Forchach

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Forchach
Municipality
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Coat of arms
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Forchach
Location in Austria
Coordinates: 47°25′21″N10°35′32″E / 47.42250°N 10.59222°E / 47.42250; 10.59222
CountryFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
State Tyrol
District Reutte
Government
 •  Mayor Karl Heinz Weirather
Area
[1]
 • Total
14.26 km2 (5.51 sq mi)
Elevation
910 m (2,990 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01) [2]
 • Total
259
 • Density21/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code 05632
License plateRE
Website www.riskommunal.net

Forchach is a municipality in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

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Forchach, church: katholische Filialkirche Expositurkirche heilige Sebastian Forchach, katholische Filialkirche Expositurkirche heilige Sebastian Dm63984 foto11 2014-07-25 13.56.jpg
Forchach, church: katholische Filialkirche Expositurkirche heilige Sebastian

Geography

Forchach is located in the Lech Valley, on the edge of Lechau. The municipality extends from the river Lech up to 2227 m high Schwarzhanskarspitze in the Lechtal Alps.

History

Forchach was first mentioned in 1200 as "Vorhach" (pine).

Economy

The community is based on agriculture, tourism and a small industrial sector.



  1. ↑ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

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