wildlife park in Feldkirch

Wildpark Feldkirch

On the forested slope above Feldkirch's medieval old town, a free wildlife park houses ibex, deer, wild boar, wolves, lynx, and Alpine marmots in large natural enclosures, and most people driving through western Vorarlberg on the way to somewhere else have no idea it exists.

The Wildpark Feldkirch is a free alpine wildlife park on the forested Ardetzenberg slope above Feldkirch’s medieval old town in western Vorarlberg. Ibex, deer, wild boar, Alpine marmots, wolves, and lynx in large natural enclosures, with forest walking paths and Rhine valley views extending to Liechtenstein and Switzerland. No admission fee, donation-based, open year-round from dawn to dusk. The park sits 10 minutes on foot above the Feldkirch Altstadt, one of the better-preserved medieval old towns in western Austria, with arcaded streets and a 13th-century castle. The combination makes Feldkirch a half-day stop that most visitors traveling between Bregenz and Innsbruck or between Austria and Switzerland miss entirely. Worth knowing about if you are anywhere near the Vorarlberg-Liechtenstein border.

Type
wildlife park
Destination
Feldkirch
Cost
Paid entry
Founded
1963
Era
Modern
Address
Ardetzenbergstrasse, 6800 Feldkirch
Coordinates
47.2471, 9.5991
Official website
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