Altach | |
Pushpin Map: | Austria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 270 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Austria |
Mapsize: | 260x260px |
Coordinates: | 47.35°N 9.65°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Austria |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Vorarlberg |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Feldkirch |
Parts Style: | para |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Elevation M: | 412 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Registration Plate: | FK |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 6844 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 05576 |
Website: | www.altach.at |
Altach is a municipality in the district of Feldkirch, in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg.
Five other municipalities surround Altach: Hohenems in the district of Dornbirn, Götzis and Mäder in the district of Feldkirch, and Oberriet and Diepoldsau in the Swiss canton St. Gallen.
The Habsburgs ruled over the villages in Vorarlberg alternately from Tyrol and Further Austria. In 1801 Altach was separated from neighboring Götzis; from 1805 to 1814 Altach belonged to Bavaria, then reverted to Austria. Altach has been part of the Austrian state of Vorarlberg since the latter's founding in 1861. From 1945 to 1955 the municipality was in the French occupation zone in Austria.
As of the season 2021-22, the football club SC Rheindorf Altach plays in Bundesliga, the highest division.