History Of Dornbirn

Long-term human habitation of the Rhine Valley is suggested by archeological discoveries. This is demonstrated by the presence of objects from the Bronze Age (1800–750 BC) and Neolithic (3000–1800 BC).An antique St. Gallen record dates the hamlet close to the present city to 895. This passage calls the settlement Torrinpuirron.

The neighboring villages progressively populated in the late 15th century.When Dornbirn came under Habsburg rule in 1380, the locals were promised that the property would not be taken away.The town took part actively in the Appenzell War from 1405 to 1408, supporting the Swiss against the nobility.In 1628–1629, a severe plague outbreak claimed 820 lives, or about one-third of the settlement’s total population at the time.

Being a part of Bregenz at the time, Dornbirn came under Swedish rule when the Swedes took it in 1647.The Ems counts progressively came to have considerable power in the area during the Middle Ages. Local peasants successfully stopped the counts from occupying Dornbirn in 1655. They carried out this by paying 4,000 guilders in compliance with the 1380 accords.As a token of loyalty, the village received a pear tree-adorned coat of arms, which is still in use now.The people bought the whole settlement area from the financially struggling counts in 1771 for 45,250 guilders.

Dornbirn’s freedom was short-lived as, in 1805, the Peace of Bratislava brought it under Bavarian rule. Things remained in this state into 1814.Important changes started to happen throughout the peaceful nineteenth century, accelerated by the construction of the railway system.Emperor Ferenc József I gave Dornbirn the city status on November 21, 1901.In the First World War, 604 persons lost their lives.

The enormous popular support for the federal government prevented civil conflict in the years that followed.The Dornbirn government took over as operator of Ebnit in 1932.Vorarlberg developed as a significant Nazi center during World War II. Still, French soldiers liberated it on May 2, 1945. 837 people regretfully lost their lives or vanished during the fighting.

The economic and cultural activities therefore increased noticeably. 1949 saw the inaugural fair, and in 1969 the area was given distinct regional governmental authority. Eighty thousand people lived there in 1986. A major turning point was reached in 1994 with the founding of the Fachhochschule Vorarlberg, the first university-level institution in the area.