Forchach
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Forchach is a municipality in the Austria
n district of Reutte
, Tyrol.Forchach is located in the Lech Valley, on the edge of Lechau. The municipality extends approximately from the Lech River
up to 2227 m high Schwarzhanskarspitze in the Lechtal Alps.
Forchach was first mentioned in 1200 as "Vorhach" (pine). The community is based on agriculture, tourism and a small industrial sector.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n district of Reutte
Reutte (district)
- Administrative divisions :The 37 municipalities of the district:* Bach* Berwang* Biberwier* Bichlbach* Breitenwang* Ehenbichl* Ehrwald* Elbigenalp* Elmen* Forchach* Grän* Gramais* Häselgehr* Heiterwang* Hinterhornbach* Höfen* Holzgau* Jungholz...
, Tyrol.Forchach is located in the Lech Valley, on the edge of Lechau. The municipality extends approximately from the Lech River
Lech River
The Lech is a river in Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube in length with a drainage basin of .Its source is located in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, where the river rises from lake Formarinsee in the Alps at an altitude of...
up to 2227 m high Schwarzhanskarspitze in the Lechtal Alps.
Forchach was first mentioned in 1200 as "Vorhach" (pine). The community is based on agriculture, tourism and a small industrial sector.