Umgang Egg

Egg is an island. Not in the conventional sense – however, the village centre is only accessible via bridges. The Bregenzerach and the Schmittenbach flow through the village and, outside of the village, the Subersach flows into the Bregenzerach. Not to mention several small streams. They are all spanned by bridges. Above the biggest village in theBregenzerwald – with regard to both surface area and number of inhabitants – a gallows mound serves as a reminder of the high justice or blood court of earlier times. To get there, you have to pass through Großdorf which, according to many Großdorf inhabitants, is the main part of the double village. Egg is the village most characterised by stonehouses in the region, which is in sharp contrast to “wooden” Großdorf.

Village square Egg