Forchach
Forchach | |
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Municipality | |
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![]() ![]() Forchach Location in Austria | |
Coordinates: 47°25′21″N 10°35′32″E / 47.42250°N 10.59222°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Tyrol |
District | Reutte |
Area | |
• Total | 14.26 km2 (5.51 sq mi) |
Elevation | 910 m (2,990 ft) |
Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 259 |
• Density | 21/km2 (50/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Area code(s) | 05632 |
License plate | RE |
Website | www.riskommunal.net |
Forchach is a municipality in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Forchach%2C_katholische_Filialkirche_Expositurkirche_heilige_Sebastian_Dm63984_foto11_2014-07-25_13.56.jpg/230px-Forchach%2C_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 . The municipality extends from the river Lech up to 2227 m high 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.
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- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
Categories:
- Cities and towns in Reutte District
- Tyrol geography stubs