Höchst

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Höchst

Total population

8,310

Coordinates47.46°, 9.64°

Demographic figures from Statistik Austria. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Höchst is a municipality in the district of Bregenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Davide Chiumiento

Swiss footballer

Jakob Kellenberger

Swiss diplomat

John Kruesi

Swiss machinist (1843–1899)

H

Hans Oesch

Swiss musicologist (1926-1992)

S

Sonja Nef

Swiss alpine skier

H

Hans Eugster

gymnast (1929-1956)

Armin Niederer

Swiss freestyle skier

Carlo Schmid

Swiss politician

Ivo Bischofberger

Swiss politician

Bartholome Bischoffsberger

Swiss historian

B

Benedikt Hartmann

D

Daniel Ott

Swiss composer and musicologist

D

Dominic Nahr

Swiss photographer (1983- )

Werner Stumm

Swiss geochemist (1924–1999)

G

Gabriel Walser

Swiss historian, parson and geographer

Gertrud Kurz

(1890-1972)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Vorarlberg

• Bildstein
  6.3 mi away · pop. 814
• Fluh
  6.8 mi away · pop. 325
• Kehlegg
  7.7 mi away · pop. 484
• Ebnit
  9.2 mi away · pop. 119
• Langen bei Bregenz
  9.6 mi away · pop. 1,503
• Schwarzenberg
  10.5 mi away · pop. 1,847
• Weiler
  10.8 mi away · pop. 2,304
• Viktorsberg
  11 mi away · pop. 432
• Müselbach
  11.2 mi away
• Bersbuch
  11.2 mi away · pop. 234
• Meiningen
  11.4 mi away · pop. 2,424
• Möggers-Weienried
  11.5 mi away

Browse all places in Vorarlberg →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Höchst

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Seen 2026-09-22

Larch Bolete

Suillus grevillei

Seen 2026-09-21

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-21

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Seen 2026-09-21

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Seen 2026-09-21

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Seen 2026-09-21

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Seen 2026-09-21

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Seen 2026-09-21

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers