Götzis

Götzis is a town in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The Alpine Rhine valley municipality belongs to the district of Feldkirch.

Population

Events

The town is well known for its annual hypo-combined events meeting, the so-called Hypo-Meeting, where some of the world's leading decathletes and heptathletes gather in the Mösle stadium. Past winners at Götzis include former decathlon world record holder, Olympic and world champion Roman Šebrle, world champion Bryan Clay and Olympic champion Carolina Klüft.

Notable people

Hotelier Johannes Baur was born in Götzis in 1795.
The singer Elfi Graf lives in Götzis.
Michael Kopf, racing driver.
Jürgen Loacker, bobsledder.
Transport

is on the main west–east route connecting the Vorarlberg railway line in the directions of Bregenz and Feldkirch/Bludenz, continuing eastward over the Arlberg Railway line to Innsbruck and beyond. The railway station is served by the S1 and R5 services of Vorarlberg S-Bahn and Regional-Express trains.