Hohenems
Sign in to saveHohenems (High Alemannic: Ems) is a town in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg in the Dornbirn district. It lies in the middle of the Austrian part of the Rhine valley. With a population of 16,946, it is the fifth largest municipality in Vorarlberg and currently has the fastest population growth in the state. Hohenems' attractions include a Renaissance palace dating back to the 16th century, a Jewish history museum, and the old town center.
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Hohenems is a town in Vorarlberg, Austria's westernmost state, located in the Rhine valley and home to nearly 17,000 people who make it the fifth-largest municipality in the region. The town attracts visitors with its Renaissance palace, Jewish history museum, and historic old town center, while also experiencing faster population growth than anywhere else in Vorarlberg.
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- Geography
- History
- Jewish heritage
- Mayors
- Population
- Infrastructure
- Transport
- Trivia
- Twin towns
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Hohenems (High Alemannic: Ems) is a town in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg in the Dornbirn district. It lies in the middle of the Austrian part of the Rhine valley. With a population of 16,946, it is the fifth largest municipality in Vorarlberg and currently has the fastest population growth in the state. Hohenems' attractions include a Renaissance palace dating back to the 16th century, a Jewish history museum, and the old town center.
==Geography== The town is located at above sea level, about south of Lake Constance. Hohenems extends for from north to south and from west to east. Its total area is , of which 42% is covered with forest. The oxbow lake of the river Rhine in the west, forming the border of Austria as well as EU to Switzerland, and the mountainside in the east is at the narrowest point of the Austrian Rhine valley. The Schlossberg ("castle mountain"), elevation , offers a distinctive backdrop to the town center.