Lauterach

For Lauterach in Germany, see Lauterach (Württemberg). For the river in Bavaria, Germany, see Lauterach (river).

Lauterach (Austrian German pronunciation: [ˈlaʊtərax]) is a municipality in the district of Bregenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Honorary consulates of Finland, and the United Kingdom are located in Lauterach.^[3]

Lauterach
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in the district
Lauterach Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°28′38″N 09°43′53″E
Country	Austria
State	Vorarlberg
District	Bregenz
Government
• Mayor	Elmar Rhomberg
Area [1]
• Total	11.92 km2 (4.60 sq mi)
Elevation	412 m (1,352 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	10,267
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6923
Area code	05574
Vehicle registration	B
Website	www.lauterach.at

The Lauterach Transmitter is a 116 m tall broadcasting facility.

European route E60 passes through Lauterach.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,281	—
1880	1,452	+13.3%
1890	1,603	+10.4%
1900	1,712	+6.8%
1910	1,954	+14.1%
1923	1,996	+2.1%
1934	2,107	+5.6%
1939	2,250	+6.8%
1951	2,919	+29.7%
1961	3,844	+31.7%
1971	5,705	+48.4%
1981	6,440	+12.9%
1991	7,555	+17.3%
2001	8,678	+14.9%
2011	9,457	+9.0%

Personalities

• Bruno Pezzey (1955–1994), 84-time national football player
• Julian Knowle (b. 1974), tennis player
• André Pilz (b. 1972), writer
• Markus Weissenberger (b. 1975), soccer player
• Christian Hirschbühl (b. 1990), ski racer

Transport

There are two railway stations within the municipality. Lauterach railway station is an intermediate stop on the Vorarlberg railway line (Vorarlbergbahn) traversing Vorarlberg in a north-south direction. This railway station is called at by the S1 and R5 regional train services of Vorarlberg S-Bahn. Since June 2022, there is another station, Lauterach Unterfeld, which is situated on the St. Margrethen–Lauterach line and served by the S3 of Vorarlberg S-Bahn. All services are operated by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).