Weißenbach am Lech

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Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Tyrol

Political District :

Reutte

License plate :

RE

Surface:

82.01 km²

Coordinates :

47 ° 27 ' N , 10 ° 39' E Coordinates: 47 ° 26 '31 " N , 10 ° 38' 32" E

Height :

885 m above sea level A.

Residents :

1,252 (January 1, 2020)

Population density :

15 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

6671

Area code :

05678

Community code :

7 08 36

NUTS region

AT331

Address of the
municipal administration:

Kirchplatz 3
6671 Weißenbach am Lech

Website:

www.weissenbach.tirol.gv.at

politics

Mayor :

Hans Dreier (Free Association of Voters)

Municipal Council : (2016)
(13 members)

10 Free voter community Weißenbach - FWW, 3 citizens and farmers

Location of Weißenbach am Lech in the Reutte district

Weißenbach from the Leilachspitze

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Weißenbach am Lech is a municipality in the Reutte district in Tyrol ( Austria ) with 1252 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).

geography

The elongated village of Weißenbach is located at the confluence of the Tannheim Valley and the Lech Valley, at the foot of the Gaicht Pass . There the Weißenbach (from the Tannheimer Tal) and the Rotlech flow into the Lech .

Neighboring communities

Nesselwängle Tannheim		Ehenbichl Höfen Reutte Wängle

Forchach Hinterhornbach Stanzach Vorderhornbach

Community structure

The municipality includes the following two localities (residents as of January 1, 2020):

Gaicht (27)
Weißenbach am Lech (1225)

history

A Roman grave find in Weißenbacher Oberhof testifies to the early importance of the place. Weißenbach was first mentioned in documents in 1200. In the Middle Ages, the salt road led from Hall in Tirol over the Gaichtpass into the Tannheimer Tal and on to the Lake Constance area . The Gaicht district is located at the entrance to the Tannheim Valley.

Economy and Infrastructure

The proximity to the district capital Reutte , which is ten kilometers away, resulted in stronger settlement growth, and some industrial and commercial areas have also settled in the village. A special feature is the only minable gypsum deposit in Tyrol on the Gaichtpass, which is still being processed on site by the company Gipswerk Schretter & Cie GesmbH, based in Vils, into stucco and building plaster .