Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 5,331 (1 Apr 2009) | Elevation 416 m (1,365 ft) Postal code 6911 Local time Sunday 12:42 AM | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind NE at 6 km/h, 74% Humidity Points of interest Pfänder, Alpenwildpark Pfänder Lochau b, Wildpark Pfänder, Schloss Hofen | ||
Lochau is a municipality in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is located on Lake Constance, in the Bregenz district near the border to Germany.
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Map of Lochau, Austria
About 50.3% of the municipality's area is forest. The Pfänder mountain is part of the municipality, also being the main mountain above Bregenz. In the west, the Leiblach river forms the border to the German rural district (Landkreis) of Lindau.
History
The Habsburgs reigned over their Vorarlberg lands alternately from Tyrol and Further Austria. From 1805 to 1814 the municipality belonged to Bavaria, then again 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 here. Between 1945 and 1955 the municipality was part of the French occupation zone.