Bregenz

Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost kingdom of Austria. The town is on the eastern beaches of Lake Constance, the 0.33-biggest freshwater lake in Central Europe, among Switzerland inside the west and Germany within the northwest. The metropolis is on a plateau falling in a series of terraces to the lake at the foot of Pfander mountain. It is a junction of the arterial roads from the Rhine valley to the German Alpine foothills, with cruise deliver services on Lake Constance. It is well-known for the yearly summer tune pageant Bregenzer Festspiele as well as the dance competition Bregenzer Spring.

The first settlements date from 1500 BC. Celtic tribe named Brigantii is referred to by means of Strabo as a sub-tribe in these place of the Alps. In the 5th century BC, the Celts settled at Brigantion, which changed into one in all their most closely fortified locations. After battles in 15 BC, the Romans conquered Brigantion and the metropolis became a Roman camp.