Lechaschau

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Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Tyrol

Political District :

Reutte

License plate :

RE

Surface:

6.11 km²

Coordinates :

47 ° 29 ' N , 10 ° 42' E Coordinates: 47 ° 29 '23 " N , 10 ° 42' 22" E

Height :

846 m above sea level A.

Residents :

2,094 (January 1, 2020)

Population density :

343 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

6600

Area code :

05672

Community code :

7 08 20

NUTS region

AT331

UN / LOCODE

AT ECU

Address of the
municipal administration:

Dorfstrasse 10
6600 Lechaschau

Website:

www.lechaschau.at

politics

Mayor :

Hansjörg Fuchs (ABL)

Municipal Council : (2016)
(15 members)

15 General list of citizens Lechaschau Hansjörg Fuchs - ABL

Location of Lechaschau in the Reutte district

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

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With 2094 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020), Lechaschau is the third largest municipality in the Reutte district in Tyrol ( Austria ) in terms of population, but the smallest municipality in the district in terms of area. The community is located in the judicial district of Reutte .

geography

The community is divided into three districts. The village center, the Rotte Buchenort and the Weidasiedlung settlement . The Frauensee, which is used as bathing water, is also located in the municipality .

Geographical location

Lechaschau is located in the Reutten valley basin , on the left side of the Lech . The Hinterbichl area is an exclave of the neighboring municipality of Wängle .

Neighboring communities

Ehenbichl , Höfen , Pflach , Reutte , Wängle

history

Lechaschau in 1939 with Lech

First mentioned as “ saltus in Aschaw ” (“Aschau forest area”), owned by the St. Mang monastery in Füssen , in the years 1152–1167 and then in 1218, Lechaschau was called Lech until 1888 , but was renamed to avoid confusion with Lech (Vorarlberg) to be excluded. The name is derived from Lech in der Aschau (fiefdom or floodplain wooded with ash trees). The upswing of the place began with the completion of the bridge to Reutte in 1464, which for centuries served the salt traffic in the Tannheimer valley . This importance is also reflected in the village-like settlement development on the bridge.

The Sankt Magnus armchair is an early Christian, pagan place of sacrifice. According to legend, Saint Magnus recuperated while he was on his missionary journeys in this rock niche.

In addition to commercial and industrial companies, Lechaschau now functions as a commuter community.

Municipal coat of arms

The coat of arms with a red bar and a silver unicorn is based on the seal of the former court of Aschau. This was based in Lechaschau.

Culture and sights

Lechaschau parish church

Sons and daughters of the church

Josef Naus (1793–1871), officer, surveyor and mountaineer
Ludwig Schmid-Reutte (1863–1909), painter
Friedel Auer-Miehle (1914–2004), painter

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ Martin Bitschnau , Hannes Obermair : Tiroler Urkundenbuch , II. Department: The documents on the history of the Inn, Eisack and Pustertal valleys. Vol. 2: 1140-1200 . Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck 2012, ISBN 978-3-7030-0485-8 , p. 76-77 no. 470 .
^ Tirol Atlas, Geography Innsbruck: Lechaschau. Retrieved June 3, 2016 .

[1] Martin Bitschnau , Hannes Obermair : Tiroler Urkundenbuch , II. Department: The documents on the history of the Inn, Eisack and Pustertal valleys. Vol. 2: 1140-1200 . Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck 2012, ISBN 978-3-7030-0485-8 , p. 76-77 no. 470 .

[2] Tirol Atlas, Geography Innsbruck: Lechaschau. Retrieved June 3, 2016 .