Forchach Explained

Forchach
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Austria
Coordinates:47.4225°N 10.5922°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tyrol
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Reutte
Mayor:Otto Riedmann
Elevation M:910
Population Density Km2:21
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code:6671
Area Code:05632
Blank Name Sec1:License plate
Blank Info Sec1:RE
Website:www.riskommunal.net

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

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.