Altach

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Place in Vorarlberg, Austria

Coat of arms

Location in the district

47°21′00″N 09°39′00″E / 47.35000°N 9.65000°E / 47.35000; 9.65000CountryAustriaStateVorarlbergDistrictFeldkirchGovernment

• MayorMarkus Giesinger^[1]^[2]

Area

^[3]

• Total5.36 km² (2.07 sq mi)Elevation

412 m (1,352 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[4]

• Total6,624 • Density1,200/km² (3,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6844

Area code05576Vehicle registrationFKWebsitewww.altach.at

Altach is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch, in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg.

Neighboring municipalities

Five other municipalities surround Altach: Hohenems in the district of Dornbirn, Götzis and Mäder in the district of Feldkirch, and Oberriet and Diepoldsau in the Swiss canton St. Gallen.

History

The Habsburgs ruled over the villages in Vorarlberg alternately from Tyrol and Further Austria. In 1801 Altach was separated from neighboring Götzis; from 1805 to 1814 Altach belonged to Bavaria, then reverted to Austria. Altach has been part of the Austrian state of Vorarlberg since the latter's founding in 1861. From 1945 to 1955 the municipality was in the French occupation zone in Austria.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	935	—
1880	1,009	+7.9%
1890	1,130	+12.0%
1900	1,339	+18.5%
1910	1,608	+20.1%
1923	1,516	−5.7%
1934	1,700	+12.1%
1939	1,688	−0.7%
1951	1,930	+14.3%
1961	2,802	+45.2%
1971	3,977	+41.9%
1981	4,430	+11.4%
1991	4,911	+10.9%
2001	5,704	+16.1%
2011	6,394	+12.1%

Sport

As of the season 2021-22, the football club SC Rheindorf Altach plays in Bundesliga, the highest division.

References

^ "Neuer Bürgermeister". 14 September 2020.
^ "Giesinger folgt als Bürgermeister auf Brändle". Archived from the original on 22 September 2020.
^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.