Galgenbihl
At the lot Galgenbihl (English: ''Gallows Hill''), a former ''place of executions'' in Bregenz was the location where in earlier times people of Vorarlberg, Austria, convicted in the County of Bregenz, were executed. Synonyms in German to name such a place are e.g. ''Richtstätte'', ''Richtplatz'' and ''Richtstatt'', all words implying a place combined with judgement, in German language, German: ''richten''. Location The former place of executions in Bregenz was then located on the southern fringe of the municipality of Lochau. At that time it belonged to Hofrieden Court on the lot Galgenbihl which is at 415 masl. Up to our times the hill is still in parts undeveloped land and shows today the buildings of Bregenzer Straße 27, 31 and 33. The place of executions used at that time was situated outside the municipalities of Lochau and Bregenz at the very edge. However, the main road between Lochau and Bregenz running along the Klausberg respectively the defile or Klause (a bottlen ...
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Hofrieden Court
Hofrieden Court was located in Lochau in the state of Vorarlberg (Austria) and officially mentioned in a document for the first time in1354. It is also referred to as Hofrieden District Court, in German: ''Landgericht Hofrieden''. This court was in existence until 1806, when the judicial circuits of that time were rendered unnecessary. It was a consequence to the fact that in the course of the Napoleonic wars Bavaria had become the new sovereign in the area of today's Vorarlberg. Extent / Size Hofrieden Court, a regional court, comprised the municipalities of Fluh, Hörbranz, Hohenweiler, Langen bei Bregenz, Lochau, Möggers (including Eichenberg, Austria, Eichenberg) and Bregenz, Rieden bei Bregenz with „Vorkloster“ as well as Kennelbach. The town of Bregenz reported to a different court. Concerning the responsibility of jurisdiction the line between Lochau and Bregenz was determined by a local brook called Eichholzbach for quite a long time (from 1490 to1598). Then a ...
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