Lech (Vorarlberg)

Lech
Coat of arms of Lech
Coat of arms
Location in the district
Location in the district
Lech is located in Austria
Lech
Lech
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°12′00″N 10°09′00″E / 47.20000°N 10.15000°E / 47.20000; 10.15000
CountryAustria
StateVorarlberg
DistrictBludenz
Government
 • MayorGerhard Lucian
Area
[1]
 • Total90.03 km2 (34.76 sq mi)
Elevation
1,444 m (4,738 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,568
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6764
Area code05583
Vehicle registrationBZ
Websitewww.gemeinde.lech.at

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.

In terms of both geography and history, Lech belongs to the Tannberg district. In touristic terms, however, it is part of the Arlberg region. Lech is administered together with the neighbouring villages of Zürs, Zug, Oberlech and Stubenbach. The municipality is an internationally known winter sports resort on the Arlberg mountain range and caters to wealthier clientele, particularly to the international jet set and foreign royalty. The Dutch royal family[3] and Russian oligarchs regularly ski there. Lech am Arlberg is one of the 12 members of the elite group "Best of the Alps".[4]

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ Affairs, Ministry of General (29 January 2019). "Photo session in Lech – News item – Royal House of the Netherlands". www.royal-house.nl. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Lech Zürs am Arlberg". Best of the Alps. Retrieved 30 July 2020.