Altenstadt (Feldkirch)

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Altenstadt
City district
LevisAltenstadt.JPG
Country Austria
State Vorarlberg
District Feldkirch
Elevation
446 m (1,463 ft)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Altenstadt is a district of Feldkirch, a city in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Other districts of Feldkirch are Gisingen, Levis, Nofels, Tisis and Tosters.

Description

In Altenstadt is the biggest and most important school of Feldkirch.

The church was removed in the 1960s.[ clarification needed ] Next to the church is a big abbey.

Altenstadt railway station is an intermediate stop on the Feldkirch–Buchs railway line to Liechtenstein and Switzerland. The station is served irregularly by the S2 service of Vorarlberg S-Bahn.

In the East of Altenstadt is the 751 m (2,464 ft) high hill Amberg. South of it is the 631 m (2,070 ft) high Ardetzenberg.

See also

47°15′37″N9°37′06″E / 47.26028°N 9.61833°E / 47.26028; 9.61833


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