Ehenbichl is a municipality with 825 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2019) in the district of
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).
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in the
Austria
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n state of
Tyrol
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.
Geography
The municipality is located in the district of
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).
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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
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, ...
, which represents a gentle
valley shoulder
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. The Lech also forms the municipal boundary. The district ''Rieden'' is located in the southwest, near ''Weißenbach'' ''am Lech''.
Neighboring communities
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Höfen
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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 lege ...
*
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).
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Weissenbach am Lech
Roman road and bike paths
Ehenbichl is located on the ''Fernradweg'', which runs as
Via Claudia Augusta
The Via Claudia Augusta is an ancient Roman road, which linked the valley of the Po River with Rhaetia (encompassing parts of modern Eastern Switzerland, Northern Italy, Western Austria, Southern Germany and all of Liechtenstein) across the Alps ...
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 first mentioned in 1404 as ''Ehenpühel'' documentary.
The district hospital Reutte was built in 1968.
Coat of arms
Blazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The vis ...
: ''Green and gold split, the green field in the shield's head with gold zinnt, in the golden field a black stag pole.'' The colors of the community flag are green and yellow
The municipal coat of arms was awarded in 1983. The battlements refer to the lying on the municipal boundary
Ehrenberg Castle
Ehrenberg Castle is a castle located in Reutte in Tyrol, Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation ...
, the stag pole reminiscent of the former princely Tiergarten and the abundance of game in the area.
Gemeinde Ehenbichl: Gemeindechronik
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Personalities
* ''Sonja Ledl-Rossmann'' (* 1974), politician (ÖVP), member of the Austrian Bundesrat
* ''Florian Rudig'' (* 1980), television and event presenter
* Michael Wolf (born 1981), ice hockey player
* Nicole Hosp
Nicole Hosp (; born 6 November 1983) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. She competed in all five disciplines and was a world champion, three-time Olympic medalist, and an overall World Cup champion.
Career
Born in Ehenbichl, ...
(* 1983), former ski racer
References
External links
Cities and towns in Reutte District
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