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It is beautiful here

The Tschitscher-Schlösschen residence stands next to the St. Margaretha Chapel on the Margarethenkapf. A beautiful spot can be found here.

The Margarethenkapf on the Blasenberg belonged to Tisis in terms of local politics and parish until 1897/98; it only became part of Feldkirch when the Heilig-Kreuz parcel was incorporated. It has a number of peculiarities and highlights: right at the top, as a lookout point, is the popular Feldkirch "Rädle", below it to the northeast is the stately summer villa of the former Feldkirch mayor Josef Andreas Ritter v. Tschavoll, to the northwest is the residential tower of the so-called Tschitscherschlößchen and, exposed on the steep rock face of the Kapf, the Margarethen Chapel.

Tschitscher Castle with chapel (Margarethenkapf) Above the Ill breakthrough, on a narrow rocky hilltop, residential tower with chapel, three storeys, with steep gable and gable roof; the chapel, consecrated in 1522, with wall paintings and roof turrets. The name "Kapf" comes from the Latin caput and means "rock head". The castle was built in 1620 by the foreman Paul Tschitscher, later came into the possession of the Clessin family (in 1799, during the French era, various battles took place here), and from 1860 into the property of the Tschavoll family. Around 1870, Ritter von Tschavoll (mayor of Feldkirch) built a villa with a park on the upper terrace of the "Kapf". Owner: Frieda Vogt Text / Source: Austria Forum https://austria-forum.org/af/Wissenssammlungen/Burgen_und_Schl%C3%B6sser/Vorarlberg/Tschitscher-Schloss

Tschitscher-Schlösschen residence on the Margarethenkapf Around 1620, the administrator Peter Tschitscher had a four-story residential tower-like building with a steep gable roof built on a narrow rocky hill above the Ill breakthrough to the St. Margaretha chapel. The latter was mentioned in a document in 1483 and consecrated after a new building in 1522. The castle later came into the possession of the Clessin family, and from 1860 onwards into that of the Tschavoll family. Ritter von Tschavoll, mayor of Feldkirch, built a villa with a park on the upper terrace of the “Kapf” around 1870. Text / Source: Vorarlberg Tourismus GmbH, Poststrasse 11, 6850 Dornbirn, Austria https://www.vorarlberg.travel/poi/feldkirch-tschitscher-schloesschen-mit-der-kapelle-sankt-margaretha/

Tschitscher Castle with chapel (Margarethenkapf) Above the Ill breakthrough, on a narrow rocky hilltop, residential tower with chapel, three storeys, with steep gable and gable roof; the chapel, consecrated in 1522, with wall paintings and roof turrets. The name "Kapf" comes from the Latin caput and means "rock head". The castle was built in 1620 by the foreman Paul Tschitscher, later came into the possession of the Clessin family (in 1799, during the French era, various battles took place here), and from 1860 into the property of the Tschavoll family. Around 1870, Ritter von Tschavoll (mayor of Feldkirch) built a villa with a park on the upper terrace of the "Kapf". Owner: Frieda Vogt Text / Source: Austria Forum https://austria-forum.org/af/Wissenssammlungen/Burgen_und_Schl%C3%B6sser/Vorarlberg/Tschitscher-Schloss

Castle ruins (Welsch-)Ramschwag, Nenzing Welsch-Ramschwag Castle was built between 1270 and 1290 by the Knights of Ramschwag, a noble family from the canton of St. Gallen (CH). Their family castle is in Häggenschwil, Canton St. Gallen. Before 1352 the castle came into the possession of the lords of Landenberg-Greifensee. In 1352 it was sold to Count Rudolf von Montfort-Feldkirch. When the Werdenbergs attacked the castle in 1360 as a result of a feud with the Montfort family, Hartmann von Prasberg from an Allgäu noble family was castellan. He defended the keep for many hours until help came from Feldkirch and the attackers were successfully driven away. In the same year, Welsch-Ramschwag Castle came to the Habsburgs. The castle did not last long, because angry Walgau farmers destroyed it on the evening of September 28, 1405 during the Appenzell War and it has been a ruin ever since. At the same time, other castles in the Walgau (Jagdberg, Blumenegg and Rosenegg) also went up in flames. The almost square complex had an elevated, central residential tower with simple light slits and a surrounding curtain wall. This was 1.20 meters thick and included the courtyard with an area of about 42 x 38 meters. In the west, two artificial wall-ditch systems were built as obstacles to the approach. As is the case today, the entrance to the main gate was in the east. The first attempts at restoration date back to 1912. Another attempt failed in 1925/26 due to a lack of funds. In 1947, parts of the ring wall were destroyed by the construction of a ski jump, which is now closed again. From 1997 to 2000 the ruins were restored in several stages by the market town of Nenzing in cooperation with the Federal Monuments Office and volunteers. The Castle Committee of the State Museum Association carried out the graphic reconstruction of the keep and the floor plan. Text / source: Vorarlberg Tourismus GmbH, Poststraße 11, 6850 Dornbirn https://www.vorarlberg.travel/poi/nenzing-burgruine-welsch-ramschwag/

Very beautiful old town