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Bregenz

Bregenz is the capital of the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, on the eastern shore of Lake Constance. On the site of the Roman town of Brigantium, it was ruled by the counts of Bregenz and then of Montfort, who sold it in stages to the Habsburgs in 1451 and 1523. It hosts the Bregenz Festival, staged on a floating platform on the lake.

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County of MontfortCanton of Appenzell

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bregenz. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bregenz
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