Municipality · Vorarlberg
Schwarzenberg: living near Bregenz
Schwarzenberg lies about 13 km south-east of central Bregenz. By public transport you reach Bregenz station in about 66 minutes. Recent sales in the Bregenz district came to €4,243/m², across all building ages.
Tap any point on the map to see every value for exactly that spot: transit, green, noise, heat and more.
History & character
From Self-Governance to Modern Community
Schwarzenberg, first mentioned in 1270 as "Swa(r)zinberch", is located in the Bregenz district of Vorarlberg. The Habsburgs governed the region alternately from Tyrol and Vorderösterreich, while the Bregenzerwälder enjoyed extensive self-governance for a long time. After various political affiliations, including a period under Bavarian rule from 1805 to 1814, Schwarzenberg became part of the newly established federal state of Vorarlberg in 1861. From 1945, the town was part of the French occupation zone in Austria. The annual Schwarzenberg market, which has been trading cattle and cheese since around 1594, reflects the regional tradition. Today, the community is characterized by a hilly, mixed-wooded landscape, featuring old farmhouses and a preserved hamlet structure. Despite construction activity in recent decades, Schwarzenberg retains its rural character.
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
Angelika Kauffmann Museum
- Sports
Schwimmbad Schwarzenberg
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 Schwarzenberg by public transport?
From Schwarzenberg you reach Bregenz station in the centre of Bregenz in about 66 minutes by public transport.
Where can I find flats and commercial space in Schwarzenberg?
You can browse available homes and commercial spaces in Schwarzenberg in the wohnwahn search, each honestly rated for location, climate, greenery and commute.