Feldkirch

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. It has a population of 28,604 (2001), and is the administrative center of the district Feldkirch.

The beautiful medieval town was mentioned as a city for the first time in 1218, after Count Hugo von Montfort built the "Schattenburg", a castle which still is the major landmark of Feldkirch. Other landmarks of the town include the cathedral of St. Nikolaus from the late Gothic period.