From the Pfaender mountain (1050 m oversea level ) you have a wonderful view on the Eastern part of the Lake Constance and some snow covered peaks of the Alps.
Regarding Restaurant "Gaststätte auf der Schwedenschanz": During the 30-year-war the Swedish General Carl Gustav Wrangel conquered Bregenz in 1647. He was coming from the Allgau via the Pfaender-ridge. As a defense facility Bregenz had built a redoubt, called "Schwedenschanze" where now the Restaurant stands. Some trenches of this redoubt are still there. The defense at this site militarily seen was difficult, because the Swedish could fire into the redoubt from higher situated mountains.
Motorship "Baden" |
Start at Wasserburg |
Passing Lindau |
Lindau |
Port Entrance Lindau |
Light House Lindau |
Heraldic animal of Bavaria: Lion
Mangturm |
Inside port of Lindau |
Bregenz / Austria - tourist ship "Sonnenkönigin" |
Valley station of the Pfänderseilbahn |
Cable car and valley station in 1957 |
One of the two cable cars |
Inside the cable car |
Mountain station of the cable car |
Viewing platform of the mountain station |
Conglomerate rock the Pfänder Mountain contents of |
Restaurant "Berghaus Pfänder" |
Inside Restaurant "Berghaus Pfänder" |
Restaurant "Berghaus Pfänder" - Observation terrace |
Restaurant "Berghaus Pfänder" in 1957 |
Directional transmitter station Pfänder |
Restaurant "Pfänderspitze" |
Summit cross Pfänder |
Restaurant "Gaststätte auf der Schwedenschanz" |
Schwedenschanze |
Back from Bregenz to Wasserburg by motor ship "München" |