265: Bregenz – General Information

General Information:

• Federal State: Vorarlberg (The westernmost state in Austria)
  • State capital
• Population: 29,000 (2023)
• Distance from Vienna:
  • Train: 06:30 – 07:45 hours
  • Personal car: 06:15 h (approx. 605 km)
  • Car License Plate: B
• Geographical situation:
  • Alpine mountain region
  • Mountains: Pfänder, Gebhardsberg
  • Height above sea level: 427 m
  • Rivers: Rhine, Bregenzer Ach
  • Lakes: Constance (Bodensee)
  • Forests: Bregenz forest (Bregenzwald)
• Climate:
  • Oceanic climate (Cfb class.)
• Districts: ---

Tourist attractions and historical places:

Streets & Squares & Markets:

• Altstadt (Old Town, Historic Center)

Historical buildings and symbols:

• Old city hall (Altes Rathaus)
• City hall (Rathaus)
• Martin's tower (Martinsturm)
• Landhaus
• Former Kornhausmarkt
• Art center (Künstlerhaus)
• Tourist centre (Tourismushaus)
• Congress and Culture Center
• Schattenburg Castle, Feldkirch

Statues, wells, fountains, doors, chapels, monuments:

• Lake Chapel (Seekapelle)
• Nepomuk Chapel (Nepomukkapelle)
• Martin's Chapel (Martinskapelle)
• Siechen Chapel (Siechenkapelle)
• Ehre-Guta-Platz
• Lower gate, city gate (Unteres Tor, Stadttor)

Museums:

• Vorarlberg museum
• Modern art museum (Kunsthaus) Bregenz

Schools and Universities:

• Commercial college (HAK)
• Technical college (HTL)
• Nursing school
• Academy of Social Sciences

Parks & Landmarks:

• Pfänder Mountain: Climbing, hiking, cycling, snowboarding, skiing and sledding
• Pfänder alpine wildlife park (Alpenwildpark Pfänder)
• Constance lake (Bodensee) promenade: strolling

Churches & Religious centers:

• Parish church (Pfarrkirche) Sankt Gallus
• Parish church (Pfarrkirche) Mariahilf
• Parish Church (Pfarrkirche) St. Gebhard
• Parish Church (Pfarrkirche) Bregenz - St. Wendelin / Fluh
• Sacred Heart of Jesus Church (Heiligstes Herz-Jesu Katholische Kirche, Sühnekirche)
• Protestant church of the Sacred Cross (Evangelische Kreuzkirche am Ölrain)
• Church of St Kolumban (St. Kolumban Kirche)
• Monastery (Kloster) Wettingen- Mehrerau
• Riedenburg Monastery (Kloster Riedenburg)

Cemeteries:

• Friedhof Bregenz
• Friedhof St. Gallus

Excitement and fun:

• Cable car in Pfänder Mountain (Pfänderbahn)
• Take a boat tour on Lake Constance (Bodensee)
• Bungee Jumping, Lingenau bridge (Lingenauer Brücke)
  • 40 km from Bregenz
  • 106 m height

Foods, Snacks, Sweets and Drinks (Alcoholic, Non-Alcoholic):

• Beef soup (Rindsuppe)
• Beef goulash (Rindsgulasch)
• Tafelspitz
• Fried chicken (Backhendl)
• Käsespätzle / Kasspatzln
• Dumplings (Knödel)
• Apfelstrudel
• Bregenz beer