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Which is the largest city in Vorarlberg?

Dornbirn. Although Dornbirn is the largest city in Vorarlberg it is not its state capital - the capital of Vorarlberg is Bregenz.

Which famous writer once attended a boarding school in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Conan Doyle was a pupil at the Stella Matutina, a Jesuit boarding school. The school was closed by the Jesuits in 1977 and the building is now the Landeskonservatorium für Vorarlberg - a music school.

What is the name of the castle in Feldkirch?

Schattenburg. The Schattenburg was built by Hugo I of Montfort in the 12th century. Today the castle belongs to the city of Feldkirch and contains a museum and a restaurant. The restaurant is home to the "Schattenburg Schnitzel" - a Wiener Schnitzel big enough to take up an entire plate!

A Vorarlberg ticket will allow you to travel around the whole state using trains and buses. You can also travel to three other countries with this ticket. Which countries are these?

Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein. With a Maxi Vorarlberg ticket you can travel everywhere in Vorarlberg and also to Buchs (Switzerland), Lindau (Germany) and to Liechtenstein.

What is the name of the famous lake that Bregenz is built on the shores of?

Bodensee. The English name of the Bodensee is Lake Constance

There are five cities in the state of Vorarlberg. Four of them are Feldkirch, Bregenz, Dornbirn and Bludenz. What is the fifth?

Hohenems. The other three places mentioned are all in Vorarlberg but Hohenems is the only one of them that is a city.

What is "Fohrenburger"?

A type of beer. Fohrenburger beer is brewed in Bludenz.

What is the highest mountain of Vorarlberg?

Piz Buin. Piz Buin is one of the highest mountains in the Silvretta mountain range. the highest mountain of this range is Piz linard which is in the Swiss Alps. The Muttersberg is in Bludenz and the Karren in Dornbirn.

The world's biggest Rolls Royce museum is located in Vorarlberg. Where abouts is it?

Dornbirn. The museum opened in 1999 in the 150 year old building of a former spinning mill

There is a tower in Feldkirch named the 'Cat's Tower'

True. In German it's the Katzenturm. It was named of the cannons ('cats') that were stored there - nothing to do with the animal!