Mellau is a town in the Bregenz Forest in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg, part of the district of Bregenz.

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Mellau
Coat of arms
Location in the district
Mellau Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°21′04″N 09°52′55″E
Country	Austria
State	Vorarlberg
District	Bregenz
Government
• Mayor	Tobias Bischofberger
Area [1]
• Total	40.55 km2 (15.66 sq mi)
Elevation	688 m (2,257 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	1,301
• Density	32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6881
Area code	05518
Vehicle registration	B
Website	www.mellau.at

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Mellau covers an area of 40.55 km². Mellau lies at the foot of the Kanisfluh mountain which is considered to be the Bregenz Forest's landmark.

From 1805 to 1814 Mellau belonged to Bavaria but then reverted to Austria. In 1870 there was a great fire in Mellau: The church, the school, the rectory and 18 other houses were razed. After the Second World War, from 1945 to 1955 the town was in the French zone of occupation.

The municipality has about 1300 inhabitants.

The coat of arms was designed by the artist Hubert Dietrich in 1962. It shows an uprooted fir tree, which symbolises the affiliation to the Bregenz Forest, and three crosses, which are a remembrance of the plague.

Thanks to the merging of the two ski areas Damüls and Mellau in 2010, the largest ski area in the Bregenz Forest and one of the largest ski regions in the state of Vorarlberg was created: The ski resort area Damüls-Mellau.

In the summer and autumn of 2015, the Mellau cable car was rebuilt in the form of a monocable.

Bregenzerwald Umgang

This "Bregenz Forest Walking Tour" offers insights into the architecture and community planning of 12 traditional villages in the Bregenzerwald. While walking over various landscapes, visiting public buildings, homes and everyday objects, walkers gain a comprehensive overview of typical Bregenzerwald architectural styles as they developed throughout the ages.

In Austria, Mellau is known for the song "Vo Mello bis ge Schoppornou" (Alemannic for "From Mellau to Schoppernau") by the Bregenz Forest band Holstuonarmusigbigbandclub.^[3]

• Horizon Field

• Norbert Bischofberger (born 1954), scientist, co-developer of the influenza vaccination Tamiflu.
• Hubert Dietrich (1930-2006), painter and painting restorer.
• Hermann Rützler (1883-1960), photographer and author.