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pro bably built in the 14th R St Gallus VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
cen tury on earlier Romanesque Kirchplatz 3.
foundations. Its present look Opposite the city centre, on the Practical Information
and its staircase date from 1599, banks of the Thalbach stream, Road map A4.
while the Baroque cupola was stands the Stadtpfarrkirche * 29,000.
added at a later date. With its St Gallus (the parish church of n Rathausstrasse 35a,
Venetian windows and overall St Gallus). According to legend, a (05574) 49590.
muted colour scheme, the previous church on this site had _ Bregenzer Festspiele
tower is reminiscent of Moorish been consecrated by Gallus, an (mid­Jul–mid­Aug).
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architec ture. It houses a city Irish missionary who arrived here
archive which presents in the 7th century. The present Transport
changing exhibitions. church was consecrated in 1318, £ @
In the adjacent St Martin’s and the sandstone gate tower
Chapel, beautiful frescoes in front of it was added in the
can be seen, which date back 15th century. Another tower Peter, Paul and Ulrich, while
to 1362 and depict Christ in was added in 1672, and in 1738 the side chapel has figures of
Mandorla with the symbols of the church was altered in the saints Magnus and Nicholas.
the four Evangelists and portraits Baroque style, to plans by Franz St Magnus, an 8th­cen tury
of the chapel founders, members Anton Beer. At that time, Benedictine monk from
of the Monfort family. the nave was raised and St Gallen, is the patron
a chapel was added in saint of the Allgäu,
P Altes Rathaus the transept. the region
Oberstadt. The rather between Tyrol
The Old Town Hall, built in modest interior and Vorarlberg.
1662 by Michael Kuen, was the of the church is St Nicholas is said
seat of the Bregenz municipal typical of to keep a careful
authorities until the 19th cen­ Vorarlberg’s watch over the
tury. This solid, half­timbered ecclesiastical navigation on
structure stands in the centre style and contrasts Bodensee. The beautiful
of Oberstadt, close to the sharply with the styles of stalls in the presbytery
former town gate, Unteres Tyrol and Bavaria, Decorative detail on the wall are made from
Tor (Lower Gate). A relief where Baroque of Stadt pfarrkirche St Gallus walnut wood. They
depicts Epona, the Celtic opulence is much have deep inlays and
goddess of agriculture who is more in evidence. the backrests are
shown on horseback, holding The main altarpiece includes decorated on the outside with
a horn of plenty. statues of the saints Gallus, the effigies of saints.

Bregenz City Centre
1 Vorarlberg Museum 6 St Gallus
2 Rathaus 7 Festspielhaus
3 Seekapelle St Georg
4 Martinsturm
5 Altes Rathaus
S T R AN D W E G R EICHSTR. STEINENBACH
AM
Seebühne
Bodensee S CH I LLE
SEESTR.
Festspielhaus Voralberg KORNMARKTSTR. SCHEFFELSTR. R STR. Hohenbregenz
Pfänder
Museum
STADIONSTR. RATHAUSSTR. Rathaus B E L R U P T S T R A S S E
Seekapelle
Hauptbahnhof JAHNSTR. St Georg SCHEIBENG
WEIH E R STRASSE
MEHRERAUER STR.
Zisterzienserkloster B A H N HO FS T RA SS E MONTFORTSTR.
KAISERSTR.
Mehrerau Busbahnhof ST-ANNA- S T R ASSE DEURINGSTR. AM BRAND AM BRAND
R Ö M E R S T R A S S E
K LOSTERGASSE Martinsturm
W OLFEGGS T R AS S E TH Altes Rathaus
Thurn-und- K I R C HSTRASSE
Taxis-Park A L BACH G AS S E A M T STO R ST R .
Cemetery GALLUS S TRASSE
K O L U M BANST R A S S E St Gallus
B L U M ENST R A S SE
0 metres 250
0 yards 250
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