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Rolls-Royce Museum Dornbirn
One of the world's largest Rolls-Royce collections, filling a converted 19th-century mill in the Gütle valley near Dornbirn with Phantoms and Silver Ghosts once owned by royalty.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Lochau
Vorarlberg, Austria · Europe
About Lochau
Lochau works well as a base: 10 minutes from Lindau, 39km from Breitachklamm.
Lochau is in Vorarlberg, Austria, with about 5,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Lindau, about 5 km away.
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.
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'sRead more
boundaries. In the west, the Leiblach river forms the border to the German county (Landkreis) of Lindau.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Lochau?
Within an hour or so of Lochau: Rolls-Royce Museum Dornbirn (16 km), Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen (24 km), Autobau Erlebniswelt (28 km), Furkajoch (30 km).
Are there any good drives near Lochau?
The nearest famous roads are Furkajoch, Riedberg Pass and Hochtannberg Pass.
Where is Lochau?
Lochau is in Vorarlberg, Austria, about 5 km from Lindau.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,747
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Austria
- Region
- Vorarlberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Vienna
- Coordinates
- 47.5333, 9.7500
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Austria
Motorway vignette required. ÖAMTC roadside assistance: 120.
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Worth the detour from Lochau
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen
The world's largest airship collection, in the Bauhaus harbour station of the town where the giants were built, including a walk-through, full-scale reconstruction of the Hindenburg's passenger quarters.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Autobau Erlebniswelt
Racing driver Fredy Lienhard's supercar and motorsport collection in a former Romanshorn industrial plant on Lake Constance: Ferraris, Le Mans prototypes and Indy cars.
28 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Furkajoch
A narrow, quiet Vorarlberg pass with a fine view over the Rhine valley, closed through the winter.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Appenzell
A colourful village in rolling green hills known for its painted wooden houses, direct democracy traditions, and the dramatic Alpstein range.
34 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
Riedberg Pass
Germany's highest paved mountain pass at 1,407 m, carrying the B308 Alpine road over gradients up to 16% between Balderschwang and the Illertal in the Allgaeu Alps.
34 km · about 40 min drive
restaurant
Berggasthaus Aescher
An 1846 guesthouse pressed under a 100 m overhanging cliff below Ebenalp, made world-famous by a National Geographic cover; cable car from Wasserauen, then a 15-minute walk to rösti on the terrace.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Breitachklamm
Central Europe's deepest rock gorge: walkways bolted to 150 m walls above the thundering Breitach near Oberstdorf, spray-soaked in summer and hung with giant icicles in winter.
39 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Lochau
- 30 kmFurkajochA narrow, quiet Vorarlberg pass with a fine view over the Rhine valley, closed through the winter.
- 34 kmRiedberg PassGermany's highest paved mountain pass at 1,407 m, carrying the B308 Alpine road over gradients up to 16% between Balderschwang and the Illertal in the Allgaeu Alps.
- 41 kmHochtannberg PassA pass linking the Bregenzerwald to Lech, held open through winter for the ski resorts.
- 45 kmSchwägalp PassThe road under the north face of the Säntis, ending at the cable car station. Green alpine pasture country rather than high rock.
- 49 kmOberjoch JochstrasseThe most bend-rich road in Germany: the B308 Jochstrasse coils through over 100 curves as it climbs from Bad Hindelang to the mountain village of Oberjoch at 1,178 m in the Allgaeu.
- 49 kmTriesenbergWalser mountain village terraced 400 m above the Rhine on the hairpin road to Malbun; its balcony viewpoints take in the entire principality and the Swiss Alpstein across the valley.
Driving in Austria
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.62/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
- Vignette
- Required, around €12.4 for a short-stay sticker
When to drive here
April to October
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