Forchau

Forchau Community Denklingen Coordinates: 47 ° 54 ′ 12 ″  N , 10 ° 55 ′ 22 ″  E
Height :	645 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	24  (May 25 1987)
Incorporation :	July 1, 1972
Postal code :	86920
Area code :	08869
Farmhouse in Forchau

Forchau is a district of the municipality of Denklingen in the Upper Bavarian district of Landsberg am Lech .

geography

The hamlet Forchau located about six kilometers southeast of Denklingen on a bend in the river of Lech between Epfach and apple village .

Lech barrage 9 , which has been in operation since 1944, is located at the southwestern end of the Forchauer river loop .

history

Until the secularization of 1803 Forchau was part of the main team Apfeldorf of the care court Rauhenlechsberg . In 1752, a quarter courtyard is mentioned; it can be found in the Landsberg parish church.

Until June 30, 1972, Forchau was part of the former municipality of Epfach.

Architectural monuments

See: List of architectural monuments in Forchau

literature

• Pankraz Fried , Sebastian Hiereth: Altbayern Row I, Issue 22-23: Landsberg Regional Court and Rauhenlechsberg Nursing Court . In: Historical Atlas of Bavaria . Commission for Bavarian State History, Munich 1971.

Web links

• Forchau in the location database of the Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online . Bavarian State Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Antonia: venGo - Lech barrage 9 near Apfeldorf. Retrieved January 16, 2019 (German).