Fontanella parish church.
GeographyFontanella is situated at 1145 meters above sea level in Vorarlberg, Austria's westernmost province, and belongs to the district of Bludenz. Fontanelle comprises following hamlets: Garlitt, Mittelberg, Türtsch, Kirchberg, Seewald and Faschina. Faschina has been populated year-round since 1931.
HistoryFontanella was settled by Allemans and belonged to the court of Damüls. Fontanella first appeared in the chronicles in 1363 as Funtanell. The town was assigned to Austria in 1390.
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The Habsburgs ruled the towns in Vorarlberg from Tirol and the Austrian Forelands (Freiburg in Breisgau) by turns. Between 1805 and 1814, the Fontanella therefore belonged in turns either to Austria or to Bavaria. Fontanella has been part of Vorarlberg since its foundation in 1861. From 1945 to 1955 the town was in Austria’s French occupied area.
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