Municipality · Vorarlberg
Altach: living near Bregenz
Altach lies about 18 km south of central Bregenz. By public transport you reach Bregenz station in about 37 minutes. Recent sales in the Feldkirch district came to €3,579/m², across all building ages.
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History & character
From Traffic Settlement to Modern Community
Altach is a municipality with a long history, originating in the second half of the 12th century. At that time, the Staufer expanded the area as a traffic settlement to utilize the growing importance of the Alpine Rhine Valley as a transit route. The first documented mention as 'Altahe' dates back to September 17, 1249. Over the centuries, Altach changed hands several times, initially under the Habsburgs, then between Bavaria and Austria. Since 1861, Altach has been part of the federal state of Vorarlberg. The political separation from Götzis in 1801 marked another significant step in the development of the municipality.
Today, Altach, with 1336 inhabitants per square kilometer, is the most densely populated municipality in Vorarlberg. Situated at an altitude of 412 meters, the municipality is bordered in the northwest by the Rhine, which also serves as the border to Switzerland. Altach has evolved into a modern community that stands out for its proximity to nature as well as its transport connections.
Transit connections
Lines and modes from OpenStreetMap, frequency from the timetable (Stadtbus Bregenz, Landbus and ÖBB): local stops within walking distance, stations counted a little wider. As of: September 2026.
Access · travel time
Where can you get from here, by which mode, to which destination? The map colours every location in the town by real travel time (dark = fast).
Real travel time per inhabited location (250 m grid, clipped to the real town boundary) to destinations in Bregenz. Transit from the schedule router (Day = peak, Late = after 11pm), bike/walk/car over the street network (car computed without traffic, so rush hour takes correspondingly longer).
Leisure & culture
What makes the area lively: culture, green space, nightlife and sport.
- Museums & galleries
Galerie im Kies
- Stages & clubs
N-JOY
- Libraries
Bibliothek Altach
- Sports
Stadion Schnabelholz
Publicly accessible culture and leisure venues within the district boundary, better-known first.
Climate & environment
Where trees or woody vegetation grow, from satellite imagery (Copernicus, 5 m, 2021 data). There is no tree register like Bregenz’s here, the satellite view still shows the real green.
Light & shadow
Check the light anywhere. Type an address or click the map, pick a floor and drag through the day. The buildings cast their real shadows. Pan the map to explore.
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Real building heights (OpenStreetMap footprints with heights from the BEV laser scan), sun hours and shadows from sun position and geometry. How much of it reaches you also depends on orientation and windows. Terrain is included, from the official elevation model out to 12 km: a mountain to the south takes the winter sun just as the house opposite does. Where the sun only grazes a ridge, the figure remains an approximation. On the valley floor around Bregenz the southern horizon is low (1 to 8 degrees), but the Pfänder rises in the east: from the city centre it reaches 15.7 degrees and costs morning sun rather than midday sun. On the slopes (Thalbach 17, Fluh up to 25 degrees) and in the south of the market it counts for much more, most of all in Hohenems (29.6 degrees to the south-east) and in Feldkirch-Tisis, where the southern horizon at 22.1 degrees stands above the winter sun of 19.1 degrees.
What does living here cost?
Prices actually paid, per political district. Source: STATISTIK AUSTRIA, Immobilien-Durchschnittspreise 2025. All districts compared →
Living & commercial
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Frequently asked questions
How well connected is Altach by public transport?
From Altach you reach Bregenz station in the centre of Bregenz in about 37 minutes by public transport.
Where can I find flats and commercial space in Altach?
You can browse available homes and commercial spaces in Altach in the wohnwahn search, each honestly rated for location, climate, greenery and commute.