Ehenbichl is a municipality with 825 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2019) in the district of

Reutte Reutte (; Swabian: ) 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). Neighbouring municipal ...

in the

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Geography

The municipality is located in the district of

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

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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

* Höfen *

Lechaschau Lechaschau is a municipality in the district of Reutte (district), Reutte in the Austrian state of state of Tyrol, Tyrol. Geography Lechaschau lies in the Reutte basin on the left bank of the Lech (river), Lech. The village consists of three part ...

* 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 Alp ...

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

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: ''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. Highline179 In 2014, the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge was completed between the Ehrenberg Castle ruins and Fort Claudia, spanning the strategically important ...

, 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 an Austrian former FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer. She competed in all five disciplines and was a FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Women's giant slalom, worl ...

(* 1983), former ski racer

References

External links

Cities and towns in Reutte District {{Tyrol-geo-stub