Feldkirch is a town in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg, bordering on Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is the administrative centre of the Feldkirch district. After Dornbirn, it is the second most populous town in Vorarlberg. The westernmost point in Austria lies in Feldkirch on the river Rhine, at the tripoint between Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein.
Image: Feldkirch (Vorarlberg) Marktplatz (03 2)
Image: Feldkirch (Vorarlberg) Blick vom Ardetzenberg zur Schattenburg (01 2)
Image: Domplatz 3 Feldkirch
Image: Dom St. Nikolaus am Domplatz 2, Feldkirch
Vorarlberg is the westernmost state of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the second-highest population density. It borders three countries: Germany, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. The only Austrian state that shares a border with Vorarlberg is Tyrol, to the east.
View upon the Biosphere Park Großes Walsertal from the Alpe Steris
"Confederates, help your brothers in peril!" Swiss poster of the Pro Vorarlberg (de) movement advocating for an accession of Vorarlberg, 1919
Mohren brewery in Dornbirn
Almabtrieb, the movement of cattle from the high pastures to the villages. This tradition is popular with tourists.
