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Lutz near Ludesch – Nepomuk Fountain, Bludenz loop from Bludesch
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Lutz near Ludesch – Nepomuk Fountain, Bludenz loop from Bludesch
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Lutz near Ludesch – Nepomuk Fountain, Bludenz loop from Bludesch
01:07
18.6km
120m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 22, 2026
Tips
Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 9.01 km for 172 m
After 9.30 km for 56 m
Waypoints
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Start point
Bus stop
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2.30 km
Lutz near Ludesch
Highlight • River
A beautiful floodplain forest, perfect for gravel biking with views of the surrounding mountains. The Lutz River invites you to cool off in the water.
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5.23 km
Rappaköpfle at Hängender Stein
Highlight • Climb
Climbing garden hanging stone Ludesch
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3
8.56 km
Fohrenburg Brewery
Highlight • Structure
Fohrenburg Brewery, Bludenz
In 1880, Ferdinand Gasser, then 38 years old, built a brewery in Bludenz to supply workers on the construction of the Arlberg railway. Together with eleven other partners, he acquired the “Fohrenburg” inn and the associated Bad Fohrenburg healing spring in Hinterplärsch.
The “Bierbrauerei Fohrenburg F. Gassner & Comp.” was founded at a time when production was being revolutionized by the use of machine power. During this time, steam power was introduced into the brewery, as were mechanical mashing and lautering devices. This led to a significant improvement in products on the one hand and also to a reduction in production costs on the other. Many small, especially rural, breweries were unable to cope with this progress and were pushed out by the new, more efficient breweries. Immediately after the Fohrenburg brewery was founded, a steam brewing plant from the company “Noback and Fritze” from Prague was purchased and installed. The first beer brew was brewed in February 1881. Beer was served for the first time in the same year, which is why 1881 is considered the year the brewery was founded. The first master brewer, Josef Buß, worked as master brewer until 1907. Originally, 25 hectoliters of beer were produced daily - 8,000 hectoliters in the entire first year of production. The original brewery proved to be too small in the first year. Therefore, in 1882 the brewery bought a new steam brewing plant from “G. Kuhn” in Stuttgart. After enlarging the fermentation and storage cellars, production was increased fourfold. In the first few years, around 60 cattle were kept to utilize the spent grain, including oxen to transport the beer. However, cattle breeding was stopped in the first few years of operation and the spent grains were subsequently dried and sold. In 1884 the first bottled beer was bottled and in 1887 the warehouse was expanded to include six additional storage cellars. In 1895 a total of 38,450 hl of beer were brewed, in 1904 it was already 41,775 hl. The ever-increasing demand for beer and the resulting ever-growing sales made a comprehensive renovation necessary in 1897 - the storage cellars were expanded again and the performance of the Sudan location more than doubled. Bavarian-style dark beer and Pilsen-style light beer were brewed. In 1897 the brewery was converted into a limited partnership. The founder, Ferdinand Gasser, ran the business until his death in 1926. The first master brewer, Josef Buß, retired in 1907 and was replaced by Karl Kirstein, previously at the Jenbach brewery.
The next renovation of the Fohrenburg brewery took place in 1912 with the installation of a new cooling system with artificial ice production and mechanical cooling of the storage cellar. In 1913 the first truck for transporting beer and ice cream was purchased.
Due to the Austrian Beer Cartel, brewing was reduced, so by the mid-1920s only around 23,000 hectoliters were produced per year. In 1926 a depot was opened in Landeck.
In 1938, the Bad Diezling restaurant and farm with the Diezano lemonade brand was acquired in Hörbranz near Bregenz. The product range has since been supplemented by fruit juices and lemonades. After the previous production peak of 50,000 hectoliters was exceeded again in the 1960s, the quantity rose to around 150,000 hectoliters by the 1980s. As a result, the facilities were rebuilt again.
Text: Fohrenburg Brewery / Wikipedia
fohrenburger.at
In 1880, Ferdinand Gasser, then 38 years old, built a brewery in Bludenz to supply workers on the construction of the Arlberg railway. Together with eleven other partners, he acquired the “Fohrenburg” inn and the associated Bad Fohrenburg healing spring in Hinterplärsch.
The “Bierbrauerei Fohrenburg F. Gassner & Comp.” was founded at a time when production was being revolutionized by the use of machine power. During this time, steam power was introduced into the brewery, as were mechanical mashing and lautering devices. This led to a significant improvement in products on the one hand and also to a reduction in production costs on the other. Many small, especially rural, breweries were unable to cope with this progress and were pushed out by the new, more efficient breweries. Immediately after the Fohrenburg brewery was founded, a steam brewing plant from the company “Noback and Fritze” from Prague was purchased and installed. The first beer brew was brewed in February 1881. Beer was served for the first time in the same year, which is why 1881 is considered the year the brewery was founded. The first master brewer, Josef Buß, worked as master brewer until 1907. Originally, 25 hectoliters of beer were produced daily - 8,000 hectoliters in the entire first year of production. The original brewery proved to be too small in the first year. Therefore, in 1882 the brewery bought a new steam brewing plant from “G. Kuhn” in Stuttgart. After enlarging the fermentation and storage cellars, production was increased fourfold. In the first few years, around 60 cattle were kept to utilize the spent grain, including oxen to transport the beer. However, cattle breeding was stopped in the first few years of operation and the spent grains were subsequently dried and sold. In 1884 the first bottled beer was bottled and in 1887 the warehouse was expanded to include six additional storage cellars. In 1895 a total of 38,450 hl of beer were brewed, in 1904 it was already 41,775 hl. The ever-increasing demand for beer and the resulting ever-growing sales made a comprehensive renovation necessary in 1897 - the storage cellars were expanded again and the performance of the Sudan location more than doubled. Bavarian-style dark beer and Pilsen-style light beer were brewed. In 1897 the brewery was converted into a limited partnership. The founder, Ferdinand Gasser, ran the business until his death in 1926. The first master brewer, Josef Buß, retired in 1907 and was replaced by Karl Kirstein, previously at the Jenbach brewery.
The next renovation of the Fohrenburg brewery took place in 1912 with the installation of a new cooling system with artificial ice production and mechanical cooling of the storage cellar. In 1913 the first truck for transporting beer and ice cream was purchased.
Due to the Austrian Beer Cartel, brewing was reduced, so by the mid-1920s only around 23,000 hectoliters were produced per year. In 1926 a depot was opened in Landeck.
In 1938, the Bad Diezling restaurant and farm with the Diezano lemonade brand was acquired in Hörbranz near Bregenz. The product range has since been supplemented by fruit juices and lemonades. After the previous production peak of 50,000 hectoliters was exceeded again in the 1960s, the quantity rose to around 150,000 hectoliters by the 1980s. As a result, the facilities were rebuilt again.
Text: Fohrenburg Brewery / Wikipedia
fohrenburger.at
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8.88 km
Bludenz Town Hall
Highlight • Monument
Geschichte der Stadt Bludenz
Das mittelalterliche Dorf „Pludono“ oder „Pluteno“
Die erste urkundliche Erwähnung von Bludenz erfolgte im sogenannten „Churrätischen Reichsurbar“, einem Güterverzeichnis aus der Zeit um 842/43. Darin scheinen zwei Namensformen nebeneinander auf: „Pludono“ und „Pluteno“. Sie sind vorrömischen Ursprungs und leiten sich vermutlich von der indogermanischen Wortwurzel „pleud“ her, was soviel wie „fließen“ bedeutet.
Das im Reichsurbar erwähnte Königsgut im Dorf Bludenz, zu dem auch die Kirchen von Bludenz und Bürs zählten, dürfte bei der Einführung der Grafschaftsverfassung in Rätien kurz nach 800 aus ehemals bischöflichem Besitz okkupiert worden sein. Im 9. Jahrhundert befand es sich als Lehen im Besitz einer königsnahen, weiträumig begüterten Führungsschicht. In der zweiten Hälfte des 10. Jahrhunderts, als das Vorarlberger Oberland zum Herrschaftsbereich der Grafen von Bregenz aus dem Geschlecht der Udalrichinger zählte (ca. 900-1150), kam die Bludenzer Kirche – wahrscheinlich im Rahmen der Reichskirchenpolitik Ottos I. – an das Churer Domkapitel, dessen Propst über das Gotteshaus verfügte und die Einkünfte bezog. Im 12. Jahrhundert sind in Bludenz auch Güter des Damenstifts Schänis (Kanton St. Gallen, westlich des Walensees) erwähnt, die sich vermutlich schon lange davor in dessen Besitz befanden. Bei der landwirtschaftlichen Produktion dominierte damals noch der Getreidebau.
Nach der Gründung der Stadt Feldkirch um 1200 förderte deren erster Stadtherr Hugo I. von Montfort den Arlbergverkehr, wovon wohl auch das Dorf Bludenz profitierte. Wo dieses zu lokalisieren ist, bleibt bislang ungeklärt. Vieles spricht dafür, dass es nicht im Bereich der heutigen Altstadt, sondern des Obdorfs lag. Die Existenz einer Burg ist für diesen Zeitraum nicht wahrscheinlich. Im Dorf Bludenz dürfte sich damals erst ein später ausgebauter Dienstmannensitz befunden haben, auf dem 1249 ein Ministeriale namens Waltherus de Pludins belegt ist, der mit lokalen Verwaltungsaufgaben betraut war.
Text: Stadt Bludenz
bludenz.at/stadtmuseum.html
Das mittelalterliche Dorf „Pludono“ oder „Pluteno“
Die erste urkundliche Erwähnung von Bludenz erfolgte im sogenannten „Churrätischen Reichsurbar“, einem Güterverzeichnis aus der Zeit um 842/43. Darin scheinen zwei Namensformen nebeneinander auf: „Pludono“ und „Pluteno“. Sie sind vorrömischen Ursprungs und leiten sich vermutlich von der indogermanischen Wortwurzel „pleud“ her, was soviel wie „fließen“ bedeutet.
Das im Reichsurbar erwähnte Königsgut im Dorf Bludenz, zu dem auch die Kirchen von Bludenz und Bürs zählten, dürfte bei der Einführung der Grafschaftsverfassung in Rätien kurz nach 800 aus ehemals bischöflichem Besitz okkupiert worden sein. Im 9. Jahrhundert befand es sich als Lehen im Besitz einer königsnahen, weiträumig begüterten Führungsschicht. In der zweiten Hälfte des 10. Jahrhunderts, als das Vorarlberger Oberland zum Herrschaftsbereich der Grafen von Bregenz aus dem Geschlecht der Udalrichinger zählte (ca. 900-1150), kam die Bludenzer Kirche – wahrscheinlich im Rahmen der Reichskirchenpolitik Ottos I. – an das Churer Domkapitel, dessen Propst über das Gotteshaus verfügte und die Einkünfte bezog. Im 12. Jahrhundert sind in Bludenz auch Güter des Damenstifts Schänis (Kanton St. Gallen, westlich des Walensees) erwähnt, die sich vermutlich schon lange davor in dessen Besitz befanden. Bei der landwirtschaftlichen Produktion dominierte damals noch der Getreidebau.
Nach der Gründung der Stadt Feldkirch um 1200 förderte deren erster Stadtherr Hugo I. von Montfort den Arlbergverkehr, wovon wohl auch das Dorf Bludenz profitierte. Wo dieses zu lokalisieren ist, bleibt bislang ungeklärt. Vieles spricht dafür, dass es nicht im Bereich der heutigen Altstadt, sondern des Obdorfs lag. Die Existenz einer Burg ist für diesen Zeitraum nicht wahrscheinlich. Im Dorf Bludenz dürfte sich damals erst ein später ausgebauter Dienstmannensitz befunden haben, auf dem 1249 ein Ministeriale namens Waltherus de Pludins belegt ist, der mit lokalen Verwaltungsaufgaben betraut war.
Text: Stadt Bludenz
bludenz.at/stadtmuseum.html
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9.10 km
Nepomuk Fountain, Bludenz
Highlight • Monument
Nepomuk fountain, Bludenz
In the middle of the old town of Bludenz you will find the Nepomuk fountain from 1730.
Johann Ladner designed the fountain. On top of it stands a stone statue of St. Nepomuk, who is considered the patron saint of slander and suspicion. Most of all, Saint Nepomuk is a bridge saint.
Text: Alpenregion Bludenz Tourismus
In the middle of the old town of Bludenz you will find the Nepomuk fountain from 1730.
Johann Ladner designed the fountain. On top of it stands a stone statue of St. Nepomuk, who is considered the patron saint of slander and suspicion. Most of all, Saint Nepomuk is a bridge saint.
Text: Alpenregion Bludenz Tourismus
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9.30 km
Oberes Tor (Upper Gate) and Bludenz City Museum
Highlight • Historical Site
Oberes Tor and Bludenz City Museum
City fortification Oberes Tor
The Oberes Tor was built in the 15th century. The three-story gate building with a hipped roof protrudes slightly beyond the line of the city wall. The gate is a pointed arch gate, on the upper floor there is a row of loopholes. The fresco of Duke Friedrich V of Austria, who confirmed the town privileges of Bludenz in 1420, is by the painter Hubert Fritz from 1948. On the city side, a fresco shows Archangel Michael fighting Satan.
"Through this gate, Duke Friedrich V of Austria entered his city, which remained loyal to him despite excommunication and ban, on the night of March 31, 1416, while fleeing from Constance."
City of Bludenz
City fortification Oberes Tor
The Oberes Tor was built in the 15th century. The three-story gate building with a hipped roof protrudes slightly beyond the line of the city wall. The gate is a pointed arch gate, on the upper floor there is a row of loopholes. The fresco of Duke Friedrich V of Austria, who confirmed the town privileges of Bludenz in 1420, is by the painter Hubert Fritz from 1948. On the city side, a fresco shows Archangel Michael fighting Satan.
"Through this gate, Duke Friedrich V of Austria entered his city, which remained loyal to him despite excommunication and ban, on the night of March 31, 1416, while fleeing from Constance."
City of Bludenz
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9.35 km
St. Laurentius Church, Bludenz
Highlight • Religious Site
St. Laurentius Church, Bludenz
Bludenz was promoted to town in 1260. In the 14th century the parish church of St. Laurentius was built on the plateau des Montikels. In 1491 it was almost entirely a victim of a city fire. The reconstruction was completed in 1514. In 1720 the St. Laurentius Church received its beautiful altars made of black marble.
Text: Parish Bludenz
Bludenz was promoted to town in 1260. In the 14th century the parish church of St. Laurentius was built on the plateau des Montikels. In 1491 it was almost entirely a victim of a city fire. The reconstruction was completed in 1514. In 1720 the St. Laurentius Church received its beautiful altars made of black marble.
Text: Parish Bludenz
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13.0 km
Insect Hotel
Highlight • Structure
B
18.6 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
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6.63 km
4.69 km
2.84 km
2.81 km
1.55 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
17.0 km
1.23 km
262 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
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