Lochau is a municipality in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is located on Lake Constance, in the Bregenz district, near the border to Germany.

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Lochau
Coat of arms
Location in the district
Lochau Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°31′00″N 09°45′00″E
Country	Austria
State	Vorarlberg
District	Bregenz
Government
• Mayor	Michael Simma
Area [1]
• City	10.27 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Elevation	416 m (1,365 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• City	5,747
• Density	560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
• Urban	200,000
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6911
Area code	05574
Vehicle registration	B
Website	www.lochau.at

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About 50.3% of the municipality's area is forest. The Pfänder, the landmark mountain of the neighboring municipality of Bregenz, also lies within Lochau's boundaries. In the west, the Leiblach river forms the border to the German county (Landkreis) of Lindau.

The Habsburgs ruled over their Vorarlberg lands alternately from Tyrol and Further Austria. From 1805 to 1814 Lochau belonged to Bavaria, then reverted to Austria. In 1861 it became part of the Austrian Federal State of Vorarlberg. During World War II, a subcamp of Dachau concentration camp was located there.^[3] Between 1945 and 1955 the municipality was part of the French occupation zone in Austria.