| Reutte | |
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| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Austria |
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| State | Tyrol |
| District | Reutte |
| Mayor | Helmut Wiesenegg (SPÖ) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 100.9 km2 (39.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 853 m (2799 ft) |
| Population | 5,738 (31 December 2005) |
| - Density | 57 /km² (147 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | RE |
| Postal code | 6600 |
| Area code | 05672 |
| Website | www.reutte.at |
| Location in Tyrol | |
 Coordinates: 47°29′00″N 10°43′00″E / 47.483333°N 10.716667°E |
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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
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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 Roman road, leading from Italy to Germany. The Tyrolian Salt Road was leading from Hall in Tirol to the Lake Constance, crossing the entire district 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 [1]. The people of Reutte mention that day in a festival, taking place every year on the first Saturday in august.
During the times when Austria belonged to Germany (1938 – 1945) there was a outpost of Dachau concentration camp called “Plansee Breitenwald” [2]. 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[3].
Connected only through 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.
Holiday
Reutte is linked to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and
You can find a detailed description of Reutte and its environs at: http://wikitravel.org/en/Reutte
References
- ^ Lipp Richard: Außerfern, Tyrolia Innsbruck 1994.
- ^ Onlineauftritt Gedenkstättenpädagogik Bayern
- ^ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,852130-4,00.html
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