Reutte ( German: [ˈʁɔʏtə] ; Swabian : Raete ) is a 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 6,704 (as of 2018).
14-645: Adjacent municipalities and villages are: Breitenwang , Ehenbichl , Lechaschau and Pflach . 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
28-586: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Glade (geography) In the most general sense, a glade or clearing is an open area within a forest . Glades are often grassy meadows under the canopy of deciduous trees such as red alder or quaking aspen in western North America . They also represent openings in forests where local conditions such as avalanches , poor soils, or fire damage have created semipermanent clearings. They are very important to herbivorous animals, such as deer and elk , for forage and denning activities. Sometimes
42-703: Is a popular holiday resort and its proximity to the famous Bavarian Castles and the Ehrenberg ruins make Reutte a cultural destination as well as a skiing destination. Breitenwang Breitenwang is a municipality and village in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol . 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
56-521: Is bestowed”. As the process progressed, the final district committee was elected on December 16, 1918, in which three members of the Reutte community were represented. With a turnout of 75%, Dr. Hermann Stern was elected as one of the three community representatives. During the period when Austria belonged to Germany (1938 – 1945) there was an outpost of Dachau concentration camp near Reutte, called “Plansee Breitenwald”. In April 1945, American troops of
70-538: The 44th Infantry Division reached Reutte. The American soldiers had been told to expect heavy attacks but in fact there was no special resistance by Axis forces at all. Reutte was the place where German engineers from Peenemünde surrendered to the United States Army on 3 May 1945, among them Wernher von Braun ; all of them were later sent to Fort Bliss in the United States in order to work on
84-477: The Reutte District . At the same time, Hermann Stern criticized the current District Governor Dr. Karl Peer and pointed out his mistakes, especially when it came to feeding people. In addition, the demands for a connection to Bavaria were loud and thus also the turning away from Tyrol , which was not well-disposed due to injustices in food rationing and a lack of transport links. Stern's comments during
98-490: 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. Emperor Lothar III. died in Breitenwang on December 4, 1137, on his return from Italy (second Romzug). [REDACTED] Media related to Breitenwang at Wikimedia Commons This Tyrol location article
112-410: The administration. Hermann Stern became chairman of this provisional district committee. The motto of this district committee was: “It will be the task of the district committee to ensure that the right of self-determination and free self-government that the people have been granted after hard fighting and deprivation is actually exercised, not only in the state, but also in the district and in the church,
126-459: The district. This demand was polarizing and was received with enthusiasm on one hand and hate speech on the other. The resolutions of the meeting were that they wanted to join Bavaria and that of Hermann Stern required district committee should be elected from 35 members. Until the election is carried out, an initially provisional district committee elected on the same day should be in charge of
140-546: The districts Breitenwang , Lähn , Mühl , Neumühl and Plansee . Part of the Plansee belongs to the municipality, in which the Archbach springs from the Plansee. Breitenwang has only two neighboring communities: Heiterwang in the south and Reutte in the west, north and east. Breitenwang was first mentioned as "Breitinwanc" or "Breitenwanch" in 1094, when Duke Welf IV and his wife Judith transferred their possession to
154-460: 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 first lessons there. On November 24, 1924, the lawyer Dr. Hermann Stern held a public meeting in Reutte with the aim of creating a district committee that would independently rule over
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#1732780598810168-406: The gathering created discrepancies between Reutte and the surrounding communities. The reason for this was the different views of the current political picture of the upper circles in Reutte and the clergy in the communities belonging to the district. So instead of a district nutrition committee, Stern called for a district committee that would be elected and take charge of the entire administration of
182-694: The manufacturing of ballistic missiles and rockets, the most famous of which was the Saturn V in the sixties. As Reutte is connected with other major parts of the Tyrol only by the Fern Pass , international transport and economic connections to the EU , especially to Germany, are becoming increasingly important. In 2003, a fragment of the Neuschwanstein meteorite was found near Reutte. On May 4. 2024, Reutte
196-435: Was promoted to a town. The coat of arms of Reutte shows three fir trees on three hills, representing the abundance of available timber in the region. (The name "Reutte" has its origin in "roden" or "reuten" meaning glade ). The background of red and white stripes stands for the state and the republic . Reutte is linked to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Kempten , Allgäu by train services operated by Deutsche Bahn . Reutte
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