Feldkirch Sights

Sights in Feldkirch

  1. A

    Domkirche St Nikolaus

    Domkirche St Nikolaus has a large, forbidding interior complemented by late-Gothic features and vibrantly coloured stained glass. The painting on the side altar is by local boy Wolf Huber (1480–1539), a leading member of the Danube school.

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  2. B

    Churertor

    The towers surviving from the old fortifications include the step-gabled Churertor, once the gateway to the bridge that was used to transport salt across the Ill River to Switzerland.

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  3. C

    Katzenturm

    Towers surviving from the old fortifications include the 40m-high Katzenturm, where Vorarlberg’s biggest bell (weighing 7500kg) still tolls.

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  4. Wildpark

    The Wildpark, with a woodland trail and animal-friendly enclosures home to alpine fauna such as marmots, ibex and wild boar.

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  5. Museum

    Once the seat of the counts of Montfort, it now houses a small museum displaying religious art, costumes and weaponry.

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  6. D

    Mühletor

    The Mühletoris also known as the Sautor, where the pig market was held in the Middle Ages

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