mostly to the textile industry and in particular to embroidery. The commemorative stamp shows an embroidery sample and Lustenau's coat of arms.
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