Altach

Altach
Coat of arms
Altach Location within Austria
Location in the district
Coordinates: 47°21′00″N 09°39′00″E / 47.35000°N 9.65000°ECoordinates: 47°21′00″N 09°39′00″E / 47.35000°N 9.65000°E
Country	Austria
State	Vorarlberg
District	Feldkirch
Government
• Mayor	Gottfried Brändle
Area
• Total	5.36 km^2 (2.07 sq mi)
Elevation	412 m (1,352 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
• Total	6,515
• Density	1,200/km^2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	6844
Area code	05576
Vehicle registration	FK
Website	www.altach.at

Altach is a municipality in Feldkirch district in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.

Neighboring municipalities

Five other municipalities are surrounding Altach, Hohenems in the Dornbirn district, Götzis and Mäder in the Feldkirch district, and Oberriet and Diepoldsau in the Swiss canton St. Gallen.

History

The Habsburgs ruled 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 to Austria again. Altach is part of the Austrian state Vorarlberg since its 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%

References

1. Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 2016-01-01), 2016-01-01.

External links

Official homepage of Altach: www.altach.at