Lochau

Lochau is a municipality in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is located on Lake Constance, in the Bregenz district, near the border to Germany.

Lochau
Coat of arms
Location in the district
Lochau
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°31′00″N 09°45′00″E
CountryAustria
StateVorarlberg
DistrictBregenz
Government
 • MayorMichael Simma
Area
 • City10.27 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Elevation
416 m (1,365 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • City5,747
 • Density560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Urban
200,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6911
Area code05574
Vehicle registrationB
Websitewww.lochau.at

About 50.3% of the municipality's area is forest. The Pfänder, the landmark mountain of the neighboring municipality of Bregenz, also lies within Lochau's boundaries. In the west, the Leiblach river forms the border to the German county (Landkreis) of Lindau.

History

The Habsburgs ruled over their Vorarlberg lands alternately from Tyrol and Further Austria. From 1805 to 1814 Lochau belonged to Bavaria, then reverted back to Austria. In 1861 it became part of the Austrian Federal State of Vorarlberg. During World War II, a subcamp of Dachau concentration camp was located there.[3] Between 1945 and 1955 the municipality was part of the French occupation zone in Austria.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869972—    
1880925−4.8%
18901,259+36.1%
19001,362+8.2%
19101,526+12.0%
19231,455−4.7%
19341,727+18.7%
19391,717−0.6%
19513,030+76.5%
19613,745+23.6%
19714,638+23.8%
19815,239+13.0%
19915,472+4.4%
20015,242−4.2%
20115,434+3.7%

References
  1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2008-11-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.