Rietz (Tyrol)
Rietz
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Basic data | ||
Country: | Austria | |
State : | Tyrol | |
Political District : | Imst | |
License plate : | IN THE | |
Surface: | 19.55 km² | |
Coordinates : | 47 ° 17 ' N , 11 ° 2' E | |
Height : | 685 m above sea level A. | |
Residents : | 2,367 (Jan 1, 2020) | |
Postal code : | 6421 | |
Area code : | 05262 | |
Community code : | 7 02 15 | |
NUTS region | AT334 | |
Address of the municipal administration: |
Kluibenschedlstrasse 7 6421 Rietz |
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politics | ||
Mayor : | Gerhard Krug ( ÖVP ) | |
Municipal Council : (2016) (15 members) |
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Location of Rietz in the Imst district | ||
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria |
Rietz is a municipality with 2367 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Imst district ( Silz judicial district ) in Tyrol ( Austria ).
geography
Rietz is located in the Oberinntal , about 30 km west of Innsbruck , between Telfs and Imst . The municipality extends from the Inn to the 2884 m high Rietzer Grießkogel in the Stubai Alps . Since the Stubai Alps are so high, the residents of Rietz have no sun in winter (three weeks to three months depending on the location).
The loosely built-up village on the eastern border of the Imst district lies on the muddy cone of the Rietzer Bach. To the north of the Inn, there is a nature reserve in the municipality of Rietz and Mieming .
Community structure
Rietz consists of a single cadastral community or town of the same name .
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Neighboring communities
Mieming | Telfs | |
Stams | Pfaffenhofen | |
Stams | Oberhofen in the Inn Valley |
history
The spelling of the place name, which is of Illyrian origin, changed in the course of history between Riets, Rietsch, Riecz, Ryetsch and Rietz. Rietz was first mentioned in a document in 1264. Rietz formed its own “community”, as a tax list says, as early as 1325. Up to 1282 Rietz belonged to the county of Hörtenberg, then to the Petersberg court near Silz.
Population development
Lately the community has seen a strong influx.
Culture and sights
- Catholic pilgrimage church Rietz hl. Anthony of Padua
- Local history museum with a focus on Anthony of Padua and traditional life in Tyrol.
Economy and Infrastructure
Because of the nature of the soil, agriculture is only possible to a limited extent, so the community focuses on soft tourism and various businesses, including a regional headquarters for the Hofer KG retail chain . The greater part of the residents commute to their workplaces.
traffic
- Street: Rietz can be reached via the Telfs-West exit of the Inntal motorway A 12 and via the Arlbergbahn ( S-Bahn Tirol ).
politics
The municipal council has a total of 15 members.
- With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Tyrol in 2004, the municipal council with 13 members had the following distribution: 6 ÖVP, 3 SPÖ, 3 Rietzer Team, and 1 uLR.
- With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Tyrol in 2010 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 7 lists of mayors ÖVP, 4 Rietzer team, 3 list of Stefan Egger, 1 Rietz.komm Independent and Social Democrats.
- With the municipal council and mayoral elections in Tyrol in 2016 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 12 mayor lists People's Party Rietz ÖVP, and 3 Aktiv für Rietz - SPÖ.
mayor
- 1912–1919 Josef Zauner
- 1919–1922 Josef Mair
- 1922–1928 Josef Schweigl
- 1928–1935 Johann Seiser
- 1935–1938 Leopold Haas
- 1938–1940 Josef Mader
- 1940–1945 Anton Prantl
- 1945 Alois Zauner
- 1945–1947 Leopold Haas
- 1947–1953 Josef Schweigl
- 1953–1969 Johann Seiser
- 1969–1971 Johann Egger
- 1971–1977 Heinz Seiser
- 1977–1983 Josef Seiser
- 1983–1996 Anton Plattner
- since 1996 Gerhard Krug (ÖVP)
coat of arms
In 1965 the Tyrolean provincial government gave the municipality a municipal coat of arms.
Blazon :
- "Two intertwined Gothic churches in silver on a green background and a baroque church above them in frontal view."
The coat of arms indicates the peculiarity that there are three churches in the community (parish church, cruciform church, pilgrimage church).
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the church
- Ulrich von Rietz († 1345), abbot of the Stams monastery 1333–1345
- Tobias Brenner (1842–1912), master builder
- Johann Piger (1848–1932), sculptor
- Heinrich Kluibenschedl (1849–1929), painter and restorer
- Hermann Delago (1875–1962), alpinist and author
literature
- Stolz Otto : History of the communities Telfs, Pfaffenhofen, Oberhofen and Rietz. In: Walter Thaler (Red.): Telfer book. Contributions to local history from Telfs, Pfaffenhofen, Oberhofen, Rietz im Oberinntal (Schlern-Schriften 112). Wagner: Innsbruck 1955, pp. 323-393.
Web links
- 70215 - Rietz. Community data, Statistics Austria .
- Private info page about Rietz
- Rietz , in the history database ofthe association "fontes historiae - sources of history"
Individual evidence
- ↑ Presentation of the local history museum on the regional website ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Eduard Widmoser: Tiroler Wappenfibel . Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck 1978, ISBN 3-7022-1324-4 , p. 12 .
- ↑ http://www.zisterzienserlexikon.de/wiki/Stams/%C3%84bteliste , accessed on April 6, 2018