Lauterach
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Lauterach | |
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  Lauterach Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°28′38″N 09°43′53″E / 47.47722°N 9.73139°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Vorarlberg |
| District | Bregenz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elmar Rhomberg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.92 km2 (4.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 412 m (1,352 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,267 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6923 |
| Area code | 05574 |
| Vehicle registration | B |
| Website | www.lauterach.at |
Lauterach is a town in the district of Bregenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Honorary consulates of Finland, and the United Kingdom are located in Lauterach.[3]
The Lauterach Transmitter is a 116 m tall broadcasting facility.
European route E60 passes through Lauterach.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1869 | 1,281 | — |
| 1880 | 1,452 | +13.3% |
| 1890 | 1,603 | +10.4% |
| 1900 | 1,712 | +6.8% |
| 1910 | 1,954 | +14.1% |
| 1923 | 1,996 | +2.1% |
| 1934 | 2,107 | +5.6% |
| 1939 | 2,250 | +6.8% |
| 1951 | 2,919 | +29.7% |
| 1961 | 3,844 | +31.7% |
| 1971 | 5,705 | +48.4% |
| 1981 | 6,440 | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 7,555 | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 8,678 | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 9,457 | +9.0% |
Personalities
[edit]- Bruno Pezzey (1955–1994), 84-time national football player
- Julian Knowle (b. 1974), tennis player
- André Pilz (b. 1972), writer
- Markus Weissenberger (b. 1975), soccer player
- Christian Hirschbühl (b. 1990), ski racer
Transport
[edit]There are two railway stations within the municipality. Lauterach railway station is an intermediate stop on the Vorarlberg railway line (Vorarlbergbahn) traversing Vorarlberg in a north-south direction. This railway station is called at by the S1 and R5 regional train services of Vorarlberg S-Bahn. Since June 2022, there is another station, Lauterach Unterfeld, which is situated on the St. Margrethen–Lauterach line and served by the S3 of Vorarlberg S-Bahn. All services are operated by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Foreign representations in Austria". Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (Austria). Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
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