
Umgang Hittisau
Why is Austria’s only Women’s Museum located in Hittisau, of all places? And why does it tower above the town’s fire station, traditionally an association…Read more
The way people in the Bregenzerwald deal with their environment is the subject of specially marked paths through the villages of the region.
Why is Austria’s only Women’s Museum located in Hittisau, of all places? And why does it tower above the town’s fire station, traditionally an association…Read more
Krumbach is known for its moorland which provides the people here with fruit and herbs as well as meadowland for old breeds of domestic animals…Read more
Talents abound in Langenegg. And you can even use some of them to pay with! Because the village has its very own currency: the “talent”.Read more
Is that all there is to this place, cheese? You could be forgiven for thinking so, when you come across the massive cheese cellar made…Read more
Andelsbuch was one of the starting points for the settlement of the Bregenzerwald. In the second half of the 11th century, the blessed Diedo settled…Read more
Egg is an island. Not in the conventional sense – however, the village centre is only accessible via bridges. The Bregenzerach and the Schmittenbach flow…Read more
Schwarzenberg “As git Mändle, Wieble und Schwarzobergar” – “There are men, there are women, and there are people from Schwarzenberg”, according to many Vorarlberg locals.…Read more
Bizau was home to the poet Gebhard Wölfle, much admired in the Bregenzerwald. The unofficial motto of the Bregenzerwald locals originates from him: „Meor ehrod…Read more
Bezau with its county court, notary’s office and various schools, shops, workshops and eateries, forms one of the region’s centres. Reuthe: Alongside industrial plants for…Read more
In Mellau, the people live with the Kanisfluh – to the great delight of most of the locals. And to the astonishment of the guests!Read more
Schoppernau, place of residence of the farmer and social reformer Franz Michael Felder, is well-known to authorities on German literature, since Felder also wrote novels.Read more
Au, a village in the flood plains next to the sometimes wild waters of the Bregenzerach, produced remarkable artists in the form of its baroque…Read more