BREGENZ, the capital of the Austrian province of Vorarl berg, is situated at the south-east corner of Lake Constance. It has an important nodal position commanding routes from southern Germany to the Upper Rhine valley and the Arlberg as well as communications by water with the other towns on the lake shores. The value of the location is proved by its long and disturbed his tory, admirably recorded in the collections of the Vorarlberger Landesmuseum. The old town, the Brigantium of the Romans, lies on a castle-crowned hill overlooking the modern site. Here, in 1408, the Appenzellers were defeated, while in 1647 during the Thirty Years' War the town was sacked by the Swedes. The re juvenation of modern times is in great measure due to its possi bilities as a port. The principal exports are cattle and the cotton goods manufactured in Vorarlberg, but an important trade in grain and foodstuffs is also carried on; fostered by growth in commerce the town has grown rapidly during the loth century. Pop. 13,100.