Cheerfulness

Cheerfulness
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Tyrol
Political District :	Reutte
License plate :	RE
Surface:	35.7 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 27 '  N , 10 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 26 '40 "  N , 10 ° 44' 58"  E
Height :	994  m above sea level A.
Residents :	533 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	15 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	6611
Area code :	05674
Community code :	7 08 14
Address of the municipal administration:	Oberdorf 13 6611 Heiterwang
Website:	www.heiterwang.tirol.gv.at
politics
Mayoress :	Beate Reichl
Municipal Council : (2016) (11 members)	5 Strong with Beate - For Heiterwang, 1 Citizen List Heiterwang - BIL, 5 We for community and future
Location of Heiterwang in the Reutte district
View of Heiterwang from the southeast
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Heiterwang is a municipality with 533 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Reutte district in Tyrol ( Austria ). The community is located in the judicial district of Reutte .

geography

Heiterwang is 994  m above sea level. A. south of the district capital Reutte at the beginning of the intermediate gates in a valley widening on the Heiterwanger See , which is connected to the Plansee by a canal.

Community structure

The municipality of Heiterwang is also a cadastral municipality and, in addition to the village center, is divided into the following districts:

• Bichl ( village )
• Ennet der Ach (village)
• Mill ( hamlet )
• Unterdorf
• Oberdorf
• Kög

Neighboring communities

	Breitenwang	Reutte
Reutte		Lermoos
Berwang		Bichlbach

history

The name of the place is derived from Ayterwanch , which means nettle meadow . The place, first mentioned in 1288 , was popular for its abundance of fish in Lake Heiterwang. The fishing rights changed hands several times. Due to its location on the road to the Fernpass and Reschenpass , Heiterwang gained a certain importance as a transhipment point.

coat of arms

Blazon : In a shield split by gold and black with a wavy cut, two left-facing fish on the right, a nettle in confused colors on the left.

The municipal coat of arms, awarded in 1970, symbolizes the place name with the nettle and refers to Lake Heiterwang with the fish.

Economy and Infrastructure

Heiterwang with Heiterwang Lake

Today Heiterwang is a two-season tourist municipality with a focus on summer tourism (through the lakes) and commuter municipality to Reutte. The place is on Fernpassstraße and is connected to the railway network via the Ausserfernbahn .

At the same time, Heiterwang is on the long-distance cycle path , which runs as the Via Claudia Augusta along an ancient Roman road of the same name .

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Heiterwang

Catholic Parish Church of Our Lady of the Assumption

The parish church of Our Lady goes back to a chapel from the 14th century. A Church of Our Lady was mentioned in 1423, built between 1480 and 1490, probably by Hans Räffl. In the Schmalkaldic War , large parts of the church were destroyed, the chancel and tower were in any case receive. The nave was rebuilt in the 16th century. A complete restoration took place around 1750. More followed in the 20th century.

Web links

Commons : Heiterwang  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• 70814 - Heiterwang. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Heiterwang , in the history database ofthe association "fontes historiae - sources of history"

Individual evidence

1. ^ Eduard Widmoser: Tiroler Wappenfibel . Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck 1978, ISBN 3-7022-1324-4 , p. 65 .
2. ^ Heiterwang parish: parish and church