Hirschegg (community Mittelberg)

Hirschegg () locality
Basic data
Pole. District , state	Bregenz  (B), Vorarlberg
Judicial district	Bregenz
Pole. local community	Mittelberg
Coordinates	47 ° 20 '33 "  N , 10 ° 10' 7"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 20 '33 "  N , 10 ° 10' 7"  E
Residents of the village	1368 (January 1, 2020)
Statistical identification
Locality code	17160
Counting district / district	Hirschegg (80228 001)
Source: STAT : index of places ; BEV : GEONAM ; VoGIS

The village of Hirschegg with the Great Widderstein in the background (2004)

Hirschegg by night

Hirschegg is a place in the community of Mittelberg in the Kleinwalsertal .

geography

Hirschegg has districts called Au, Dürenboden, Letze, Nebenwasser and Wäldele.

The Aubach, Mühlebach and Schwarzwasserbach flow into the Breitach .

The mountains of Hirschegg belong to the Allgäu Alps , which are part of the northern Eastern Alps. The striking mountain near Hirschegg is the Hohe Ifen with a height of 2230  m .

Culture and sights

In the town:

• Evangelical Kreuzkirche
• Catholic Church of St. Anna
• War memorial chapel
• Mariahilf Chapel in the Leidtobel
• Old court / parish hall on Sonnenbühl
• Former sacristan and school house
• Nazesch house on Schöntalweg
• listed village fountain
• Leidtobel Bridge (listed)

In the village:

• listed Paarhof in Nebenwasser
• listed Walser house in Tobel
• Chapel of St. Nikolaus von der Flüe in the Wäldele

See also:  List of listed objects in Mittelberg (whole municipality)

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View of Hirschegg, in the background Kanzelwand and Schüsser

tourism

In 1895 a weak source of iron was discovered, which, however, with its mineral content was insufficient to establish a spa.

Web links

Commons : Hirschegg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Christoph Vallaster: Kleines Vorarlberger Heilbäderbuch , p. 141.