Ehenbichl

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CountryAustria
Elevation
862 m (2,828 ft)
Ehenbichl
Chapel in Ehenbichl
Chapel in Ehenbichl
Coat of arms of Ehenbichl
Ehenbichl is located in Austria
Ehenbichl
Ehenbichl
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°28′21″N 10°42′16″E / 47.47250°N 10.70444°E / 47.47250; 10.70444
CountryAustria
StateTyrol
DistrictReutte
Government
  MayorWolfgang Winkler
Area
  Total
7.28 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Elevation
862 m (2,828 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Total
821
  Density113/km2 (292/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6600
Area code05672
Vehicle registrationRE
Websitewww.ehenbichl.
tirol.gv.at

Ehenbichl is a municipality with 825 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2019) in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Neighboring communities

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.

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):[citation needed]

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: Green and gold split, the green field in the shield's head with gold zinnt, in the golden field a black stag pole.[3] The colors of the community flag are green and yellow.[4]

The municipal coat of arms was awarded in 1983. The battlements refer to the lying on the municipal boundary Ehrenberg Castle, the stag pole reminiscent of the former princely Tiergarten and the abundance of game in the area.[5]

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