Forchach

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Forchach
Coat of arms of Forchach
Location of Forchach
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CountryFile:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
StateTyrol
DistrictReutte
Government
 • MayorKarl Heinz Weirather
Area
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Elevation
910 m (2,990 ft)
Population
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 • Total
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 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6671
Area code05632
License plateRE
Websitewww.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

Geography

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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

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

Economy

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


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