Hohenems

Hohenems is a town of 17,000 people (2023) in Vorarlberg. Hohenems is world-famous for the Schubertiade music festival, dedicated to the music of Austrian composer Franz Schubert.

Understand

Hohenems is home to the former residence of the Counts of Hohenems, the Hohenems Palace. The Hohenems Castle Library is the site of two of the three most important manuscripts of the Nibelungenlied , which were found in the 18th century. From the 17th to the 19th century, Hohenems was the residence of many Jewish families.

Tourist information

• Tourist office, Marktstraße 2, ☏ +43 5576 42780, tourismus@hohenems.at. M–Th 09:00-12:00 & 13:30-18:00, F 09:00-12:00 & 13:30-17:00. (updated Jul 2024)

Get in

By train

Hohenems has its own 1 train station , connections from Lindau and Bregenz.

By plane

• 2 Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH  ^IATA). A minor General aviation facility. (updated Sep 2019)

See

• 1 Schubertiade Museum and Franz Schubert Museum, Marktstraße 1 and 15, ☏ +43 5576 72091, info@schubertiade.at. Opening hours in 2024 are: 28 April - 1 May, 16-23 June, 12-14 July, 25 Aug - 1 Sep, 3-6 Oct: daily 10:00-17:00. Depicting the life and works of Austrian composer Franz Schubert. €7. (updated Jul 2024)
• 2 Jewish Museum of Hohenems. A museum in the former Jewish quarter of Hohenems. The museum covers the history of Judaism in the area from the 1600's to the 1930's. (updated Sep 2019)
• 3 Stoffel's Sawmill Museum. (updated Sep 2019)
• 4 Alt-Ems castle ruin. (updated Oct 2019)
• 5 Neu-Ems castle. (updated Oct 2019)
• 6 Ruin Neuburg. The ruins of a hilltop castle on the island mountain of the same name in the Rhine valley.  

Do

• Schubertiade Vorarlberg. From spring to autumn, the Schubertiade takes place, a festival dedicated to Austrian composer Franz Schubert. It is one of the most important music festivals in Europe. The program includes around 80 artists and attracts around 35,000 people every year. (updated Sep 2019)
• 1 Hike Hohe Kugel (1645).  

• 2 Hike Kapf (1153).  

Buy

• Hohenems weekly market. every Thursday from 08:00 to 12:00, except on public holidays. regional fruit, vegetables, meat and sausage products, cheese and flowers, among other things. (updated Jul 2024)

Eat

• 1 Palast Hohenems. A residence castle, now hosting a restaurant and offices. (updated Sep 2019)

Drink

The region is known for its wines and offers many opportunities for wine tasting and visits to wineries.

Connect

• 1 Bucherei Hohenems. A library. (updated Sep 2019)

Go next

• Dornbirn
• Lustenau - A nearby market town