Memorial plaque in Gortipohl "Spirit and Kindness"

The theologian, peace activist, pastor, and educator Emil Fuchs, who was active in Germany, was soon monitored, imprisoned, and lost his job after the Nazi takeover. In 1943, he left his homeland and arrived in the Montafon community of Gortipohl, where he settled with his grandson Klaus until the end of the war. They were accommodated in the former Alpine Youth Home, where, since the beginning of the war, also "bomb refugees" and "passers-by" were quartered – many of them fleeing Nazi persecution. Emil and Klaus were in contact with the resistance movement in St. Gallenkirch, called for resistance, and actively provided help to those fleeing. Since 2022, a memorial plaque in Gaschurn commemorates Emil Fuchs and his resistance against the Nazis, erected as part of the project "15 Places – 15 Stories."