Kronen Zeitung total population of approximately eight million. The "Krone" has nearly three times as many readers as its strongest competitor, the "Kleine Zeitung" (12.4% share of all readers). Nevertheless, certain regional differences between eastern and western Austria exist which affect the newspaper. In eastern states (such as Burgenland) it has almost a 60% share of the market, but in western states such as the Tyrol and Vorarlberg the "Krone" has barely penetrated the market. While in Vorarlberg the "Krone" is totally insignificant, in Tyrol it has been able to make some gains. Local newspapers there, such as the "Tiroler Tageszeitung", now
Vorarlberg are also spoken in Liechtenstein, Switzerland (as Swiss German), Baden-Württemberg, the south west of Bavaria and the Alsace region of France. The Vorarlberg dialect is further divided into a number of regional sub-dialects (e.g. that of the Montafon, the Bregenz Forest and Lustenau are some of the most distinct) which tend to differ considerably from each other. In fact even within these regions the dialects may vary from one town or village to the next. Traditional costumes ("Tracht") have a long history in Vorarlberg. Many valleys and villages have their own kind of garb, each with special characteristics from certain