Egg is a market town in the

Bregenz Forest The Bregenz Forest (german: Bregenzerwald, ) is one of the main regions in the state of Vorarlberg (Austria). It overlaps, but is not coterminous with, the Bregenz Forest Mountains, which belong to a range of the Northern Limestone Alps, specifica ...

, in the western

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n state of

Vorarlberg Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label=Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is ...

, part of the district of

Bregenz Bregenz (; gsw, label= Vorarlbergian, Breagaz ) is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost state of Austria. The city lies on the east and southeast shores of Lake Constance, the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe, between Switze ...

. It is the has the highest population of any community in the

Bregenzerwald The Bregenz Forest (german: Bregenzerwald, ) is one of the main regions in the state of Vorarlberg (Austria). It overlaps, but is not coterminous with, the Bregenz Forest Mountains, which belong to a range of the Northern Limestone Alps, specific ...

. In 1894, the

Brauerei Egg The Brauerei Egg, Simma, Kohler GmbH & Co. KG is a brewery in Egg in Vorarlberg (Austria). It was established in 1894. The Egg Brauerei is the smallest private brewery in Vorarlberg. The first beer was tapped in the brewery on March 24, 1894. In ...

, the only brewery left in the

, was established there.

Population

Geography

Egg has an area of 65.37 km² (25.2 mi²). The river Bregenzerach and the Schmittenbach stream flow through the village, while the Subersach flows just north of the village into the Bregenzer Ach.

Culture

The Parish Church Hl. Nikolaus, first mentioned in 1275, is one of the oldest church buildings in the

. The Parish Church Hl. Josef (Egg-Großdorf) was designed by Kaspar Waldner in 1760-1762 and consecrated in 1770. The

Egg Museum The Egg Museum is a local history museum located in Egg in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is the oldest regional museum in Vorarlberg. The museum was founded in 1904 and reopened again in 1988. The museum's collection is centred around the ...

is, founded in 1904, is specialized in regional culture. The wooden Gschwendtobel Bridge between Lingenau and Egg, over the river Subersach, was constructed in 1834 by Alois Negrelli (also involved in the planning of the

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). Given its age, the bridge is considered to be a masterpiece of engineering and carpentry. The suspension bridge between Lingenau and Egg (over the river Subersach), a wire footbridge with a length of 57 m (187 ft), was constructed in 1901. The Bregenzerwald Umgang (literally "Bregenzerwald Walking Tour") offers insights into the architecture and community planning of 12 traditional villages in the Bregenzerwald. While walking over various landscapes, visiting public buildings, homes and everyday objects, walkers gain a comprehensive overview of typical Bregenzerwald architectural styles as they developed throughout the ages. Panoramics in Egg (Vorarlberg)

References

External links

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Website of the Egg Museum
Cities and towns in Bregenz District {{Vorarlberg-geo-stub