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Reutte
Reutte (; Swabian: ) is a market town in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the administrative center of the Reutte district (''Districts of Austria''). Reutte is located on the Lech, and has a population of 6704 (as of 2018). Neighbouring municipalities Adjacent municipalities and villages are: Breitenwang, Ehenbichl, Lechaschau and Pflach. History Reutte is located on the Via Claudia Augusta, a Roman road leading from Italy to Germany. The Tyrolean Salt Road from Hall in Tirol to Lake Constance crossed the entire district of Außerfern. Reutte (then Reuti) was declared a market town by Sigmund on June 5 1489. This was confirmed later by Maximilian I who also added some further rights. The people of Reutte commemorate this with an annual festival on the first Saturday in August. From 1692 the painter Paul Zeiller had a workshop in Reutte that later became an art school. His son, Johann Jakob Zeiller and adopted son, Franz Anton Zeiller, both received their firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breitenwang
Breitenwang is a municipality and village in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Geography Geographical location Breitenwang is located in the Reutte basin adjacent to the city on the Plansee and is closely interwoven with this community infrastructural. The cluster village consists of the districts ''Breitenwang'', ''Lähn'', ''Mühl'', ''Neumühl'' and Plansee. Part of the Plansee belongs to the municipality, in which the Archbach springs from the Plansee. Neighboring communities Breitenwang has only two neighboring communities: Heiterwang in the south and Reutte in the west, north and east. History Breitenwang was first mentioned as "Breitinwanc" or "Breitenwanch" in 1094, when Duke Welf IV and his wife Judith transferred their possession to the ''welfische Hauskloster'' Altdorf-Weingarten. Originally larger and more significant than Reutte, this changed with the straightening of the course of the main road. From there, the place lost importance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ehenbichl
Ehenbichl is a municipality with 825 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2019) in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Geography The municipality is located in the district of Reutte and in the valley of Reutte, where Ehenbichl is separated from this place by the 939 meter high hill Sintwag and is located off the main traffic routes. The settlement extends over an area created by the Lech, which represents a gentle valley shoulder. The Lech also forms the municipal boundary. The district ''Rieden'' is located in the southwest, near ''Weißenbach'' ''am Lech''. Neighboring communities * Höfen * Lechaschau * Reutte * Weissenbach am Lech Roman road and bike paths Ehenbichl is located on the ''Fernradweg'', which runs as Via Claudia Augusta along an ancient Roman road of the same name. Constituent communities The municipal area comprises the following two villages (population as of 1 January 2019): Ehenbichl (666) Vineyards (159) History Ehenbichl was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Stern
Hermann Stern (24 May 1878 – 24 August 1952) was an Austrian lawyer, local politician, and economic pioneer. Early life Born in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Hermann Stern was the seventh of the ten children of Johann Joachim Stern, a Jew who converted to Catholicism, and Gertraud Stern née Lechthaler. In 1902, he received his doctorate in law from the University of Innsbruck and passed his bar exam in 1906. He was initially secretary of the "Association of Catholic Agricultural Workers" in Innsbruck. In 1910, he moved to Reutte (Tyrol, Austria) as a lawyer. Career Stern initially had a good relationship with the Social Democrats but was never one of them himself. Together with the social democrat August Wagner, he initiated the first democratization movement in Reutte. The Social Democratic Party said the following about him in 1920: This translates to, “Although Dr. Stern does not belong to the Social Democratic Party, nor has he run for election by the party, we appreci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Anton Zeiller
Franz Anton Zeiller (3 May 1716, Reutte - 4 March 1794, Reutte) was an Austrian painter, in the Rococo style. Biography He lost his parents at a very early age. The painter, Paul Zeiller, who already had ten children of his own, adopted him into his family. He recognized Franz's talent almost immediately, and began giving him lessons. After 1728, Balthasar Riepp, who had married one of Zeiller's daughters, also began working in his studio and provided Franz with lessons in fresco painting. Franz remained there until Zeiller's death in 1738, then left Reutte. His travels initially took him to Augsburg, where he came under the stylistic influence of Johann Evangelist Holzer; working as his assistant on a church painting project. Following Holzer's death in 1740, aged only thirty-one, he began working for Gottfried Bernhard Göz, who was also an engraver. He stayed with Göz for two years, then took some money he had saved and set off for Italy. He was in Rome from 1742 to 174 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pflach
Pflach is a municipality in the district of Reutte (district), Reutte in the Austrian state of state of Tyrol, Tyrol. It is 3 km north of the centre of Reutte town, and 2.5 km south of the German border. References Cities and towns in Reutte District {{Tyrol-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Zeiller
Paul Zeiller (21 August 1658, in Reutte – 19 August 1738, in Reutte) was an Austrian painter in the Baroque style. From 1692, he had a workshop in Reutte that later became an art school. His son, Johann Jakob Zeiller and adopted son, Franz Anton Zeiller, both received their first lessons there. Life and career After his primary education, it was his original intent to become a clergyman. However, around 1675, he seems to have rejected this plan, travelling to Florence, where he became a tutor at the Medici court. He soon made the acquaintance of Livio Mehus, the court painter, who first aroused his interest in art. After some successful early efforts, he resigned from the court to devote himself entirely to painting, continuing to work with Mehus for several years. Some sources maintain that he lived in Rome for sixteen years, but he may have received training in Augsburg in 1682,Josef Mair: ''Paul Zeiller, edler Herr in Reutte – Maler und Bürgermeister'', Reutte 2008, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lechaschau
Lechaschau is a municipality in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Geography Lechaschau lies in the Reutte basin on the left bank of the 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, .... The village consists of three parts: The village's center, the so-called Buchenort and Weidasiedlung. Lake Frauensee, used for swimming, is part of the village. References Cities and towns in Reutte District {{Tyrol-geo-stub ... [...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 ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District (Austria)
A district (german: Bezirk) is a second-level division of the executive arm of the Austrian government. District offices are the primary point of contact between resident and state for most acts of government that exceed municipal purview: marriage licenses, driver licenses, passports, assembly permits, hunting permits, or dealings with public health officers for example all involve interaction with the district administrative authority (). Austrian constitutional law distinguishes two types of district administrative authority: *district commissions (), district administrative authorities that exist as stand-alone bureaus; *statutory cities ( or ), cities that have been vested with district administration functions in addition to their municipal responsibilities, i.e. district administrative authorities that only exist as a secondary role filled by something that primarily is a city (marked in the table with an asterisk (*). As of 2017, there are 94 districts, of which 79 are d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Jakob Zeiller
Johann Jakob Zeiller (8 July 1708 – 8 July 1783) was an Austrian painter. Zeiller was born in Reutte, trained by his father Paul who was also a painter. In 1723 he began his apprenticeship with Sebastiano Conca in Rome, and then from 1729 to 1732 with Francesco Solimena in Naples. From there, Zeiller moved directly to Vienna, where he operated from 1733 until 1743 as an employee of Paul Troger. In 1737 he received the coveted title of an imperial court painter from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Zeiller painted primarily religious-themed frescoes. He did frescoes for the Aldersbach Abbey in Fürstenzell and the Ettal Abbey. He later returned to Reutte where he continued to work until his death in 1783. He contributed many frescoes in churches in Tyrol. Works As an employee of Paul Troger * 1733/1734: Ceiling frescoes in the Altenburg collegiate church * 1734: Ceiling painting and lunette frescoes in the Sankt Pölten Abbey Library * 1735: Painting of the pilgrimag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Austria
A district (german: Bezirk) is a second-level division of the executive arm of the Austrian government. District offices are the primary point of contact between resident and state for most acts of government that exceed municipal purview: marriage licenses, driver licenses, passports, assembly permits, hunting permits, or dealings with public health officers for example all involve interaction with the district administrative authority (). Austrian constitutional law distinguishes two types of district administrative authority: *district commissions (), district administrative authorities that exist as stand-alone bureaus; *statutory cities ( or ), cities that have been vested with district administration functions in addition to their municipal responsibilities, i.e. district administrative authorities that only exist as a secondary role filled by something that primarily is a city (marked in the table with an asterisk (*). As of 2017, there are 94 districts, of which 79 are d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
