Lochau

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Place in Vorarlberg, Austria

Coat of arms

Location in the district

47°31′00″N 09°45′00″E / 47.51667°N 9.75000°E / 47.51667; 9.75000CountryAustriaStateVorarlbergDistrictBregenzGovernment

• MayorMichael SimmaArea

^[1]

• 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

200,000Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6911

Area code05574Vehicle registrationBWebsitewww.lochau.at

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.

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 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
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	972	—
1880	925	−4.8%
1890	1,259	+36.1%
1900	1,362	+8.2%
1910	1,526	+12.0%
1923	1,455	−4.7%
1934	1,727	+18.7%
1939	1,717	−0.6%
1951	3,030	+76.5%
1961	3,745	+23.6%
1971	4,638	+23.8%
1981	5,239	+13.0%
1991	5,472	+4.4%
2001	5,242	−4.2%
2011	5,434	+3.7%

References

^ "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.
^ "Linde, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Pages - glosk". Archived from the original on 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2008-11-01.