Feldkirch Water Tower – Old town of Feldkirch loop from Schaan-Vaduz
Feldkirch Water Tower – Old town of Feldkirch loop from Schaan-Vaduz
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Feldkirch Water Tower – Old town of Feldkirch loop from Schaan-Vaduz
01:32
26.2km
90m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 24, 2026
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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 13.3 km for 58 m
After 16.6 km for 53 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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8.53 km
Liechtenstein–Austria Border Crossing (Vorarlberg)
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12.1 km
Feldkirch Water Tower
Highlight • Historical Site
First mentioned in 1482
All three towers used to be an important part of the defense system and are now among the best preserved medieval monuments in Vorarlberg. The name water tower comes from the time when there was an access to the Ill, the river was the city boundary for centuries. Therefore, the city wall was reinforced by the water tower, which is first mentioned in 1482, and served to defend the city center against the Confederates. On the west side of the tower there is a fresco with the Austrian coat of arms with a helmet bush and peacock feathers as an ornament. The year 1518 heralds the ties between the city and its residents and Austria. Bullet impacts show that many a cheeky enemy has broken their teeth here.
Prevents demolition
In 1924, the demolition of the water tower was discussed when constructional difficulties arose to build an underground connecting canal at the water tower and the abutment of the Franz Joseph Bridge. Had the construction engineers had their way, the venerable water tower would have had to be demolished because of this connecting channel. The Heimatschutzverein (Heimatschutzverein) and the Ministry of Public Works opposed this plan, which meant that the building could be preserved after hard disputes. The medieval building was underpinned with various concrete foundations and columns and the connecting channel was led through under the tower.
Text: Vorarlberg Online
vol.at/wasserturm-bedeutendes-baudenkmal-der-montfortstadt/5258982
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12.5 km
Vorarlberg State Conservatory
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12.9 km
Old town of Feldkirch
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14.0 km
Churer Gate
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Built before 1270, the Churer Tor was completely renewed in the course of the re-fortification of the city in 1491. A Vorwerk in front of the six-storey gate tower, built in 1591, was removed when the city ditches were leveled after 1826. The Churer Tor is the only remaining tower-like city gate in Vorarlberg today.
In the past, the Churer Tor was also called the Hewers and Salztor. The name Salztor, used after 1615, comes from the neighboring salt barn where salt from Hall was stored and which was demolished in 1905. The official apartment of the salt janitor was also located in the Churer Tor, while the gatekeeper himself lived in a small house nearby.
The important trade route to Chur once led through this gate over the Heiligkreuzbrücke, the only crossing over the Ill in Feldkirch.
Text: A. Seeger, Churer Tor Platz 8, 6800 Feldkirch
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16.6 km
Parish Church of St. Michael, Tisis
Highlight • Religious Site
The church in the cluster village of Tisis, incorporated into the city of Feldkirch in 1925, was mentioned in a document in 1218 and was consecrated in 1442. The ownership of a vineyard was mentioned for 1610, which went to the Ottobeuren monastery in 1696. The church was the mother church of the Tosters district.
Located on a hill, surrounded by a cemetery, the nave with a wider choir stands under a slightly bent gable roof. The main portal side in the west with a gable facade has a large wooden sign under a hipped roof. The church tower with a hipped gable roof stands to the south of the choir with an adjacent sacristy on the nave under a lean-to roof. There is an ossuary in the basement of the choir. On the facade there is a fresco of St. George with dragons from the second half of the 14th century. Further frescoes from around 1450 show the Adoration of the Magi, the Crucifixion with Mary and John, the Resurrection, and Christopher. On the east side of the sacristy there are remains of frescoes with John the Baptist, Mary with Child, St. Michael, donor family and coat of arms from the 16th century.
The high altar from 1680 shows an altarpiece of St. Michael, marked W K Dornbirn 1862. The left side altar around 1700 shows the altarpiece of St. Johannes Evangelist by the painter Franz Xaver Bobleter from 1860. The right side altar, analogous to the left, shows the altarpiece of St. Dominic with Mary and child by Franz Xaver Bobleter from 1859. The pulpit with a bulging basket and canopy lid was created around 1790. There is a picture of Mary with child and the 14 helpers with the Battle of Tisis with an Antonius chapel in the background by Mathias Jehly from 1816.
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18.0 km
Cycle Path to Liechtenstein
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19.0 km
Birka Bird Paradise, Mauren
Highlight • Natural Monument
The Birka area was purchased by the municipality of Mauren in 1971 and its care was transferred to the Ornithological Association.
The Ornithological Association looked after this small nature reserve and built a bird paradise. Today, the Birka Bird Paradise is a popular excursion destination with a children's playground, biotope and clubhouse. Numerous species of birds can be observed. A hike into the nature reserve is also always worthwhile.
There is a kiosk with snacks and drinks at the clubhouse. The bird paradise is free to enter.
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26.2 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
15.4 km
5.51 km
2.66 km
1.72 km
760 m
194 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
25.0 km
661 m
281 m
136 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
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