What is the population of Lech, Vorarlberg?

Lech has a population of approximately 1,605 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Lech, Vorarlberg located?

Lech is located in Vorarlberg, Austria, at approximate coordinates 47.2091°, 10.1401°.

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Lech

Total population

1,605

Elevation1444 m

Land area90.03 km²

Coordinates47.21°, 10.14°

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Elevation

1444 m

Area

90.03 km²

Official website

gemeinde.lech.at

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Overview

Lech am Arlberg is a mountain village and an exclusive ski resort in the Bludenz district in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg, on the banks of the river Lech.

History & geography

History

Lech was first mentioned in 642. It was settled and founded in the first half of the 13th century by Walser migrants from the canton of Wallis in Switzerland. Until the nineteenth century, it was known as "Tannberg". Subsequently, the full name "Tannberg am Lech" gave rise to the present name "Lech". The church of St Nicholas, which is thought to have been built around 1390, was the parish church of the Tannberg administrative district, and there was also a Tannberg district court in Lech until the dissolution of the Tannberg district in 1806. During the Napoleonic Wars, Lech was temporarily ceded to Bavaria along with the provinces of Tyrol and Vorarlberg. Until 1885, the mountain farmers of the Arlberg region lived exclusively from agriculture, mainly dairy farming and cattle rearing. The arrival of the Arlberg Railway brought the first tourists and the new sport of skiing. The villages of Lech, Warth and Zürs am Arlberg were virtually inaccessible in winter until the construction of the Flexen road, as huge amounts of snow blocked the roads and avalanches were a constant threat. For those, who dared to travel, the journey from the main station in Langen to Lech took at least 2.5 hours. For the Flexen road, paths were blasted into the rock, creating a permanent link between Stuben, Zürs and Lech. The Flexen road took 5 years to build. The first ski school in Lech was founded in 1925. In the beginning there were only 2 instructors at the school. Students had to climb the mountain on foot before they could learn to ski on unprepared slopes. In 1939 Lech's first lift was opened. In recent decades, the once small town has developed into a flourishing community, thanks to the influence of winter tourism and, increasingly, summer tourism. Today, Lech and Zürs am…

Geography

The altitude of 1444 m for the village refers to the location of the old church on a hill. 14.1% of the municipal area is forested, 58% of the area is Alpine. Geographically and historically, Lech belongs to the Hochtannberg region, formerly Tannberg, but in terms of tourism the municipality is part of the Arlberg region. Lech belongs to the district of Bludenz and also to the judicial district of Bludenz, but unlike its southern neighboring communities of Klösterle and Dalaas, which also belong to the district of Bludenz, it is not located in the Klostertal, but in the Arlberg massif to the northeast of it. In the municipal area of Lech, the source rivers Formarinbach (source near the Formarinsee) and Spullerbach, which flows out of the Spullersee, merge to form the river Lech, which then flows via Warth through the Tyrolean Lechtal towards Bavaria.

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