Reutte

Infobox Ort in Österreich
Art = Marktgemeinde
Name = Reutte
Wappen = Wappen at reutte.pnglat_deg = 47 | lat_min = 29 | lat_sec = 00
lon_deg = 10 | lon_min = 43 | lon_sec = 00
Lageplan = map at-7 reutte.pngLageplanbeschreibung = Location in Tyrol
Bundesland = Tirol
Bezirk = Reutte
Höhe = 853
Fläche = 100.9
Einwohner = 5738
Stand = 2005-12-31
PLZ = 6600
Vorwahl = 05672
Kfz = RE
Gemeindekennziffer = 7 08 28
NUTS = AT331
Straße = Obermarkt 1
Website = [http://www.reutte.at www.reutte.at]
Bürgermeister = Helmut Wiesenegg
Partei = SPÖ
Gemeinderatanzahl = 17
Gemeinderat = 8 SPÖ,
5 ÖVP,
2 Grüne,
2 Leben in Reutte
Wahljahr = 2004
image_photo = Reutte Tirol.jpg

Reutte is a market town in Tyrol, Austria. It is the administrative center of the Reutte district ("Districts of Austria"). Reutte is located on the Lech river, and has a population of 5,738 (2006).

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Reutte is showing three firs on three hills, representing the plenty of usable wood in the region. The word "Reutte" has its origin in "roden" or "reuten" and means that Reutte is a glade. The background with the red and white stripes stands for the state and the republic.

Adjacent municipalities and town twinning

Adjacent municipalities and villages are: Breitenwang, Ehenbichl, Lechaschau und Pflach.

* Esashi in Japan is the pairing town since 1991 for town twinnig.

History

Reutte is located at the Via Claudia Augusta, a romian road, leading from Italy to Germany. The tyrolian Salt Road was leading from Hall in Tirol to the Lake Constance, crossing the entire destrict of Außerfern.

Reutte was declared as a market town by Sigmund in 1489. This was confirmed later by Maximilian I and he even add some further rights [Lipp Richard: "Außerfern", Tyrolia Innsbruck 1994.] . The people of Reutte are mentioning that day in a festival, taking place every year on the first Saturday in august.

During the times when austria belongs to germany (1938 – 1945) there was a outpost of Dachau concentration camp called “Plansee Breitenwald” [ [http://www.gedenkstaettenpaedagogik-bayern.de/aussenlager.htm Onlineauftritt Gedenkstättenpädagogik Bayern] ] . In april 1945 american troops of the 44th Infantry Division reached Reutte. The american soldiers were told to expect heavy attacks but there was no remarkable resistance by axis forces at all [ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,852130-4,00.html ] .

Connected only trough the Fern Pass to major parts of Tyrol for Reutte the international connections in traffic and economy in the EU with germany become more and more important.

Holyday

Reutte is linked to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Kempten, Allgäu by train services operated by Deutsche Bahn. Reutte is a popular holiday resort and its proximity to the famous Bavarian Castles and the Ehrenburg ruins make Reutte a cultural destination as well as a skiing destination.

You can find a detailed description of Reutte and its environs at: http://wikitravel.org/en/Reutte

References