Lochau

Infobox Ort in Österreich
Art = Gemeinde
Name = Lochau
Wappen = Wappen at lochau.pnglat_deg = 47 | lat_min = 31 | lat_sec = 00
lon_deg = 09 | lon_min = 45 | lon_sec = 00
Bundesland = Vorarlberg
Bezirk = Bregenz
Höhe = 416
Fläche = 10.27
Einwohner = 5323
Stand = 2005-12-31
PLZ = 6911
Vorwahl = 05574
Kfz = B
Gemeindekennziffer = 8 02 26
NUTS = AT342
Straße = Landstraße 22
Website = [http://www.lochau.at www.lochau.at]
Bürgermeister = Xaver Sinz
Partei =
Gemeinderatanzahl = 27
Gemeinderat = 20 ÖVP, 4 SPÖ, 3 FPÖ
Wahljahr = 2005

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

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 town 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. [www.glosk.com/GM/Linde/17283/pages/List_of_subcamps_of_Dachau/84737_en.htm] Between 1945 and 1955 the municipality was part of the French occupation zone.

References

External links

*de icon [http://www.lochau.at Town of Lochau]