In France: Feldkirch is a medieval city in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg, at 47°15′ N 9°35′ E, on the border with Switzerland and Liechtenstein. ... The Bezirk Feldkirch is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Vorarlberg, Austria. ...
Feldkirch, Haut-Rhin, a commune (municipality) in France.
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Feldkirch was built inside a very steep and rocky river valley where the Ill River passes out of the Alps and into the wide-open Rhein valley.
Much of Feldkirch's old town is well-preserved despite a lot of modernization, and the city is a cultural goldmine -- lively with music festivals, and youthful through a major local university.
The nice part of the Feldkirch layout, being so tightly wedged among two ridges and the Ill River, was that the city's expansion was hidden away, out of sight and mind.
In 1218 Feldkirch was appointed an official town, under the rule of Count Hugo of Montfort who built the Schattenburg Castle, Feldkirchs famous landmark.
If you should be interested in Feldkirch's history, you are urged to visit the local heritage museum in the Schattenburg castle.
In the interior: „Lamentation painting“ from the Feldkirch painter Wolf Huber (1485-1553), master of the Denube School.
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