Did you know that ...

... Feldkirch celebrated its 800th anniversary as a town in 2018?
Feldkirch was first mentioned in documents as a town in 1218, when Count Hugo I von Montfort donated the Church of St John (market square) and the associated monastery to the Order of St John. The town remained in the hands of the Montfort family as the County of Feldkirch until 1375 and was sold to the Habsburgs by Count Rudolf V of Montfort in the same year.

... humanism is capitalised in Feldkirch?
The mathematician, theologian, cartographer, astronomer and astrologer Georg Joachim Rheticus was one of the town's great sons. He also made a significant contribution to the publication of Copernicus' writings. Rheticus was the first to sketch a sundial that could even be used to determine the date. This is why the "Prayer Chair" was installed on the cathedral square in 2009, a sundial based on the principle of the noon line, artistically realised by Hanno Metzler.

... Feldkirch's "Pummerin" hangs in the cat tower?
On Fridays at 3 pm, the largest and heaviest bell in Vorarlberg, weighing over 8.5 tonnes, rings out from the Katzenturm. The bell was made by the Grassmayr company.

... the writer Paula Ludwig gave her name to the literary guide through Feldkirch PAULA?
The poet Paula Ludwig was born in Feldkirch in 1900. The printed PAULA combines excerpts from world literature with a Feldkirch connection and texts by contemporary German-speaking authors - now in three volumes. Discover Feldkirch along literary paths, available from the Feldkirch Tourist Office (price EUR 12).

... Feldkirch was widespread in viticulture in the 19th century?
The Counts of Montfort laid the foundations in the 12th/13th century for Feldkirch to dominate Vorarlberg viticulture for a long time. The Ardetzenberg, Blasenberg and Amberg as well as the slope below Schattenburg Castle were full of vines. In the 19th century, there were once 32 wine cellars in the town. Below Schattenburg Castle, on Ardetzenberg and Amberg, there are still small vineyards today that are lovingly tended. One of the fine wines from Feldkirch is the Ardetzenberger Rivaner, also known as Müller-Thurgau.

... the Marktgasse was the location for a James Bond film in 2008?
In the summer of 2008, a sequence for the James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" was filmed in Feldkirch town centre. Leading actor Daniel Craig took part in a car chase with his adversaries through the Marktgasse.

... that the poolbar festival and Montforter Zwischentöne are rooted in Feldkirch?
The fact that Feldkirch has a lively music and cultural life is evident from the number of music institutions, training opportunities and clubs, but also from the Montforthaus and Reichenfeld as a cultural quarter, where the internationally renowned poolbar festival takes place every year and attracts an international audience. Since 2015, Feldkirch has also been attracting attention every year with the Montforter Zwischentöne, whose themes are linked to seasonal moods, customs and festivals. The series of events combines everyday culture and music in new formats that enable direct aesthetic experiences.

... the Dalai Lama was a guest in Feldkirch?
The Tibetan monk Gesche Rabten Rinpotsche founded the Buddhist monastery and study centre Letzehof in 1982. The Dalai Lama, the most influential personality in Tibet and a high spiritual authority in the entire Buddhist world, visited the Letzehof one year later.

... Feldkirch is the most westerly municipality in Austria?
As a border station, Feldkirch has witnessed many a high-ranking visit, such as Emperor Karl I, who travelled out of Austria via Feldkirch after his abdication in 1919. Feldkirch's location in the 3-country corner on the border with the Principality of Liechtenstein and Switzerland offers numerous opportunities for excursions beyond the national border.