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Municipality in Vorarlberg, Austria

Hohenems

Hohenems is a town in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg in the Dornbirn district.

Hohenems
Hohenems · Wikimedia Commons
The place

Hohenems is a town in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg in the Dornbirn district. It lies in the middle of the Austrian part of the Rhine valley. With a population of 16,946, it is the fifth largest municipality in Vorarlberg and currently has the fastest population growth in the state. Hohenems' attractions include a Renaissance palace dating back to the 16th century, a Jewish history museum, and the old town center.

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What is there

Worth seeing in and around Hohenems

4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Stadion Schnabelholz

    Stadion Schnabelholz, currently known as the CASHPOINT Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Altach, Vorarlberg, Austria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SC Rheindorf Altach.

    2.7 km · football stadium in Altach, Austria · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Jewish Museum of Hohenems

    The Jewish Museum Hohenems is a regional museum in Hohenems in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The museum deals with the Jewish presence in Hohenems as well as surrounding regions.

    1.7 km · museum in Hohenems, Austria dedicated to Jewish history and culture · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Neu-Ems Castle

    Neu-Ems Castle is a medieval hill castle located near Hohenems in the province of Vorarlberg, Austria. Built during politically turbulent times in the region, it is the more recent of two fortifications built by the noble Hohenems family in the area.

    2.9 km · Castle in Austria · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Islamic cemetery of Altach

    The Islamic Cemetery in Altach is a cemetery in Altach, Austria. It has been awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2013.

    2.3 km · cemetery in Altach, Austria · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

See

What Wikivoyage says to see

  1. 01
    Schubertiade Museum and Franz Schubert Museum
  2. 02
    Jewish Museum of Hohenems

    A museum in the former Jewish quarter of Hohenems.

  3. 03
    Stoffel's Sawmill Museum
  4. 04
    Alt-Ems
  5. 05
    Neu-Ems
  6. 06
    Ruin Neuburg

    The ruins of a hilltop castle on the island mountain of the same name in the Rhine valley.

From Wikivoyage: Hohenems, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Do

Things to do

Schubertiade Vorarlberg. From spring to autumn, the Schubertiade takes place, a festival dedicated to Austrian composer Franz Schubert. It is one of the most important music festivals in Europe. The program includes around 80 artists and attracts around 35,000 people every year.

  1. 01
    Hike Hohe Kugel
  2. 02
    Hike Kapf

From Wikivoyage: Hohenems, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Palast Hohenems

    A residence castle, now hosting a restaurant and offices.

From Wikivoyage: Hohenems, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

Getting to Hohenems

Airports
Bodensee Friedrichshafen (FDH), 36 km · Memmingen Allgau (FMM), 81 km · Zürich (ZRH), 85 km
Stations
Hohenems-Dornbirn airfield, 3.2 km · Bahnhof Hohenems, 1.1 km
  • Innsbruck → Hohenems
    129 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · €17–24
  • Salzburg → Hohenems
    256 km · quickest by road, 4h 39m · €35–49
  • Linz → Hohenems
    359 km · quickest by road, 5h 54m · €45–65
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Hohenems. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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Around it

Next door to Hohenems

  • Götzismunicipality in Feldkirch District, Vorarlberg, Austria4 km
  • Altachmunicipality in Feldkirch District, Vorarlberg, Austria2.2 km
  • Diepoldsaumunicipality in Switzerland2.2 km