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Gramais
Gramais is a Municipality (Austria), municipality of 41 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2019) in the district of Reutte (district), Reutte in the Austrian state of state of Tyrol, Tyrol. The municipality is located in the district court Reutte. It is the smallest municipality in Austria. Geography Gramais is located in a side valley of the Tyrolean Lechtal, Lech Valley, which branches off at Häselgehr. The municipality consists of two districts - the village Gramais and the hamlet Riefensberg, Riefen. The rear municipal area also includes the :de:Kogelsee, Kogel and Rosskarsee. Neighboring communities The neighboring communities are Bach, Austria, Bach, Häselgehr, Imst, Zams and Pfafflar. History Gramais was first documented in 1427. The name deduce from lat. "Graminosa" (grassy) or from romance "grumoso" (weed-rich), rather "grassy area". Settlement took place in the 13th century from the Imst area. First used only as pasture, developed here a permanent settlement. In 1837, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality (Austria)
In the Republic of Austria, the municipality ( de , Gemeinde, sometimes also ) is the administrative division encompassing a single village, town, or city. The municipality has corporate status and local self-government on the basis of parliamentary-style representative democracy: a municipal council () elected through a form of party-list system enacts municipal laws, a municipal executive board () and a mayor (, fem. ) appointed by the council are in charge of municipal administration. Austria is currently (January 1, 2020) partitioned into 2,095 municipalities, ranging in population from about fifty (the village of Gramais in Tyrol) to almost two million (the city of Vienna). There is no unincorporated territory in Austria. Basics The existence of municipalities and their role as carriers of the right to self-administration are guaranteed by the Austrian constitution ( B-VG Art. 116 (1)). The constitution means for municipalities to be autonomous () in any matter that a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Häselgehr
Häselgehr is a municipality with 686 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2019) in the district of Reutte (district), Reutte in the Austrian state of state of Tyrol, Tyrol. The municipality is located in the district court Reutte. Since 2010, the community is a member of the Climate Alliance Tyrol. Geography Häselgher lies in the upper valley of the Lech (river), Lech and consists of several loosely populated hamlets. The place was first documented in 1358 as Hesligeren ("hazel-covered mites" - wedge-shaped corridor). Heuberg near Häselgehr, which was cultivated to the ridge with mountain mowers, has often been the cause of Avalanche, avalanche disasters in the past, which is why the community is today protected by one of the largest avalanche barriers in Central Europe. In Häselgehr, the road branches off to Gramais, the smallest municipality in Austria, which is seven kilometers away. Constituent communities The municipal area comprises the following two villages (population as of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lechtal
The Lechtal is an alpine valley in Austria, the greater part of which belongs to the state of Tyrol and the smaller part to Vorarlberg. The Lech river flows through the valley. Location The valley is bounded geographically by the Lechtal Alps in the south and Allgäu Alps in the north. The upper Lech valley, with its settlements of Zürs am Arlberg and Lech in Vorarlberg, is a well-known ski region, whilst the rest of the valley is rather less well developed for tourism. There are industrial and trading estates, especially in the Reutte Basin. Several side valleys branch off the Lechtal including, on the left-hand side, the Hornbachtal and the Tannheimer Tal. On the right, a road through the ''Namlostal'' links Stanzach with Berwang and Bichlbach. The route through the ''Bschlabertal'' goes to Bschlabs, Boden and over the Hahntennjoch pass to Imst. The ''Gramaistal'' and the Kaisertal are also right-hand, side valleys of the Lechtal. Near Füssen the valley transitions to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reutte (district)
The is an administrative district () in Tyrol, Austria. It borders Bavaria (Germany) in the north, the districts Imst and Landeck in the south, and Bregenz and Bludenz (both in Vorarlberg) in the west. The district is also referred to as . The district is , with a population of 31,758 (January 1, 2012), and population density of . Administrative center is Reutte. Geography The district comprises the valleys of the Lech, the Tannheimer Tal, and the so-called Zwischentoren between Reutte and Fern Pass. Mountain ranges in the district include parts of the Lechtal Alps, Wetterstein Mountains, Allgäu Alps and Tannheim Mountains. Prominent lakes include Plansee, Heiterwanger See, Haldensee, and Vilsalpsee. Administrative divisions The 37 municipalities of the district: * Bach (687) * Berwang (585) * Biberwier (632) * Bichlbach (795) * Breitenwang (1,532) * Ehenbichl (810) * Ehrwald (2,581) * Elbigenalp (863) * Elmen (375) * Forchach (296) * Grän (580) * Gramais (54) * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zams
Zams is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Geography The Inn River runs through Zams, which is situated in the river's basin together with its neighbour town Landeck. The geographical location is . Here, the old roads coming from Vinschgau, Engadin, Bavaria, and Lake Constance cross. At the bridge over the Inn, tolls were demanded from trade wagons as early as the Middle Ages. The municipality comprises two villages, Zams and the much smaller Zammerberg. Local places Zams: Lötz, Rease, Oberdorf, Engere, Oberreit, Unterreit, Siedlung, Riefe Zammerberg: Falterschein, Grist, Kronburg, Lahnbach, Rifenal, Schwaighof, Tatschhof, Anreit Ausserfern: Madau Neighbour municipalities Bach, Fließ, Flirsch, Gramais, Grins, Imst, Kaisers, Landeck, Schönwies, Stanz bei Landeck, Strengen, Wenns History Zams has been populated since pre-Christian times, though the first known use of the name (as "Zamis") is from 1150. While Zams has often enjoyed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reutte District
The is an administrative district () in Tyrol, Austria. It borders Bavaria (Germany) in the north, the districts Imst and Landeck in the south, and Bregenz and Bludenz (both in Vorarlberg) in the west. The district is also referred to as . The district is , with a population of 31,758 (January 1, 2012), and population density of . Administrative center is Reutte. Geography The district comprises the valleys of the Lech, the Tannheimer Tal, and the so-called Zwischentoren between Reutte and Fern Pass. Mountain ranges in the district include parts of the Lechtal Alps, Wetterstein Mountains, Allgäu Alps and Tannheim Mountains. Prominent lakes include Plansee, Heiterwanger See, Haldensee, and Vilsalpsee. Administrative divisions The 37 municipalities of the district: * Bach (687) * Berwang (585) * Biberwier (632) * Bichlbach (795) * Breitenwang (1,532) * Ehenbichl (810) * Ehrwald (2,581) * Elbigenalp (863) * Elmen (375) * Forchach (296) * Grän (580) * Gramais (54) * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imst
Imst (; Southern Bavarian: ''Imscht'') is a town in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. It lies on the River Inn in western Tyrol, some west of Innsbruck and at an altitude of above sea level. With a current population (2013) of 9,552, Imst is the administrative centre of Imst District. History Licensed since 1282 to hold a regular market. Until 1918, the town (named earlier also ''JMST'') was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), head of the district of the same name, one of the 21 ''Bezirkshauptmannschaften'' in the Tyrol province. Imst received full town rights in 1898. Schemenlaufen Every four years Imst hosts their Fasnacht, or carnival before Lent. This carnival is listed by UNESCO as one of their Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage. As part of Schemenlaufen pairs of men wear bells, tuned differently, while performing dances of jumps and bows. They are accompanied by masked characters imitating their dance. Luge track In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bach, Austria
Bach is a municipality with 612 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2019) in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Bach belongs to the court district Reutte. Geography Bach is located in the upper Lech Valley, four watercourses flow through the municipality, two major watercourses, these are the river Lech Lech may refer to: People * Lech (name), a name of Polish origin * Lech, the legendary founder of Poland * Lech (Bohemian prince) Products and organizations * Lech (beer), Polish beer produced by Kompania Piwowarska, in Poznań * Lech Poznań, ... (Tyrolean Lech Nature Park) and the Alperschonbach and two smaller watercourses: the Modertalbach and the Sulzlbach. The sea level is 1070 meters. History The place Bach was first mentioned in documents in 1427. Fresco-decorated houses are reminiscent of the earlier seasonal workers in the Lech Valley, who moved abroad. As usual in the Lech Valley, the municipality of Bach was settled very late. In order to obtain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riefensberg
Riefensberg is a municipality in the Bregenz (district), district of Bregenz in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The community of Riefensberg covers an area of 14.85 square kilometers. Riefensberg is located within the Nagelfluhkette Nature Park. Population History The town of Riefensberg ("rivinsperc") was mentioned for the first time in 1249, in a document by Pope Innocent IV. Culture The St. Leonhard parish church was built in 1426, enlarged between 1818 and 1821, and renovated from 1969 to 1971. The St. Anna chapel was built in the 18th century and is rich in Baroque statues. In 2010, a roughly 300-year-old millstone of the Auer Mill was found. Riefensberg had several mills from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The grinding stone is exhibited on a walking route. In the Juppenwerkstatt Riefensberg, traditional Bregenz Forest costumes are still dyed and sewn. The typical "Bregenzerwälder Juppe" is not sold "ready-made" in shops, but can only be custo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telephone Numbers In Austria
This article details the use of telephone numbers in Austria. There are no standard lengths for either area codes or subscriber numbers in Austria, meaning that some subscriber numbers may be as short as three digits. Larger towns have shorter area codes permitting longer subscriber numbers in that area. Some examples: Mobile phone codes In ascending numeric order: *1 Telering was bought by T-Mobile in 2005. As of 2006, Telering uses the network-infrastructure of T-Mobile. As a special requirement of the European commission, many of the former transmitters and frequencies previously operated by Telering were given to Orange and Drei. *2 BoB is a discount service of A1. yesss! was a discount service of Orange, now sold to A1. Eety is a discount service of Orange (now 3). Due to Mobile number portability Mobile number portability (MNP) enables mobile telephone users to retain their mobile telephone numbers when changing from one mobile network carrier to another. Gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
