Altach

Altach
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in the district
Altach Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°21′00″N09°39′00″E / 47.35000°N 9.65000°E / 47.35000; 9.65000
Country	Austria
State	Vorarlberg
District	Feldkirch
Government
•  Mayor	Markus Giesinger [1] [2]
Area [3]
• Total	5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Elevation	412 m (1,352 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01) [4]
• Total	6,624
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6844
Area code	05576
Vehicle registration	FK
Website	www.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.

Transport

Altach railway station is on the main west–east route connecting the Vorarlberg railway line (Vorarlbergbahn) in the directions of Bregenz and Feldkirch/Bludenz, continuing eastward over the Arlberg Railway line to Innsbruck and beyond. The railway station is served by the S1 service of Vorarlberg S-Bahn.

References

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

External links

• Official homepage of Altach: www.altach.at